Evening star., 1937-11-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
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@. What city or town has the most
automobiles according to the population?
L. 8.
A. Long Beach, Calf, has more cars
per population than any other city In tho
United States; Miami, Fla, is next.
Q. How many high school football play.
ers are there?-E. H.
A. There are $4,000 high school foot
ball players in the United States.
@. Do vultures dispose of q CARCASS
quickly?-R. M.
A. A flock Of vultures will dispose of the
carcass of large animal In less than five
minutes.
@. What was the price for which Man.
haitian Island was originally purchased?
~. 8.
A. Peter Minuit bought it from the
Indians with pieces of bright cloth, beads
and other trinkets valued at go guilders
or about $24. Its value is now estimated
dL UlOIc tIldU lllIy QOlldIS.
10. How should flowers be packed for
snipping?-F. G.
Ia They should have wet cotton or
newspaper around the cut ends, but the
blossoms and foliage should not be
sprinkled. They should be wrapped
s8ugly in waxed paper and shipped in
syn box.
40. What is black magic?-F. j. L.
La. The term has been applied to those
o}cult sciences which profess to invite
tie aid of evil spirits or to make con-
tract with the devil. In most pagan re-
li&ions mans cropping after truth and
tie supernatural led to mass of super
sftions, involving resort to departed
spirits, ETC., which are slowly being over
thrown. Witchcraft, sorcery and nee
rSmancy all belong to what is known as
black magic.
a. Who was the founder of the Rus
sian opera?-C. 8.
A. The founder of the Russian opera
was Mikhail Ivanovitch Glinka, famous
for his Life of the Gar"
". WlldL dIc tITilul6S!-W. n.
A. They are medicines administered
locally to produce sneezing, and thus re-
ieve catarrh by discharge from the
nostrils. The term is not generally used
at present.
O. What was the Billy Bowlegs WARP
IN. F.
A. 1t was the last expedition against
70
of the State. Billy Bowlegs objected to
railroad surveys in 1867 across Indian
lands.
@. What author papered room with
rejection slips?-J. G.
A. Many could have done so, and prob
ably several have. The story is told of
w. l.. George, English author, that In
three years he received 723 rejection slips,
with which he papered his room.
@. What is Scammony?-H. j.
A. 1t is twining plant of the bind
weed family with white flowers, arrow
shaped leaves, and thick taproot which
contains gum resin used in medicine.
@. Has Paul Smiths College in the
Adirondacks ever been started?-K. L.
A. Members of the college corporation
are discussing its possible opening in
September, 1888. Paul Smiths will be-
Queathed the bulk of an estate, estimated
at more than s7,000000, for establish
ment of college in memory of his
father who was a pioneer Adirondack
guide and hotel proprietor. The New
York Board of Regents has granted q
charter for the institution which will be
called Paul Smiths College of Arts and
Sciences.
@. Of what material is Balmoral Castle
built?-W. H.
A. 1t is constructed of white granite.
@. Please tell something of the inven-
ton of searchlights to explore the upper
air.-E. B. D.
A. Science says that this method of
throwing beam of light from 20 to so
miles above the earth was devised by
three Washington physicists in collsbo-
ration with the Carnegie Institutions
department of terrestrial magnetism and
the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. The searchlight sends into the
night sky light that has been finger
printed" by being interrupted ut given
frequency by using light chopper" so
that when it is scattered by the upper
air and picked up by large mirrors it
can be recognized by tuning the observ-
ing instruments. From what happens to
the light in the greatest unknown region
Of the upper air will come the answer to
some questions science has been eagerly
asking.
@. When did Charlie Chaplain first
attain recognition as q comedian2-W. r.
A. In 1910 he made his first success in
England as leading comedian In "A
Night in an English Music Hail." with
the Fred Karmo Company.
@. What is the origin Of the word,
chowder?-E. L. .
A. The name seems to have originated
among the Bretons whose expression,
faire la chaudiere, refers to o savory
composition made up of ingredients con-
tributed by the neighboring fishermen, in
which all share.
@. What are industrial fruits?-E. L.
A. They are those products OF the soil
which are sown and planted and upon
reaching maturity are garnered or har-
vested, such as grain, vegetables and
other crops. They are distinct from the
natural fruits such as trees, grass, etc., e
and are considered as personal and not .
real pronertv