Evening star., 1937-02-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the anstDer to any
question OF fact BY tDrttinr The Evenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director. Washington, D. C.
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@. How many tracks for dog races are
there in England?-M. B.
A. There are 152, and last year the
totalizator betting amounted to $3O,-
746,110.
Q. How many United States Senators
are 10 years old or older?-H. K.
A. Only 10 Senators have reached the
age of 10.
@. Does Russia have any medicinal
sprlngs?-J. r.
A. There are approximately 2,500
springs with medicinal properties in
different parts of the country.
@. Will there be any international
exposition in the United States this
year?-F. j. r.
A The Greater Texas and Pam
American Exposition will be held at
Dallas from June IL to October 81.
@. Will the Louisville flood prevent
the running of the Kentucky Derby this
year?-M. H
A. Despite the fact that Churchill
Downs has been inundated, the Derby
is scheduled for May 8.
@. Was John Jacob Astor an inventor
as well as capitalist?-F. r.
A. He was the inventor of number
OF articles, among which were bicycle
brake, pneumatic road improver and
an improved turbine engine.
Q. Who made the first patterns for
clothes?-M. L.
A In 1863 Ebenezer Butterick a tailor
of Sterling, Mass conceived the idea
OF making set of mems graded shirt
patterns. These were the first standard
lied patterns for clothes.
Q. Is it essential to use the address
in a business letter?-W H B.
A. A statement of the name and ad-
dress of the person written to is an
essential part of a complete business
letter.
@. To whom was the Duke of Norfolk
married and where was the wedding
solemnized?-H w.
A. The Duke of Norfolk married the
Hon. Lavinia Strut. The wedding took
place in Brompton Oratory. London.
@. Please give some information about
Clifford Beers.-W. J.
A. Clifford Whittingham Beers was
born in New Haven. Conn. in 1875.
Three years after graduating from Yale
University in 1897 he became insane.
Despite the cruel treatment he received,
which at that time was usual in ham
ding insane patients, he recovered his
sanity by 1903 and devoted his later
years to the creation of a more whole
some and scientific attitude toward
mental disease, its prevention and
treatment. He wrote his experiences In
"A Mind That Found Itself" Through
the National Committee for Mental
Hygiene. organized in 1909. he has been
a leading spirit in carrying forward an
educational movement toward the re-
moval of emotional Embellishments.
Q. 1t has been said that gentlemen
prefer blonds, Which do the ladies
prefer?-H. G. T.
A. The experience of agencies which
supply escorts for women in New York
and other cities is said to indicate a
preference for blonds at the ratio OF
two to one among the women who
specify the type OF escort they want.
@. Did Robert Burns derive much
income from his songs?-W r. F.
A. The poet wrote about 100 songs
as accompaniments to the melodies of
Scotland. and for these, which are now
among the worlds priceless possessions,
he received the sum OF E5.
@ With what church was Mary Baker
Eddy connected before she organized
the Christian Science Church?-H M.
A. Mrs. Eddy was connected with the
Congregational Church.
O. Where is Cipango?-J. H.
This is an island described in the
Voyages of Marco Polo 1t is repre-
sented as lying in the Eastern Seas, some
1.50o miles from land. and OF its beauty
and wealth many stories are related.
Columbus and early navigators made q
diligent search for this island.
Q. What flowers are used in Bermuda
for perfume making?-R. s.
A. Perfume is made from the flowers.
leaves and bark of the fiddlewood tree
from the Pride of India flower and from
Easter lilies. oleanders. sweet peas. gar
denias, freesia and passion flowers.
@, What country has the greatest per
capita fire loSs?-T. N.
A. The fire losses in the United States
and Canada greatly exceed the losses OF
any other country. on a per capita basis
@. How long did Rudyard Kipling live
in Vermont?-R. L. K.
A. Kipling lived in Vermont from 1892
to 1896 and during that time completed
the two Jungle Books" wrote many of
the poems in The Seven Seas" some of
the stories in THE Days Work." as
we'll as Captains Courageous"
Q. Who assists DR.. Dafoe in caring
for the Dionne Quintuplets?-W. H.
A. Assisting the doctor are Miss
Yvonne Leroux, who has been with the
oa; e;-