Evening star., 1937-12-23
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN.

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star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@ How is an evergreen ball made?-
S. L.
A. Shape dampened spl1agnum moss
into a firm but not solid ball about :
inches in diameter and bind It with
string. Attach long wire to ham, it
Then stick in sprays of evergreen until
the foundation is entirely covered. Looms
Oh red ribbon may be added.
q. Does Bermuda have horse racine?-
T. w. 8.
A. Horse racing takes place throughout
the season at the Shelly Bay Race
Course, under the auspices of the Ber-
mHda Jockey Club. Outstanding meets
are the Royal Mail Cup in December.
Derby Day early in March and the
Blackiston Cup in April. Betting is
done by pari-mutuel and one cannot bet
show--only straight or place.
q. Does expensive hosiery always wear
better than cheap hosiery?-C. j.
A. Experiments at the National Bureau
OF Standards have shown that a SO cent
pair of hosiery frequently has greater
durability than hosiery that retails at go
cents and more a pair
O. Who are the most popular moving
picture stars?-J. w.
A. According to poll conducted bv
one OF the largest newspaper syndlcates,
the most popular stars are: Myrna 10y.
Loretta Young, Jeanette Macdonald
Barbara Stanwyck, Sonia Hene Shirley
Temple, Janet Gaynor, Ginger Rogers.
Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Clark
Gable, Robert Taylor, Tyrone Power,
William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Nelson
Eddy, Paul Mum, Don Ameche, Ronald
Colman and Enrol Flynn.
q. How many woman flyers In the
United States hold pilots licenses?-
B. K.
A. -Four hundred eighty six licenses are
now held by woman flyers.
Q. How much did it cost to produce
the new musical show, I'D Rather Be
Right"?-H. L. K
A. The cost is estimated at s15O,0OO.
@. Who won the James E Sullivan Me-
mortal Trophy last year?-W. H.
A. The trophy, which is awarded an
nually to the Nations outstanding am
ateur athlete, was presented to Glenn
Morris, 1886 national and Olympic de-
cathlon champion
@. Does goats milk digest more quick
ly than cows milk?-N. S.
A. The Goat World points out that
goats milk digests in the human stomach
in 20 minutes; cows milk requires l
hour and 20 minutes.
Q.'How many ski resorts are there in,
Massachusetts?-J. L.
A. Massachusetts has about 30 resorts
with ski facilities
@. Who was the colored singer called
the Black Swan?-C. P.
A. Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield. the
Black Swan, first came into prominence
in 1851. She was born in Mississippi and
taken to Philadelphia where she received
her education. She attracted much at
tention here and abroad and was fire.
quently compared with Jenny Lind.
O. What is the source of the quotation,
One mans meat is another mans
poison'?-C. M. H.
A. What's one mans poison signior.
is another mans meat or drink" is from
act III, scene II, of the play, Loves
Cure, by Beaumont and Fletcher.
@. Please give the origin of ostracism-
| H. j.
A. This Athenian method of exiting a
| person was introduced after the fall of
the family Of Pisistratus. If the As
semby decided a person was endanger-
| ing the public welfare it set day for
voting. When the polling took place
each voter put into an urn a potsherd
| 'ostracon) marked with the name OF
one he wished ostracized The person
named on the most ostraca was exiled,
unless less than 5000 votes were cast.
The exile lasted normally 10 years.
G. What was the name of the Russian
poet who was married to Isadora Dun
| can?-L. W.
A. Sergei Esenin married the dancer
IN 1922. He committed suicide in 1925.
@. Where and when was the first
cancer hospital established in the United
States?-R. s.
A. The New York Cancer Hospital
established in 1887 in New York City,
was the first. 1t is now called the Me-
mortal Hospital for the Treatment of
Cancer and Allied Diseases.
@. What is a church -ale?-E K. NJ.
A. This was formerly a church festival
in England at which ale was drunk free
ly; also the ale brewed for such festival
| The church-ales were usually held on
! WhltSuntide and consisted Of feasting
and games. Sometimes the proceeds OF
the festival were used for the support of
orphans and the poor, and at other times
| for church repairs and Improvements
The practice of holding church-ales was
! denounced by the Puritans
! @. What form of execution is used in
| Oregon?-W. H.
! A. At the last session OF the State
| Legislature, bill was passed doing away
with hanging and substituting the use
| of lethal gas for execution in Oregon
| Only one man had been hanged in that.
State during the past 10 years.
@. Who invented loaf sugar2-L. W. r.
A. Sir Henry Tate, an English sugar
merchant, had devise patented for
cutting sugar into small cubes for con-
venient use In the home.
Unlearned Educator!
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