Evening star., 1937-12-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


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question OF fact BY ,prtttno The Epensno
otdr Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, director, Washington, D. c.
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q. What radio announcers have -.
ceived the American Academy of Arts
and Letters Award for diction?-E, H.P.
A. Milton j. Cross, Alwyn Bach, John
Holbrook, David Ross, James Wellington
ana Alois Havrilla. The awarding of
the medal was discontinued after 1885.
Q. Why are the Black Hills Of South
Dakota so called?-R. T. d.
A. They were named by the early
French settlers, Cote Noire, meaning
black hills, from the timber growing
on the sides. giving a dark appearance
to the land.
Q. Who is manager Of the Radio City
Music Hall?-J. L.
A. Mr.. William @. Van schmus holds
this position.
@. What is the name of the summer
ICaCnG0
only by cable carl. L.
A. Mount Beacon, situated at height
OF 1,540 feet above Beacon. NJ Y, has
no motor roads and is accessible only
by cable car.
Q. Should the word suit or suite be
applied to set Of furniture?-T. w.
A. Both may be used. Suite is pro.
nOIlnced az II srelled sueot
Q. In zoology, what is a nymph7
w. B.
A. 1t is the name given to the i'm
mature stages through which all insects
With incomplete metamorphosis pass
after leaving the egg. At its last moult
the nymph gives rise to the perfect in
sect.
O. Do more Negro women die in child.
birth than white women?-M. B.
A. The maternal death rate among
Negro women is almost twice that of
white women.
@. Was the Liberty Bell rung when
the Declaration of independence was
signed?-W. D. c.
A. The Liberty Bell was not runp on
the occasion of the signing of the Decla-
ration OF Independence in the literal
sense OF the word. 1t was rung when
the document was publicly read in Phila.
delphla. The Liberty Bells of Penn.
sylvania." by John Baer Stoudt. saws:
There was no public reading OF the
Declaration at the State House on
July 4, ITS, nor was there any demon
stration OF rejoicing by the ringing of
the bell. The proclamation was made
at IL o'clock noon on July at the re-
quest Of the Committee of Safety of the
Province. The reading was performed
by Captain Nixon It was At this
time that the bell pealed forth joyful
tidings.''
@. Are Venetian blinds correct in
Georgian houses?-H. p. L.
A. Venetian blinds were introduced IN
1857 and so are correct for Georgian
rooms.
@. How much time and money Is lost
by wage earners who suffer from
arthritis?-J. L.
A. According to survey, arthritis. or
rheuma tism, results in the annual loss
Of 100000 weeks Of work and $780,
100000 in wages.
@. Who was the founder Of Russian
ope-a?-H. L.
A. The founder Of the Russian opera
was Mikhail Ivanovitch Glinka Q8O4-5D.
famous for his "A Life for the Gar"
Q. OF what religious denomination
were the early circuit riders?-K. r.
A. They were itinerant preachers OF
the Methodist Church. The circuit sys-
tenn was devised by John Wesley, and
introduced into America by Bishop
Asbury. A circuit rider preached every
day and twice on Sunday, covering his
circuit every four or five weeks.
@. Can weighted material be classi.
fled as silk?-W R.
A. Mixtures of silk and other fibers
or metallic salts may be called silk II
the weighting does not exceed 10 per
cent. except for black silk, which may
contain Is per cent.
Q. Does any one make a business Of
collecting cigarette cards?-J H.
A. Col. Charles L. Bagnall of Lon
don has flourishing business in
cigarette cards. The firms stock con-
sists of about 100000 cards, which it
supplies to customers all over the world
who are interested in buying, selling and
exchanging.
@. What is the name of the doctor
who cured the late Albert Bigelow Paine
of stuttering?-W. H.
A. DR.. James Sonnet Greene of the
National Hospital for Speech Disorders.
New York City, cured Mr.. Paine's speech
difficulty.