Evening star., 1937-09-10
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASkfN.

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Star Information Bureau; Frederic J.
Haskfn, Director. Washington, d. C.
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O. Do more people 20 abroad on busl-
ness or pleasure7-T. NJ.
A. About half 90 on business and half
are travelling for recreation.
@. What proportion OF patents applied
for are grantcd?-W. ID.
A. little over half About 10000
patents are applied for annually and
about 10000 are obtained
@. Which side is the front OF dam9
H. G.
A. The Bureau of Reclamation saws
that the front of dam is the down
stream face, whale the back is the face
against the lake or reservoir Upstream
and downstream face are frequently
used in order to avoid any ambiguity.
@. What percentage of people In the
United States have social diseases?-E. j.
A. The American Social Hygiene AS
sociation estimates that per cent of
the American people have syphilis and
10 per cent have gonorrhea.
Q. Who was Andrew Jackson Down.
ing, to whom there is a monument on
the Mall in Washington9-A. II. o.
A. The Downing Monument which is
located in the grounds of the Smith
sonian Institution is a memorial vase
by Calvert Vaux. 1t is in memory OF
Andrew jackson Downing. the landscape
gardener and designer who laid out the
plans for the White House grounds. 1t
is to his plans that the grounds owe most
of their beauty.
Q. How long has Louis Chalif, the
dancing master, been in this country2
s. w.
A. He came from Russia In 1904, and
danced at the Metropolitan. The next
year he founded the Chalif School Of
Dancing.
@. When was the first United States
postage stamp issued?-A H. r.
A. July 1, 1S47
mins?-E H.
A. The yellow -fleshed peach is an ex-
cellent source of vitamin A.
@. Where is the big tree that Is named
for Gen. Robert E. Lee?-R. NJ
A. The tree lately named for Gen. Lee
is in Sequoia National Park, Calf. 1t
is not far from the trees named for
Abraham Lincoln, William Mckinley and
Chief Sequoia.
@. What institution has received
$4,000, 900 fund for research in cancer?
w. j.
A. The Jane CONN Childs Memorial
Fund for Scientific Research has been
given to Yale University. The 100000
900 fund is to be devoted primarily to
medical research into the cause and
origin OF cancer.
Q. Is the opera "Rigoletto" based on
story?-C. H
A. Verdi's masterpiece is based upon
Victor Hugo's lie Roi S'Amuse."
Q. Who was the author OF that old
copybook eouplet, Count that day lost
whose low descending sun views from
thy hand no worthy action done"7-L. P.
A. The author is unknown.
@. Is the Disarmament Conference still
in existence?-E. F.
A. Technically it is still in existence
but is In a state of indefinite recess.
@. How large is the membership In the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
B. S.
A. The 1885 membership consisted OF
,569 chambers of commerce and trade
associations in the United States.
@. Are as many people borrowing
money on their life insurance as did
about five years ago?-B. T.
A. In 1885 and 1885 there was a de-
cided falling off in policy loans.
@ What became of the scythiansq-
G. N.
A. These ancient nomadic warlike peo-
pie Inhabited Southwestern Russia.
They were conquered by neirhborinu
tribes and disappeared from European
history in the second century BIC.
Q. Why are some gases called noble
gases9-J. B.
A. group of gaseous elements In
Guiding argon, helium, krypton, neon
niton and xenon are so called because
they do not enter into combination with
any of the other elements.
Q. What is the most poisonous sub.
stance in the world?-W. H.
A. 1t Is said to be neurotoxin which
is obtained from the venom of South
African cobra. This substance is 40 poi-
sonous that two grams could kill A mill
lion mice.
9. What Is the oldest city in Indianap
N. L.
A. Vincennes The first settlement was
made In 1727, when fortif1cation was
built there. A French trading post had
occupied the site as early as 1902.
@. Is there an autobiography of the
ate Ambassador Jusserand?-C. r. g.
a. His incomplete autobiography Is
entitled What Me Befell."
@. Why is Colon so called?-W. M.
A. Colon is the Italian form of Co.
umbus.
@. What age dogs are in the puppy
lass at dog shows?-A. 8. F.
A. The puppy class includes dogs
rom SIX TO twelve months old.