Evening star., 1937-07-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How long has May been a labor
holiday In ELrope?-E. C.
A. 1t was first designated as dav
for labor demonstrations in 1889 by the
Second Socialist Internationa
@. When is the Virginia Bicentennial9
N. j.
A. The Virginia Capital Bicentennial
will be celebrated at Richmond from
September II to Is.
Q. What active volcano has the largest
| crater?-J NJ
A. Kilauea in Hawaii has the largest
| crater. 1t Is about eight miles In cir
| cumference and is surrounded by wall
OF volcanic rock from 200 to 500 feet
| high.
@. With what kind of a pistol was
| President Lincoln shot?-W. l. p.
A. He was shot by Henry Derringer
| muzzle loading vest pocket pistol made
| In Philadelphia. This pistol is now in
the Office of the Judge Advocate General
OF the War Department..
Q. How is soybean milk made?-W W.
A. Several methods could be used. A
simple one follows: Wash the soybeans.
Dry thoroughly, crack, and grind them
fine. To each pound of soybeans add
three quarts of water, soak for two hours,
then boil twenty minutes, stirring con-
stantly, then strain through cheesecloth.
Add sugar and salt to taste. Keep in a
cold place. While not of equal food
value with milk it is a good substitute.
@. Are first children apt to be twins?
H. NJ
A. The age of the mother is an i'm
portant factor. The frequency increases
threefold from the age of 18 to 80, and
is also probably influenced by inherited
tendencies.
@. How is the air in the Carlsbad Cav.
erns kept fresh?-S. w.
A. No artificial means is necessary.
Some undiscovered natural process
keeps the air fresh and pure The tenn
| at all times.
@. When did the dirigible balloon R-lol
| crash?-L. F. G..
A. On October 5. 1890, the British
| dirigible R-l0l hit wooded hill near
Alone, France. and crashed, exploded
and burned. Forty-seven we're killed.
Q. How much water is carried to the
ocean by river systems?-M.
| A. The river systems of the earth are
estimated to carry to the ocean each
| year about $500 cubic miles of water.
O. What is the Philadelphia Light
| Horse flag?-M H.
A. 1t is believed that this flag was car
| rled by the troop that escorted Gen.
| Washington from Philadelphia to New
| York in June. ITS, when he was on his
| way to take command of the Army at
| Cambridge. The banner, now in possess
sion of the Philadelphia City Cavalry,
derives special interest from the fact
that its canton is formed OF thirteen
| stripes. alternating blue and silver. prob
| ably the earliest use of stripes on ar,
American flag.
| @. What is the boudoir parliament7
| "A. A. W.
| A. This is reference to the great In.
fluence which Nine. de Maintenon had
on Louis XIV and his advisers.
Q. Who invented the violin bow
L. F. c.
A. The Hindus claim to have invented
the violin bow. They maintain that
Ravanon. King of Ceylon, who lived
about 5000 years ago, invented the rava-
nastron. an instrument played with a
bow. Sanskrit scholars say that names
for the fiddle bow occur in works which
are not less than 1.50O to 1000 years old.
@. When did the late Will Rogers start
writing daily column for the news
| papers?-H W.
A. He began in 1922 with a feature
called The Worst Story of Today"
| @. What is the purple of Cassius?
H. K. G.
A. This was fine purple pigment first
prepared by Andreas Cassius about 1885
and called also gold purple. 1t is OBJ
tained by treating a solution of gold
| chloride with a mixture of tin chlorides
The resulting product is believed to con-
sist OF tin oxides mixed with finely di-
vided metallic gold 1t is used to impart
a pink. rose or ruby red color in staining
glass, in painting pottery and enamel,
and in coloring artificial gems.
Q. Where is the famous La Bajada
Hill?-W. H.
| A. 1t is twenty miles west of Santa Fe.
N. Mex. In one and one-half miles there
Is difference of 700 feet in elevation on
the roadway.
@. Was Theodore Dreisers name oriH-
nally Dresser?-T NJ
A. 1t was not. His brother Paul took
| the name Dresser and was we'll known
under this name as composer. His
best-known song is "On the Banks of the
Wabash Far Away"
| @. What has become of Imogene Wilson
who played in the movies under the
name of Mary Nolan?-E. H.
A. The actress is recuperating from a
long illness at the Actors Fund Home,
Amityville, N. Y.
@. How far is the Taos Pueblo from
Santa Fe, N. Mex?-K H.
A. 1t is a 75-mile drive
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