Evening star., 1937-05-25
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Q. Is one Of the tunnels on the S, s.
Normand1e a dummy?-P. S.
A. 1t is dummy smoke stack, but Is
used as dog kennel.
ID. w.
A. 1t is the bowling out of three
players with successive pitches. It COM
pares with striking out three men in
base ball with the bases full.
Q. What Is the average check paid
by patrons Of road diners?-D L.
A. The average Is twenty cents.
Q. Who invented the box kite?--T. W.
A. The box kite was invented In 1899
by Lawrence Hargrave, an Australian.
who demonstrated the great lifting power
OF kites and wrote many papers on the
subject.
@. Is Hans Eallada the real name Of
the author Of Little Man, What NH"?
w. F.
A. Hans Fallada is the pseudonym Of
Rudolph Ditzen, the German novelist.
Q. How much protein and fat does
hens egg contain?-H. K
A. The average hen egg is 1874 per
cent protein and los per cent fat.
Q. Was there famous magician named
Houdin?-W. H.
A. Jean Eugene Robert Houdin 13O5.
l87D was French magician celebrated
for his optical illusions and mechanical
devices, and for the fact that he attrib-
uted his magic to natural instead Of
supernatural means. He was the frs,
to use electromagnetism for his effects,
Q. When did Lew Fields first appear
on the stage?-E. R. M.
A. The comedian made his debut In
1873 with Joseph Weber at the old
Bowery Theater, New York City. There
after Weber and Fields played as a
team.
@. Who was the first printer in the
United States?-C. H.
A. Stephen Daye came to Massachu-
setts IN 1888 under contract to the Rev.
Samuel Glover who brought a printing
press, but died on the voyage to America,
Daye set up the press in Cambridge and
there. In 1889, issued as broadside The
Freemans Oath the first piece of print
ing In the Colonies
Q. Who was Stanford Whites father?
w. H.
A. The architect was the son of Richard
Grant White. a Shakespearean scholar
and writer on English usage.
@. Who gave linoleum its name?-
A. The name linoleum was given bv
an Englishman, Frederick Walton to an
Invention of his own about 1850, al.
though similar floor covering had been
made before that time.
O. When was Edward Everett Hale's
"The Man Without a Country" first
published?-T. r.
A. The historic tale was published
without q signature in the Atlantic
Monthly in 1868.
@. What position at Ellis Island was
held by Mayor La Guardia?-J. G.
A. He was an interpreter in the United
States immigration Service at Ellis Is.
land from 1907-l9lO.
Q. Why are the New England States
so called?-E. F.
A. The group was named by Captain
John Smith In 1914 because of its re.
semblance to the English coast.
Q. Who founded Lehigh University?
w. r.
A. Lehigh University at Bethlehem, -
Pa. was founded in 1865 by Judge Asa
Packer Of Mauch Chunk who gave a
tract Of land and $50O,OOO for its estab-
ment.
Q. Do all birds have feathers?-A. r.
A. All birds do have feathers and no
other animals have them.
@. Is Paul Chabas, who painted Sep.
tember Morn" living?-W. NJ
A. The artist died recently in Paris
after long illness.
Q. What is cretinism?-C. L. B.
A. It is a condition resulting from
lack of thyroid secretion in fetal life
or IN infancy. There is stunted physical
and mental development the cretin
being one type Of dwarf
Q. Please give some information about
Wards Island.-W. H.
A. This is small island in East
River. New York City, between Welfare
and Randalls Islands. and separated from
the former by the He'll Gate Channel At
one time the New York City potters
field, it has been for many years the
seat OF large State hospital for the
insane. Soon after the Revolution it
was purchased by two brothers named
Ward.
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