Evening star., 1937-11-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN.

Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Do men usually drive faster than 4.
women in automobiles?-C. s.
A. An A. A. A. survey showed that
man drivers claimed an average of Ala
miles an hour, while women claimed an
average of AT miles.
@. How does q 12-year-old dog CORE
spond to age in a human being?-P. M.
A. dog IL years old is as old rs a
man at "a.
@. What is the club or organization
that lends pictures?-W. H.
A. Subscribers to Living American Art,
Inc, which is lending library OF mod
ern art, have the privilege of selecting
two new pictures each month. These
may be changed monthly and in cases
Where the borrower wishes to retain a
picture it can be obtained at a moderats
price.
@. When is sugar cane harvested?-
M. G.
A. In Louisiana, the cane is harvested
between October and January; in tropi-
cal countries, from January to June
Q. Has the number of saloons in Mex
leo decreased since President Cardenas
has been in ofice?-L. F. G..
A. Sixteen hundred cantinas or bars
have been closed in Mexico during the
three years of President Cardenas' ad-
ministration.
@. How much aspirin is used in the
United States in year?-D. NJ
A. Over 100000 pounds of aspirin
were used in 1886.
@. Is there a monument to the victims ;
OF the 1885 hurricane at Matecumbe,
Fla. .?-H. K.
A. One will be dedicated on November
IA in commemoration of those who lost
their lives at that time. 1t is of native
coral with shaft at the base of which
is bronze tablet telling briefly the story
OF the tragedy. A design in colored
ceramic tile will show the chain of keys
The project was designed by the Federal
art project of Miami.
@. How much younger than the Kaiser :
is his wife?-E. W.
A. Princess Hermine, wife OF former
Kaiser Wilhelm II, is % years his junior.
The Kaiser was 78 last January.
@. Does the ermine turn pure white in
winter?-L. j.
A. The animals coat becomes COM
pletely yellowish white except the tip of
the tail, which remains black. When this
fur is made up into coats, TRIMMINGS
etc., the black tails are attached as orna-
ments or in the spotted effect character
istic of ermine furs
@. How many operas did Richard Wag-
ner compoSe?-L. j.
A. Wagner wrote 13 operas and mu-
sical dramas.
@. What are corbie steps?-W. HI.
A. They are steps into which the sides
OF gables from the caves to the apex are
broken. Introduced from France, they
are common feature in Scottish archi-
lecture. They are also to be seen in
many old houses in Holland, Flanders
and Germany. Corbel steps or crow
steps is another name for the type.
Q. When was the American Osteo-
pathic Association formed?-B. M.
A. 1t was founded in 1897.
Q. What plant furnishes the fiber from
which Panama hats are made?-G, T.
A. They are made from the immature,
unexpanded leaves of the stemless screw
pine, also called jipijapa, native of
Central America and Colombia
@. What is meant by the expression
'enfants perdus"?-C. H.
A. In military parlanceNthe expression,
enfants perduS or lost children, refers to
men appointed to perform some hazard
Gus duty from which their chances of
returning safely are practically none.
Our English equivalent phrase is a for
lorn hope.
Q. Why is Rome called the Eternal
City?-J. H.
A. Legend states that it was raised by
or under the immediate supervision of
the immortal gods.
Q. Please give brief review OF John
Synge's play, Riders to the Sea."-E. j.
A. Halleck says: Riders to the Sea-
has been pronounced the greatest drama
of the modern Celtic school Some crit
les consider this the most significant
tragedy produced in English since
Shakespeare. Simple and impressive as
a Greek tragedy, it has for its central
figure an old mother whose husband and
five sons have been lost at sea. The.
simple but poignant feeling of the drama
focuses on the death of Mauryas sixth
and last son, BARLEY. In old Maurya,
Synge created an impressive figure OF
what Macbeth calls rooted SORROW"
@. What does "nubile" mean?-E.
A. The word means marriageable.
@. Is prune dried plum, or are
there prune treeS2-J. j. v.
A. A prune is variety of plum which
may be dried sweet without removing the
pit. Therefore, all prunes are plums,
but not all plums are prunes.
@ Are nuts plentiful this fall?-H. w.
A. Walnuts, pecans and almond crops
are above the average.
@. Please give q brief history OF Gen.
trail Park in New York City.-W. j.
A. The site for Central Park was pro-
posed in 1851 and in 1856 approximately
1880 lots were purchased by the city for
the park. At that time 1t had large i.
swampy tracts, was Uttered with shacks
and overrun with pigs and goats. There
were practically no trees. The work OF