Evening star., 1937-08-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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u. Are people considered vain who
have their features changed by plastic
surgery?-B. C.
A. When features are not normal H.
cannot be considered vain to desire To
look ones best, and to present TO the
world an attractive appearance rather
than repulsive one
@. Does the air contain salt?-D J.
A. Substantial quantities Of salt are
suspended in the air, especially near sea
coasts. Often salt air gathers SO thickly
that 1t produces a fog known to me-
teorologists as salt haze.
@. When was the eight hour work day
introduced?-L A.
A. In 1857 Illinois and Connecticut
made eight hours a legal day unless
otherwise agreed. Progress was slow,
and it was 1912 when it was generally
accepted without pressure. Railroads
came to the eight-hour day in 1916.
@. How many military airplanes are
there in Japan?-S. L.
A. The first of this year the number
was estimated at 1000
@. Is there any preventive for chigger
bites?-H. S.
A. A good preventive is said to be
flowers of sulphur, which may be bought
at any drug store, and sprinkled inside
the clothing. Other precautions are the
wearing of leggings, or light applica-
ton OF kerosene to the outer clothing.
Q. When was William Jennings BRYAN
employed as reporter on the Omaha
World Herald.-C. D.
A. Mr.. Bryan was never a reporter on
this paper. At the conclusion of his
two terms in the House of Represent
atlves, l89l-l89l, he was employed bv
the late Senator Gilbert M Hitchcock,
then owner of the World Herald, to act
as editor Of the paper at salary of $3.50
per month. Bryan continued in this
capacity until he received the nominal
ton for the presidency at the Demo-
cratic convention in Chicago In 1896.
During his employment as editor of the
Omaha paper Bryan did not remove his
residence from Lincoln and was seldom
seen in the office.
Q. What is scutage?-J H.
A. Scutage or shield money was tax
first levied by Henry II in 1859. The
owner Of every knights shield or scutum
was obliged to pay a sum Of money
known as scutage or escuage in lieu Of
personal service
O. When did George Arliss first play
in America IN. R.
A. The actor made his first tour Of
America in 1901 with Mrs. Patrick
Campbells company.
@. What vitamins are there in soy.
beans?-C. C. J.
A. They contain vitamin G and
small amount of vitamin A.
@. Where is Watlings Island?-E H.
A. San Salvador Of the Bahama group,
West Indies, is known also as Watlings
Island.
@. What is cyanide Of potassium used
for?-R S.
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exceedingly poisonous and must be
handled under rules laid down for the
handling Of dangerous chemicals.
Q. What Is the word used when, al
though you are doing something for the
first time, you have an odd feeling that
you have done the exact thing before?
"A. K.
Tho ic &c
common experience, and, briefly ex-
planned, the reaction depends upon
little trick of the mind manifested by
momentary loss of sense of time and
space. The individual enters into an
experience or a situation, obtains
fleeting impression of this situation, then
the attention is momentarily attracted
to something else. The period of time
may be almost infinitesimal. Then upon
the return of the attention to the
original situation this lapse of time is
lost to the individual and the period
between the two experiences seems occa-
sionally to expand into a long period,
even into the remote past.
@. What are the most essential tools
used in repairing automobiles?-J. S.
A. 1t has been found that the follow
ing tools are most essential and are
adequate for most jobs Four open-end
wrencEes, Nos. "a, 25 %, 1874 one monkey
wrench. one main-bearing wrench, one
connecting wrench one screwdriver,
one pair pliers, one valve cap wrench.
@. Who executed the panel of sculp-
tured glass over the main entrance of
the International Building, Rockefeller
Center, New York?-A. H.
A. The l6-foot panel, symbolNing The
Vision and Leadership of Youth" is the
work of Attilio Piccirilli.
@. What is the situation in regard to
the viii Rogers memorial fund or foun-
dation to which SO many Of us sub
scribed a short time after his death?
r. H.
A. The Will Rogers Memorial is a
lovely home for i'll persons of the theater
and also has facilities for caring for
persons Of the stage who have passed
the period in life where there is an
opening for them. The home is located
near Saranac Lake, N. Y, and is a
beautiful building in a gorgeous natural
setting Shots of the building and
grounds were shown recently In a news
reel.
Q. What is meant by the gentlest art7
-E i