Evening star., 1937-10-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question OF fact By writtno The Euenino
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q. Are any radio stations in the United
states licensed to transmit television?
w. H.
A. Eighteen stations are now licensed
10 transmit teleWsion images expert
mentally.
q. Please give list of some we'll
known authors who are lecturinp this
season.. H. w.
A. A complete lecture schedule of
authors is given the the Publishers
Weekly of September l8, 1887 few
OF the names taken from this list are:
Lewis Browne, Carl Garner Susan Ertz.
Ludwig Lewisohn, Fulton Oursler. DR..
Albert Edward Wiggam, Sinclair Lewis.
John T. Flynn, Stanley High. Dorothy
Thompson, Padraic Colum, Henry Seidel
Candy, Maxine Davis. DR.. William Lyon
Phelps and Romola Nijinsky.
@. How many flags has Texas had7
"A. K.
A. Six: Spain, France, Mexico. Texas.
the Confederacy and the United States.
@. Please give biography of the late
Osgood Perkins.-E. H.
A. Osgood Perkins was born at West
Newton, Mass, May 16, 1892. He was
graduated from Harvard and during the
World War served in France. In 1920 he
began his theatrical career, entering mo-
ton pictures with the Film Guild. In
1924 he made his stage debut as Homer
Cady in "Beggar on Horseback" After
that he rose rapidly to stardom, appear
ing in a succession of II Broadway plays,
among which were THE Front Page"
"On Stage" Loose Ankles" and Cell
ing Zero He was married to the former
Janet Rane of Boston and they have a
5-year-old son.
Q. Is baboo a title?-L W.K.
A. 1t is Hindu title of respect equal
to Mr.. or master in English. given
in India to educated and wealthy ma
tives or persons of distinction. but used
nowadays by Anglo-Indians in a slightly
disparaging sense implying superficial
cultivation.
@. When did the Ark of the Covenant
disappear?-J. H. T.
A. The Ark of the Covenant, contain
ing the tablets on which were inscribed
the Ten Commandments. with certain
other sacred relics. was destroyed, hid
den or stolen during the capture of
Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, and has
never been seen since. This occurred
about 536 B. c.
@. What is ratafia?-E. J.
A. 1t is a favoring essence usually
made with the essential oil of almonds.
Il is also a generic name for several
fruit liqueurs.
@. Will the United States Naval Acad-
emy confer a B. S. degree on former
graduates?-J. l..
A. Congress recently authorized the
Naval Academy to award the degree
bachelor of science to all who were
graduated from the academy before 1881.
@. Are more Negroes on farms or in
cities?-V. T.
A. Almost two-thirds Of the Negroes
in this country are in cities and towns.
@. Did John Howard Payne. author of
Home, Sweet Home" write any success
full plays?-E. j.
A. Among his most successful PLAYS
were "Brutus," "Virginius" and Charles
the Second"
@. How many miles are there In de-
gree OF latitude and of longitude ?-P. l..
A. A degree of latitude is about 60
miiN. A degree of longitude is about
So miles at the Equator, but becomes
less going north or south until it is no
distance as the parallels meet at the
poles.
@. How long has circumcision been
practiced?-E. j.
A. The circumcision of males was CON-
mon in Egypt before it was introduced
among the Hebrews by Abraham. Among
Mohammedans the rite is older than
MohammedaniSm.
@. Please describe Elysium-T. G..
A. This was the paradise of the Greeks.
and was also called the Isles of the
BleSt. This home after death was sup
posed to abound in beautiful gardens,
meadows and groves where birds sing
rivers wind between banks fringed with
laurel and the air is always pure and
the day serene.