Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF fact by uritinC The Epentro
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hnskm, Director, Washington, D. C.
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Q. How many Federal employees are
aftlliated with the A. F. of L.? w. B. H.
A. There are 250l6 members in the
American Federation of Government
employees afhllated with the American
Federation OF labor. There are about
$4,000 members Of the National Fedora
ton Of Federal Employees This Is not
affliated with the American Federation
OF Labor
Q. What colors do color blind people
confuse most often?-S. o.
A. Red and green and brown and
green. One experimenter found that |
person in IS cannot tell red from green,
and in so confuses brown and green.
@. How many farms in the United
States are supplied with electric current7
r.. H.
A. About 1,118,O0o farms have electric
current. This leaves about 5,7O0OOt
which do not have this utility.
O. When was Fort Leavenworth built
F. G..
A. This military post was built in 1872
by Col Henry Leavenvorth to protec
the traffic on the old Santa Fe Trail
c. When will General Motors concert
be on the air again?-M. T.
A. The concerts will be resumed begin.
vi, Gun No+
G. What is "Avogadro's Hypothesis?'
j. H.
A. The established facts concerning
the relation of atomic weights and vol
umes led Avogadro, a professor of physiS
in Turin, Italy, to offer in 1911. as Al
explanation his hypothesis, which his
proved of great value in the development
of modern chemical theory 1t is usually
stated thus: Under the same conditions
Of temperature and pressure, equal vo-
ume of gases contain equal numbers
molecules.
O. What is the hardest wood growing
in the United StateS?-G. H.
A. The Forest Service SAYS that tfr
hardest wood found in the United Stats
State Of Florida. The scientific name fr
this wood is Rhannidium ferreun.
O. Were steel pen points at one tine
quite expensive?-A. w.
A. When steel pens first appeared n
England in 1903 they cost 50 to SO eaci
although the price was reduced TO
cents in the course of 10 years.
O. When were synthetic perfumes frt
made?-L H.
A. The first synthetic perfumes vee
discovered by Cahours. GrimauX AMI
Lauth in 1851. but the industry hardr
developed until the discovery of coumaril
in 1858. With the synthesis of vantllh
by Tlemann and Hartman in 1895. TO-
lowed by heliotropin the same year, tie
industry took a sudden rise.
O. What is the real name of the elt-
plant in Elephant Boy"?-T. D.
A. His name Is Iravatha In the me-
ton picture, his name is Kala Nag
O. Who was Brian Boru?-H P
A. He is called the liberator OF Ire
land. He was an early King who unitel
He has become to the Irish the svmbc
OF Ireland shaking off the foreign yoke
Q. Is it possible to get information
from the Patent Office in regard to Al
invention upon which a patent is pend
ing?-R. R. Y.
A. The Patent Office has an iron ella,
rule to give out no information whsteve
concerning any article on which a paten
is pending.
Q. Please give a list Of some famou
| musicians who were or are active vhel
| past To- w
A. The list would include Verdi PAD.
| ereWski Auber Saent- Saens Wayne,
List. De Pachmann, Rosenthal, Wido
| and Toscanini
Q. How much will the 2OO-inch tele
scope increase visibility of the stars,
j. Med
A. Astronomers estimate the new 200
| inch telescope using the great mirror f.
| double the distance man can see to some
| $500 900 900 900 900 900 900 miles. It II
| expected to bring into view 10000 900 gal
axies like the one the earth's solar system
| moves in; to give new light on the riddle
| OF what the universe is doing and per-
| haps to solve the intriguing question of
| whether there Is life on Mars. Theo-
| retlcally, but not practically. the NAM
moth telescope will be powerful enough to
| SHOW skyscraper on the face OF the
| moon or to spy across the country into
| the windows of the Capitol in Washing
| ton.
@. How much does the average person
| perspire?-H. B.
A. The amount of perspiration nor
mally discharged by a healthy person
varies from about III to pintsS per
day, increasing with exercise and high
temperature.
@. Did Philadelphia once have hotel
which was the largest in the United
States?-W H.
A. When the Continental Hotel was
erected at Philadelphia in 1860 it was
the largest hotel in this country. The
front of the building was six stories high
and the back part was eight stories It
was one of the first hotels in the country
to install passenger elevators and the
management built the first hotel fire
tower for the protection of its patrons.
@, When will the Kentucky State Fair
open?-J. W.
A. The fair will be held at Louisville
September Is to Is.