Evening star., 1937-07-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIy.

reader can get the nnsuer to nny
question OF fact by ,Driting The Epenino
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hasktn. Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
q. What Is the origin Of the phrase
which President Roosevelt used con-
corning Senator Robinson, ending "hs
has kept the faith"?-T. C.
A. The President paraphrased a pas
sage from the bible the seventh verse
OF chapter 4, II Timothy: 81 have fought
good fight, have finished nv course.
have kept the faith"
Q. At what age are women most slIc.
ceSSful?-W. H.
A. In the biographies Of Uell-knoVn
women given in American Women" the
majority of those listed were born in
1890, making them A. ..
@. Is rum naturally brown in color2
W. w
A. The natural product is colOrIes-,
The rich brown color is given BY the
addition of caramel and the aging In
casks.
@. What is the Texas town that has
an amateur circus that has been very
succeSsful?-C. E.
A. Gainesville, Tex, has community
circus, made up of local talent, that has
given some ninety performances in the
last seven years. The performers are
amateurs in the sense that none Of them
receives pay.
@. What is the origin of the term, red
cap, applied to station porterS?-H W.
A. The use of the term dates from
Labor day. $780, when John williams,
colored porter in the New York Cen
tral Station, tied a piece of red flannel
on his cap so that his patrons could
identity him in the crowd.
@. What is fuller's earth?-R W P. l.
A. 1t is clay relatively high in mag
neSia.
O. When was Gone With the Wind"
published G. T.
A. In July, 1886.
@. Please give the name Of a Gov
SAiiiiNilb thiVlI III tlN pbOSl l)IlN . E, y.
A. Colonel William F. Friedman is a
cryptanalyst of the War Department at
Washington, D. c.
@. Who wrote Silent Night, Holy
Night"?-G E. NJ
A 1t was written by Josef Mohr, an
assistant priest, and an organist, Franz
Gruber. Josef Mohr was ordained a
priest in 1914 -Four years later ne went
to Oberndorf and there met Franz
Gruber who acted as organist. Desiring
some new music for Christmas service.
the two collaborated and on Christmas
day, 1918. the song was sung in the
parish church Of st. Nicholas at Oberu-
dorf.
@. What is the medical term for ath.
lete's foot?-N. F. c.
A. 1t is epidermophytosis
O. What was the real name Of the late
Jack Curley?-W. H.
A. The publicity agent and sports
promoter was named Jacques Armand
Schulz.
@. What is the origin Of penny post
age?-W. H
A. Sir Rowland Hill G795-187o) in
1887 published a pamphlet, Post Office
Reform" in which he advocated an
adhesive postage stamp and low and
uniform rate between all places in the
British Isles In 1899 Hill was attached
to the Treasury Department for the
purpose of putting his projected reforms
into execution. and in the year, l840,
uniform penny rate came into force.
@. Was Samuel insult at one time
Thomas Edison's private secreta-?
j. H
A. Mr.. insult came to America in 1881
as the private secretary of Thomas Edi-
son. whose business affairs he managed
for many years.
@. Are library books dangerous as car
riers of disease germs?-S. D.
A. Studies recently made show that
library books are not important as car
rierS of disease. Disease germs do not
live long outside the body. Books may
be disinfected by sprinkling few drops
of 1ormalin through the books and plaC-
ing them in closed container for
twenty-four hours. For diSinfectng a
single book, it may be placed open and
the formalin may be placed on blottlns
paper in the container with it.
@. What three States collected the
largest amount of revenue from sale Of
alcoholic beverages in 1e36?-H. M.
A. According to current report the
States were as follows: New York with
SAL ,4l622908, Pennsylvania with S29,-
233 "a, and Ohio with s26, ,706 ,92774.
@. Are rikishaws disappearing IN
Tokio?-H E.
A. Faster moving vehicles-buses.
trolley cars and taxiS-are rapidly dis
placing rikishaws in Toxic. In 1908
there were 100000 rikishaw men in the
city, while now only few hundred
remain. q
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