Evening star., 1937-10-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

otdr Information Bureau, Frederic J.
HdSEin, Director, Washington, d. C..
Pledse inclose stamp for reply.
u. What is meant by the Shaughnessy
play-off in base ball?-J. E. s.
"A. IL Is an arrangement whereby tho
team nnlshing first on the regular sea-
sons play meets the fourth-place team
and the second and third place clubs
meet in the first series. The winners OF
the two sets then meet to decide the
champion of the league.
q. In hanging rifle on wall, which
side should be shown?-G. v.
A. The National Rifle Association saws
that there Is no rule in regard to the
hanging Of rifles. The right side of the
gun Is usually hung facing outward or
facing the observer because this is the
more interesting side of the rifle.
@. Where are President Jefferson's
letters kept?-W. H. C.
A. Practically all of Jefferson's corre-
spondence is at the Library of Congress.
Jefferson kept copies of all his letters.
which were given to the Library of
Congress at his death and since that
time most of the originals have been
found.
@. Has New York City an orphanage
for colored children?-M. S.
A. For nearly hundred years New
York City has had such an orphanage up
on the Hudson. 1t is a private institu-
ton. depending entirely upon financial
contributions.
O. How is the term widow Of a World
War veteran deined?-C. N.
A. 1t means a person married TO
deceased veteran prior to July 8, 1881,
who has not remarked.
@. Where can seeds Of yerba de Ia
pulga. the fly repelling plant, be pur-
chased?-E H.
A. The seeds of this plant are dis
tributed free Of charge by the Pan
American Society Of Tropical Research
at Gulfport' Miss. The plant is said to
repel all common insects.
@. Who originated the case method of
law study?-W H. j.
A. 1t was originated by Christopher
Columbus Langdell 1826-l906). In 1870
President Eliot appointed him dean Of
the Harvard Law School faculty and
Dane professor of law. His case method.
introduced early in this period, was looked
upon with disapproval for many wears
and had to be proved in practice. In
1890 one of his pupils introduced it into
the Columbia Law School.
Q. When was the shoe peg first used?
IT. E. S.
A. Shoes in Colonial DAYS were seved
by hand. The shoe peg was invented in
1915 The first pegs were Whitfield by
hand. When properly driven. the pegs
firmly fastened the soles of the shoes
to the uppers.
@. How many religious sects are
there in the United States?-A. NJ A.
A. The United States Religious Census
lists 212 different denominations.
@. What song was made especially
popular at the Texas Centennial?-
T. J. B.
A. The song was The Night Is Young
and You're So Beautiful"
Q. How many people are killed by
tigers in India?-C. M
A. The number Of persons killed by
tigers each year in India averages
about $50.
@. How are peanuts salted IN the
shell?-L. B.
A. 1t is done by boiling the peanuts
In salt water. or soaking them overnight
in very strong brine and then driving
them before roasting.
O. Why are three volleys fired over
the grave of a soldier?-N c. B.
A. The custom is derived from the
old Roman one of casting earth over the
coffin, calling the dead by name three
times and then saying "vale" three
times. The word vale" is the Latin
word for farewell. The firing of three
volleys is saying farewell to the de-
ceased.
9. How long is the Chinese wall?-
T. w.
A. 1t is more than 1,50O miles long It
was begun in the third century BIC.
and the last section added in the six
teenth century AID. 1t was built AZ a
mammoth defensive measure.
@. Who invented the threshing ma
chine?-S. D. M.
A. The first successful threshing ma
chine was invented by a Scotchman
named Andrew Meikle In 1876.
@. Where was Alexander Hamilton
born?-C. r. M
A. He was born in the Leeward
Islands.
@. Was there at one time a town
called lie de France?-W j.
A. This was an old province of North
ern France between the Seine. Marne.
Aisne and Oise Rivers. 1t is now divided
among the departments named for the
rivers.
@. Where were the first so-called
skyscrapers built?-E. B. ~
A. 1t is believed that William Hola-
bird was the inventor of the modern
steel skyscraper. Mr. Holabird, D. H.
Burnham and Louis H. Sullivan were
conspicuous in this development. Mr..
Holabird was a Chicago architect. and
left such monuments to his skill as the
Cook County Building. the Chicago Citv
Hall and the Mandel Brothers store
Chicago was a pioneer In skyscraper
movement.
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