Evening star., 1937-09-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J, HASKIN

question OF fact BY ,Driting The Erenino
star information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
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G. What are the required weight and
height of style model?-E. D.
A. They vary somewhat. The most
| popular model is feet inches tall.
weighs 120 pounds, and wears size IA
| clothes.
@. Why does a person who has a cold
lose the sense of smell?-R. A. M.
A. The reason is that the mucous
| membranes swell to such an extent that
| the volatile material is unable to reach
| the olfactory nerve endings.
@. Why are nets put over growing
| tobacco plants?-G. l.. H.
A. The purpose of netting over to-
bacco fields is to produce larger and
thinner leaves. This process is used only
for cigar types of tobacco.
@. What is Cantango day?-N. z.
A. This is a stock market expression
meaning projected 100 per cent settle
ment of all margin accounts every two
weeks.
@. Why do mail carriers have black
stripes on the outside of trouser legs
and wear black ties?-N. r.
A. The letter carriers themselves vote
upon the type of uniform they wish TO
wear. The idea is to get a uniform
which looks neat and can easily be iden-
titled as that of postman.
@. How many miles of toll roads are
there in the United States?-G. M. S.
A. There are fewer than $50 miles OF
toll roads. Public sentiment is against
the construction of such highways.
O. In how many languages has the
Bible been printed?-L. T.
A. The Bible or some part of it has
now been printed in 991 languages. The
complete Bible has been printed in l76
languages.
@. Did New York City have trailer
camps for the American Legion visitors
who travelled that ways. F. M.
A. A trailer camp was built across the
Harlem River at 18Th street and another
was built in Secaucus, N. j., to acconmo-
date Legion visitors.
@. Who was Oliver Optic?-J. o. B.
A. Oliver Optic was the pen name of
William Taylor Adams. He taught for
many years in the Boston public schools.
He was the popular writer of over one
hundred volumes of travel and adventure
stories for young people Young Amer
lea Abroad" and the Starry Flag Series"
are among some of his better known
stories.
@. Who is able to sing the highest
noteS?-E. H.
A. Miss Erna Sack, coloratura soprano
OF the Dresden Opera Company sings
consistently within the register above
high G and is able to take the c above
high c. 1t is said that no other singer
in modern times has been able TO achieve
this extraordinary height of voice.
@. Who are the three sisters who are
so powerful in Chinese politics?-K. G
A. They are Madame Chang Kai-shek
Madame Sun Yat-sen. and Madam
Kung. all daughters of the famous Soons
family.
@. Please give some information about
the New Harmony Colony-S. F. G.
A. The New Harmony, Ind, project
was established in 1915 by the Harmony
Society under George Rapp. In 1926
the Harmonists sold out to Robert Owen,
who established there a conmunistic
colony which gained prominence as a
cultural and scientific center. The COM
munistlc principles of the community
failed to be practicable, its members
split into factions, and about 1890 it
ceased to exist as distinct enterprise
Q. How many years has Dr. Hrdlicka
spent in the Far North?-M. j.
A. DR.. AleS Hrdlicka, curator of physical
anthropology of the Smithsonian InSti-
tuition, has just returned to Washington
after his ninth Summer in the Far North.
in an effort to retrace the steps by which
the North American continent was origi-
nally populated from Asia.
@. How much time is covered in the
play, The Merchant Of Venice"?-E. G.
A. The passage of time is about one
year.
@. What position is held at present by
James w. Gerard?-H. w.
A. Former Ambassador Gerard has been
appointed collaboration of the National
Park Service in connection with the
work of the United States Tourist Bu-
reau in New York City.
@. Is there any resort in the East
where sand skiing is taught?-W. H. M.
A. There is course in sand skiing
under Norwegian ski professional on
the Sandy Neck Dunes. near Centerville.
Cape Cod. Massachusetts,. Some of the
dunes are unusually long, permitting
runs of between 100 and $50 feet.
@. What is meant by barratry in law9
w. F.
A. 1t is the practice of exciting and
encouraging or maintaining law suits or
quarrels; persistent incitement of liti-
CATION.
O. Who discovered that diamonds
should be polished with diamond dust?
w. D.
A. 1t is attributed to Ludwig Van
Berquem, Belgian lapidist, in about
1475.
@. How many entrances are there to
the White House grounds In Washing
ton?-E. G.
A. There are eight gateways to the
grounds all opposite to the various
White House entrances.