Evening star., 1937-01-15
ANSWERS TO.
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the anstDer to any
question OF fact by ,Dritinp The Euening
Star Information Bwcdu, Frederic J.
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@. Are more patent medicines prepared
for women's use or for mens?-H. N.
A. Facts and Frauds in Women's Hy.
giene says that for every patent medicine
offered for the exclusive use Of men there
are hundred offered for women alone.
@. Who was the outstanding athlete
Of 1936?-M. r.
A. In a poll conducted by the Asso-
ciated Press. Jesse Owens. famous Negro
sprinter and broad d-jumper, was named
the outstanding athlete Of 1886. The
second selection was Carl Owen Hubbell,
pitcher of the New York Giants.
Q. Is California the only place where
redwood trees grow?-T. M
A. While the Pacific Coast is the only
place to which redwoods are indigenous,
there are a number growing in England.
Early English navigators took young
trees home and transplanted them sue
cessfully.
Q. How many words were included in
Noah Websters original dictionary?
j. T.
A. Webster's first dictionary contained
$4,000 words and his second almost twice
that number, or about 10000.
@. Is DR.. Henry Moskowitz the hus-
band of Belle Moskowitz, who was one
of AL Smiths close advisers?-N. B.
A. DR.. Henry Moskowitz died in De-
cember at the age of 81. He was the
second husband of the late Mrs. Belle
Moskowitz. He was an educator, pub
licist, industrial arbitrator, philanthro-
pist and writer.
@. Who is the Stuart pretender to the
British throne?-M. N.
A. He is Prince Rupert of Bavaria. He
is 81 years old and lives near Munich.
He is also pretender to the Bavarian
throne and is an uncle of King Leopold
of Belgium.
@. When did Sarah Bernhardt first
appear in this country in Camille?
H. L. w.
A. Nine. Bernhardt made her first
American appearance in Camille" at
Booths Theater, $780, in French. under
the original title, La Dame aux Camel
las"
@. Has travel to Mexico increased
much since the new roads have been
built?-C. j.
A. In 1882. according to figures of the
Mexican secretariat of the interior, 1854
visitors to Mexico were listed as tourists.
In 1885 the total was 38829, while it Is
estimated that during 1886 there were
$4,000 tourists who visited Mexico.
@. How Is corn used in the manu-
facture of motor cars?-R. w. H.
A. 1t Is one of the principal farm
products consumed in building cars,
being used in manufacturing the butyl
alcohol and butyl acetate from which
is made the solvents for lacquers used
in painting the machines.
@. How fast can Henry Scott play the
piano with mittens on his hands?-H.
NJ w.
A. The pianist. at a performance in
New York City, played 26S notes in six
seconds while wearing mittens.
@. How many New York City girls
made their debuts this Winter?-W. H.
A. There were approximately $50 deb
utantes.
@. Who succeeded the late Gus Gem
nerich as President RoOSeyelt's body.
guard?-H. w.
A. The position is now held by Thomas
z. Qualters.
@. Do most Jewish people adhere
rigidly to kosher diet?-F RS
A. survey shows that not more than
IS per cent of the Nations Jews are strict
observers Of the orthodox food laws.
@. How long does it take to go by air.
plane from the Croydon Field in England
to lie Bourget Field in France?-R. M
A. 1t now takes one and half hours.
Planes which are being built will take
10 minutes on this schedule.
@. What is jerry-building?-L. w.
A. 1t is building construction in which
shoddy, improper and unsatisfactory ma
terials and methods are used.
@. Since the World War, when did
the railroads carry the highest number
Of passengers?-H. D.
A. In 1920, when 1884, ,8e2, ,04S passen-
gers were carried by Glass lines.
Q. Isn't it true that most of the Bibles
that are sold are bought by women?-
L. G. F.
A. Statesmen say that women buy four
out of every five Bibles that are sold in
this country.
@. What is the average temperature
during the Winter in Miami. FLAIR.
S. W.
A. The average Winter temperature
for Miami is 696 degrees; average mini
mum temperature, 633, and average
maximum, 1873.
@. Is it true that art criticism is pro-
hibited in Germany?-H. j. w.
A. On November q DR.. Joseph Goeb-
belS, propaganda minister, prohibited all
art criticism, stating that writer's must
confine their efforts to description.
@. How much money is spent on the
numbers game?-E. R. L.
A. A conservative estimate is $500 .OOO..
900 annually.