Evening star., 1937-09-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKTN.

reader can get the dnsiger to any
question OF fact by Dritino The Epenino
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
HdSkin, Director. Washington D.. c.
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@. How many days of school are lost
in colleges due to accidents sustained IN
athletics?-S. H
A. Safety I'm Athletics estimates that
there are 10.650 accidents in college ath-
letics in year, with a loss OF 10000
days due TO incapacity as a result Of
injury.
O. What is the average tax paid by
owners of automobiles?-E G.. Fl.
A. The average tax on automobile oper-
alton paid by owners in the United States
is s49.06 year.
O. Please name some famous horses
which Jockey Earl Sande rode.-S. T. r.
A. The famous jockey has ridden the
following great horses: Zev, Grey Lag.
Mad Play, Sir Barton, Cudgel, Mad Hat
ter, Chance Shot and Flying Ebony.
O. Who has produced the largest num-
Der of plays in the United States?-
C. r. G.
A. Al H. Woods has probably produced
the largest number with 400 to his credit.
O. How many trees are required to
produce the crude rubber used by a
large tire company?-H. w.
A. 1t is estimated that more than
hhne
produce the $4,000 to 10000 long tons
OF crude rubber used yearly by the B. F.
Goodrich Co.
@. Please explain the use of the word.
bit, as an amount of money!. II.
A. Bit is the British slang for any
small coin. The expression was trans
ferred, in the South and West. in the
United States. to the old Mexican real.
worth l2Iz cents, an amount which at
one time was called shilling in certain
Eastern States. In those regions within
the Mexican sphere of influence, quarter
IS said to be almost unknown. A short
DIT is 10 cents, and a long-bit is Is
cents. -Four bits and six bits are common
there, but people east of the Mississippi
get confused trying to compute bits at
l21z cents each.
@. How does the territory which Japan
has taken in China compare in size with
Japan itself?-J. M.
A. Including Manchukuo, which is
dominated by Japan, Japan has taken
territory about four times the extent of
the japanese Empire proper.
@. What will remove mildew from up-
holstery?-G. N.
A. Usually it can be removed by brush
Ing to remove the excess, then sponging
the upholstery with soap solution made
slightly alkaline with ammonia.
@. How large was the income of the
old Louisiana lottery?-W. K. s.
A. Beginning in 1869, the Louisiana
lottery did a business of $4,000. 900 a
year. 1t paid the State an annual fee
of only $4,000. In 1890 a Federal law
was enacted barring use of the United
States mails to the Louisiana or any
other lottery. This forced the Louisiana
company to migrate to Honduras where
1t continued to operate for a while, but
finally succumbed.
q. Who drew comic strip of MANY
years ago called Alphonse and CASTOR?
w. H.
A. The characters were created BY the
late Frederick B. Opper.
q. How thlckly must grasshoppef eggs
be laid to cause damage the next year?
e. S. H.
A. One grasshopper has been known
to deposit as many as AL eggs. One
egg capsule to a square yard indicates
danger of serious damage for the next
year.
q. What is Justice Hugo Blacks re-
llgion? Is he Mason?-J. A. N.
A. Associate Justice Hugo Black is a
Baptist, a Mason and a Shriner.
O. What is the most common eve de-
fect among school children?-T. D.
A. Far-sightedneSs is first astigmatism
is next In frequency, and near -sightedness
Is third other eye defects are cross-eyes
and Inflammation of the eyelid lining.
y. What newspaper has the largest
circulation in the world?-E. j. H.
A. The world record for circulation is
held by the News of the World in Lon
don. In July the sales were in excess of
$3.50, 900 copies per issue.
q. What is the origin of the express
sion, Dead Sea fruit"?-W. G. M.
A. 1t is from "Lalla Rookh." The So
called apple of Sodom, yellow fruit
which grows on the shores of the Dead
Sea is beautiful to the eye, but bitter
to taste, and filled with minute black
seeds not unlike ashes.
Q. Who was the girl who discovered
the healing properties of the shrine at
Lourdes, France?-J. G. H.
A. The name of the girl IA years
OF age, who, according to tradition, was
visited by the Virgin Mary at the Grotto
OF the Spring, at Lourdes, France, and in
formed of its miraculous properties, was
Soubirous. She was bet
ter known in her village as Bernadette.
1t occurred in 1858.
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