Evening star., 1937-11-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIf.

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question OF fact by Dritino The Evenino
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@. How are post positions decided for
the horses in running race?-S. A..
A. 1t is interesting to note the manner
IN which post positions are obtained in
| running races. Entries generally close
not later than 10 o'clock of the day pre-
ceding the one on which the race is to
be run. The place of each horse is then
determined by lot Numbered balls are
shaken in box, the drawing being made
in public. No. has inside position, and
so on. Added starters must take posi-
tions on the outside.
O. How old breed of dog is the Welsh
Corgi?-R. H. F.
| A. Cardigan Welsh Corgi is one of the
Oldest breeds in the British Isles, but
| one OF the latest to be recognized in the
| United States 1t has only recently been
show dog in England 1t came with
the Celts in the migration about 1900
B. G. The Pembroke Welsh Corei is a
much younger breed than the Cardigan,
but traces to at least 1107 AID.
| @. Who is president of Colonial Will
hamsburg, Inc.?-W. H.
| A. Kenneth Chorley is president of the
organization.
Q. What islands belong to Denmark
F. M.
A. The two main islands, Zealand and
Funen, with about 200 smaller adjacent
islands in the Baltic; the Farce Islands
and Greenland.
@. Is there a regular cast of actors for
the March Of Time programme. j. H.
| A. A dozen actors and actresses form a
regular stock company for the March of
| Time broadcasts. Each has a repertoire
| OF public characters whose voices he can
| initiate.
@. How many real Daughters OF the
American Revolution are still living?-
| M. N g.
A. The National Society of the Daugh.
tiers OF the American Revolution says
| that there are now three real daughters
living, all of very advanced age These
women are the daughters of men who
/
| they were very young and who had chill
| dren born late in their lives The daugh-
tiers give monthly pension to all real
| daughters as long as they live and have
been doing so for many years.
@. Were Presidents Jefferson and John
Adams friends in their old age?-M. T.
A. The two men died on the same day,
| July 4, 1926. For the last IA years Of
| their lives they were in correspondence.
! exchanging about 200 letters
@. Who wrote the lines beginning
There is so much good in the worst Of =
| us"?-N. H.
A. 1t has been attributed to at least
| three authors, none of whom claims it.
@. What saint is said to restore lost
| articles?-C. NJ.
A. st. Anthony of Padua is invoked to
| find lost articles
Q. How large is the staff Of the district
attorney of New York County?-H K.
A. The 1887 budget allowed him a staff
OF 286 workers, including more than go
lawyers.
@. What does the expression, to draw
| the long bow, mean?-T. c.
A. 1t means to eXaggerate or overstate
| the truth. In medieval England. the long
| bow sometimes reached length of
| feet inches, weighed 100 pounds, and
shot cloth-yard shaft Of 81 inches.
@. Is the earliest sampler in the United
States still in eXistence?-W. M.
A. The earliest known sampler is
owned by the Essex Institute in Salem.
Mass. 1t was worked by Ann Cover, the
| first wife of Governor Endicott. She
came to Salem in 1923, the sampler hav-
| ing been worked in her girlhood in Eng
land. Another early sampler made by
Loara StandiSh, daughter of Captain
Miles StandiSh, is preserved in Pilgrim
Hall, Plymouth, Mass.
Q. What Union general was In COM
mand at the Battle of Gettysburg?-R E.
A. General George Gordon Meade.
@. What is meant by Whitechapel?-
E. L.
A. Whitechapel is parish and parlia-
mentary district, east of the nucleate City
| of London. 1t is one of the poorest por-
tions OF the metropolis and was formerly
notorious for its criminal population
From 1888 to 1891 it was the scene of the
atrocities of Jack the Ripper. Within its
boundaries are the Tower of London and
London Hospital. 1t is interSected by
Whitechapel road The name is derived
from former medieval chapel when all
distances east of London were calcu-
lated.
@. Why is sheaf of wheat so ofterf
used in floral piece for the funeral of an
elderly person?-J. C. P.
A. AS a symbol of full and complete
life the sheaf of ripe wheat is appro-
pirate.
@. Were nymphs supposed to be mortal
or immortal?-M. T..
A. The nymphs of ancient fiction
seemed to hold a place between men and
gods as to length of life-not absolutely
immortal yet living vast length of time.
@. How much rayon yarn is produced.
In a year in the United States?-H. F.
A. In 1886 the amount produced was
1880 900 pounds. The amount of raw
silk imported was 67.541 900 pounds.
@. Who is the author of Count that
day lost whose low descending sun views
from they hand no worthy action done?"
&C. D. L.
A. The author is unknown. The earli-
oSt instance ~ tho ,,co of tho lpoe ic