Evening star., 1937-12-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

9uesiton OF jdct on Urtting The Epentna
$40, information Bureau. Frederic J.
HasHtn. Director, Washington, d. c,
F'edse inclose stamp for reply.
q. Who inpersonates the Duke Of
Dlhosor on the March Of Zine radio
broadcasts?-K. G.
a. William Johnstone speaks for the
@. Please give biography of John d.
Biggers, director Of the unemployment
census.-L F. G.
A. Mr.. Biggers was born at St. Iouis
MO, on December 10, 1888. He was
educated at Smith Academy, st. Louis.
and Washington University. In 1909 he
received an A. B. degree from the UNI
versity OF Michigan. He has been ad.
vertlsing manager Of Larned, Carter h
Co, assistant secretary Of the Detroit
Board OF Commerce, secretary of the
Toledo Chamber of Commerce. vica
president Graham Bros. Corp and vice
president Graham-Paige International
Corp. He is president Of the Libbey-
Owens-Ford Glass Co., a member Of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a Congrega.
tionalist.
@. Are there any dogs that do not
bark?-W. H.
A. The Basenji dogs from the Belgian
Congo have no bark.
@. What is the difference between
climate and weather?-W. T.
A. Climate is the more general term
and is the sum and average of weather,
which includes daily changes in tenn
perature, pressure, wind and rain.
@. Where are United States postage
stamps made?-C. p
A. All stamps are made at the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing in Washing.
ton, D. C.
@. What is the doctrine of laissez.
faire?-N C.
A. 1t may be defined as the doctrine
which demands minimum interference
by the government in economic and
political affairs.
Q. What is the most common disease
germ?-B. D.
A. 1t is said to be stapkylococcus, since
almost everybody has pimples.
~ 'AiSi Idll lilC 1ulSS Ol SdUuIn DC
seen to advantage?-L. H.
A. The planet will be in the southern
sky in December during the evening.
O. Where is the former Barbara Hut
tons new home?-J. H.
A. The Countess Haugwitz- -Revent-
lows home. which has just been COM
pleted, is on her 12-acre estate in the
Regents Park district of London.
O. When the United States was
formed, which State had the largest
population?-G M.
A. Virginia. Massachusetts, was sec.
ond and New York was fifth.
@. When was America" first sung In
public in this country?-J H
A. Lowell Mason gave the song its
first public performance at the Fourth
Of July celebration in 1882 in the Park
Street Church, Boston.
@. What is patio?-E. D.
A. This is the Spanish name for an
inner court or inclosed space open to
the sky.
@. Was there real Camille?-v. s.
A. Camille, or the Lady of the Camel
lias. had its origin in the life and death
at % of an acquaintance of Dumas
named Alphonsine Plessis, q French
courtesan. Her unselish charm was
celebrated in funeral address by Gau-
tier and is commemorated by a much
visited monument in the cemetery of
Pere La Chaise
yc l. i ~
A. The marmalade tree CTucuma
mammosao is Of the star-apple family,
producing large egg-shaped drupe
tasting like marmalade
@. Is Capt. Dreyfus of the celebrated
Dreyfus case still living2-G. M. D.
A. Col. Alfred Dreyfus died on July IL,
1885.
@. For whom was Florence Nightin-
gale named?-E. H.
A. She was named for the city in
which she was born, Florence, Italy
@. When were paper covers first used
on books?-K. D.
A. According to tradition, oak boards
were first abandoned in favor of paper
by the workmen who covered the books
OF the famous printer, Aldus Of Venice,
in the 18th century. Previous to that
time even small books had their stiff
covers quarter of an inch thick.
@. Where is Kensal- K. L,
A. This is famous cemetery in Lon
don in which are buried many noted
people, among them Thackeray, Leigh
Hunt, Sidney Smith, Kemble and Sir
Charles Eastlake.
@. What is the meaning Of the word
Anzac?-L. F.
A. Anzac refers to member of the
Australian and New Zealand Army
Corps in the World War, or used as an
adjective, pertaining to that organiza-
ton. The word was formed from the
initials of the corps name.
@. What is kefir?-L. G. H.
A. Kef1r or kephir is a native drink
of the people of the Caucasus. It Is
made from fermented milk, the fer
mentation being caused by kerr grains.
Kefir is prescribed for lung diseases,
stomach trouble and anemia by the Cau-
casians.
@. What is laura?-H. M. g.
A. This was a small monastic com.
munity common in Egypt, Palestine aud
Syria. It formed a mean between the
solitude of the hermitage and the COM
munity life Of the medieval monastery.