Evening star., 1937-08-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How much does Lou Gehrig, the
ball player, weigh?-J. G.
A. He weighs 2l0 pounds.
@. Do more tourists visit Hawaii or
| Puerto Rico?-V. w.
A. Hawaii is visited by more tourists
| than any OF the outlying possessions of
| the United States. In 1886 Hawaii had
| 50,l41 visitors; Alaska, 1858; Puerto
| Rico, 14473, and Virgin Islands, 1852.
| dore Peyser buried?-N. P.
A. The funeral was held at Temple
| Emanuel, New York City, and burial in
| Cincinnati.
@. Who originated railway guides7-
H. K. G.
A. George Bradshaw 1801- $50, an
English map engraver, was the originator.
In 1889 he published Bradshaw's Railway
Time Tables, which later were known as
BradshaW's Railway Companion.
@. How many branches has the Feder-
| alton de IAlliance Francaise?-B. T.
A. This association founded In 1902 in
| the United States and Canada, has 290
branches. The purpose is to foster the
| study and cultivation of the French Ian
| guage, art science, literature and history
| in America.
| @. For whom is Buncombe County, N.
| c., named?-E. K. G.
A. The member for the Buncombe dis
| trict in the congressional discussion Of
| the Missouri Compromise 1920 persisted
| in long speeches despite the boredom and
| impatience of his fellow members. The
| incident Is reputed to be the origin of
| the name as well as the words bunkum
| and bunk.
@. How can preserves and Jelly be kept
| bright color?-S. w.
A. Cooking rapidly helps to retain the
bright color Of the fruit. The addition
| of pectin shortens the necessary cooking
| time.
O. Are any of the old Roman aque-
| ducts still in use?-A. S.
| A. OF the nine aqueducts which
brought water to ancient Rome three
are still in use One Of them, constructed
in 149 B. c., is Sc miles long.
@. How much candy does the average
person eat?-J. G.
A. In 1886 the per capita consumption
of candy in the United States was l6
| pounds.
| @. What was the result of the Nation
wide poll on birth control?-J. w.
| A. The poll conducted by the American
Institute of Public Opinion resulted in a
10 per cent affirmative vote and 80 per
| cent negative vote.
@. How strong a wind has the Empire
State Building felt?-W. R. H.
| A. Engineers have stated that the
Empire State Building was built to stand
sway of "a inches. On November 3,
1888, a wind with a velocity of 100 niles
an hour was recorded at which time the
sway was only 4 inches.
| @. Who wrote "Rab and His Frends"7
| W. H.
| A. The famous short story is by DR..
John Brown, an Edinburgh physician.
It was published in 1859.
O. What is the device that makes It
possible for radio speakers to see their
voices?-H. l..
A. The device is called the resonoscope
and is being used by the Columbia Broad
casting System to test the timber OF ac-
tors and speakers voices. 1t was devel-
oped by the Dumont Laboratories of New
Jersey and makes it possible for the
voices to appear on an illuminated
screen.
@. What State grows the most cher
| RESI-. H.
A. Michigan is the leading cherry
growing State, with more than 2,50O,0 900
trees.
@. What proportion of people in the
United States have at some time been in
mental hospitals?-K. F.
A. One out of every % persons spenos
part of his life in mental hospital.
@. What is the meaning of Mac" as a
1 prefix in so many names?-J. w.
A. Mac is Gaelic word meaning son.
It is the distinguishing prefix in a large
number of Scotch and Irish personal
names and is frequently contracted to
NC" or M"
@. Who was Beta Million Gates?-
J.W.
A. John Warne Gates 1855-19lD was
capitalist, promoter and speculator.
He began the manufacture of wire fenc-
ing in St. Louis and by 1898 had achieved
a company with s90,O000O0 capitaliza-
ton. He then entered the stock and
grain exchanges on large scale He was
a colorful figure and the subject of many
stories.
@. What city has the largest freight
yards in the United States?-W r. M.
A. Chicago.
@. What Is secular music?-J. W.
A. 1t is music intended for a theater
or concert hall as opposed to sacred
music.