Evening star., 1937-01-26
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QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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@. How great fail in temperature IS
indicated by the expression, cold wave?
p. D.
A. In the United States the term is
generally used to denote fall of at
least 20 degrees, bringing the temperature
below the freezing point.
@. What percentage Of lumber Is pro-
duced on farm woodlands? What is the
total farm woodland area in the United
States?-E. G.
A. It Is estimated that approximately
one-third of the total cut Of timber 4;
produced from farm woodlands. The
total farm woodland area In the United
States Is 1s5,o00,474 acres.
Q. When was Vatican City created?
-E.J.
A. This papal territory Of about 100
acres within the city of Rome was Gre
ated in 1929 by an agreement between
Pope Plus XII and Mussolini.
@. What women are eligible to mem
bership in the Colonial Danes of Amer
ica?-T. c.
A. To be eligible to membership, a
woman must be descended from some
worthy ancestor who rendered valuable
service to the Colonies and who became
q resident Of America previous to 1850.
Memberships are obtained only upon in
Vtation from those already enrolled.
@. Why do some candies taste sTeeter
than others?-R. w. C.
A. Some candies are sweeter than
others because Of a difference in the
size Of the sugar crystals. Such candies
as fondants have very fine crystals which
dissolve as soon as they are touched by
saliva. These taste much sweeter than
the candies made of large crystals which
dissolve slowly and so reach the taste
buds more gradually.
@. When was the practice of having
cab stands inaugurated?-C. H. A.
Il In 1884 Capt. Baily hit upon the
lyasn e<teeping several hackney coaches.
with drivers in livery, at a particular
place-the Maypole in the Strand, Lon
don-where they could be hired as
needed.
@. What is the title of the play on
Broadway about Keats?-W. r.
A. aged g." by Anne Crawford Flex-
ner, is story of the poet.
Q. How many islands has Maine2
e. w.
A. The State has 1900 wooded islands.
@. Under whose governorship was the
capital of Maryland moved from st.
Marys to Annapolis? Virginias from
Jamestown to Williamsburg?-N e. C.
A. In both cases the Governor repre-
senting England was Sir Francis Nichol-
son. In 1890 he was appointed lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, where he enjoyed
q successful administration and was one
Of the founders of william and Mary. He
was then appointed Governor Of Mary
land, but he aroused a great deal OF
opposition to his administration by
changing the capital from st. Marys to
Annapolis. In 1898 he was appointed
Governor of Virginia, but he was too
he moved the capital from jamestown to
Williamsburg he was so unpopular that
he was recalled.
@. Where did the Titans live?-S. T. ".
A. These NEUROLOGICAL people were
supposed to live in Thessaly near the
Mountain OF Ossa.
@. What is meant by an inferno ski
race?-H. K. G..
A. The Swiss Inferno ski race is ths
longest downhill in the world. 1t Is run
annually from the summit of the Schil-
thorn over one Of the steepest courses to
the village of Lauterbrunnen, Switzer-
land, a drop of $500 feet. To race over
this course is trying feat Of endurance
and skill. The first American Inferno
was raced three years ago on Mount
Washington, the highest peak of the
presidential range in New Hampshire.
@. When was blood TRANSMISSION first
attempted?-T. C..
to be that Of Pope Innocent VIII who Is
cdAN w 4IdtC bCCA1 upO4A
cessfully in 1892. There are vague allu-
sions to what might have been blood
TRANSMISSION much earlier.
@. Is there any precedent for Presi-
dents son serving as his secretary or as
an Office aSSistant?-E. H.
A. John Quincy Adams son acted as
his secretary. Andrew Jackson's adopted
son and nephew, Andrew Jackson Donel-
son, had charge of White House appoint
nentS and entertainments. Abraham
Van Buren was secretary to his father,
President Martin Van Buren. Robert
Tyler assisted President John Tyler and
Millard Powers Fillmore took over the
secretarial duties for President Fillmore.
President Buchanan's secretary was a
nephew to whom he had acted as a
father. Ulysses s. Grants son assisted
his father for many years.
@. For whom was Fort Wood on Bed
loe's Island named?-M. S.
A. 1t was named for Eleazer D. Wood,
a distinguished hero In the battle of
Fort Erie.
@. How long can cotton be kept with.