Evening star., 1937-11-20

FeOueT can get tHe dHSUer to dEu
question OF TACT By ,Ortttng The Epeninq
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, director. Washington, D. c.
Please '1tl9as stamp tor reply,
q. How many feathers has a turkey7
C. B. M.
A. 1t has about $3.50 feathers.
Q. Why does the brain become IA
tlgued?-T. w. M.
A. Fatigue Is due to poiSons which
accumulate in the body. The blood sup
ply is not able to remove the poisons
during activity, and the brain becomes
dulled due to lack of oxygen and too
much of the fatigue toxins.
@. For whom was the Perkins high
way in New York State named?-M B.
A. The Perkins Memorial Drive was
named in honor of the late George w.
Perkins, who had served from 1900 10
1920 as the first president of the New
York commissioners of the Palisades In
terstate Park
@. How long has Peru had compulsory
social security?-C. L.
A. 1t was introduced by law of All
gust II, 1886 In February, 1887, a law
was passed amplifying and modifying
the original act.
Q. Please tell how many shells the
anti-aircraft gun can fire per minute
and how many bullets Thompson sub
machine gun can fire per minute-H. c.
A. The anti-aircraft gun fires from
500 to $50 shells per minute and the
Thompson gun from 500 to 600 per min
ute.
@. OF what nationality is Luise Rainer,
the screen Star?-E. l.. G.
A. She is an Austrian. She was born
in Vienna. Her parents were Heinz and
Envy Ralner non professionals. Miss
Rainer started her stage career at the
age Of Is.
@. When was the Crystal Palace in
London destroyed by fre?-E. F. H.
A. The famous Crystal Palace in Lon
don. which was built for the Exposition
of Arts and Industry of 1851, was de-
stroyed by fire on November 30 1886
The entire structure was burned with
the exception OF the crystal fountain.
Q. Can any one write on a typewriter
faster than person can talk?-J. JF
A. 1t IS impossible. Occasionally
speed operators give minute dem
onstratlons in which they write a men,
orlzed sentence at over 200 words a min
ute, but the words IN this sentence are
two and three letter words. such as in the
following sentence. 1t is the duty of a
man to do me turn and if he can he is
to do So However. it is possible TO re-
peat this sentence al over 400 words
minute, so the takers have wide mar
gin over the typist.
@. Who was the last surviving soldier
Of the American Revolution?-G. T.
A. Daniel F. Dakeman was the last
pensioner of the Revolutionary War. He
died 86 years after the close of the war
at the age of 1O9 years months and
days on April 5, 1869. at Freedom, N. I.
Q Where is the Island of Capri?-
J. B. c..
A. 1t is located on the south side of
the Bay OF Naples, II miles south of the
city OF Naples. The famous Blue Grotto
is on the island.
u. VINO handled the publicity for
Bruce BartonS congressional campaign?
w. H.
A. Fred Smith, former publicity dlrec-
tor of Batten, Barton, Durstine e. Osborn,
Inc, was in charge of Mr.. Barton's cam
paign.
Q Who was the character who could
not be beaten in a wrestling match so
long as some part Of him touched the
earth?-C. H. F.
A In Greek mythology Antaeus was a
gigantic wrestler (son of Earth and Sea.
Ge and PoseidonD, whose strength was
lnvlnclble so long as he touched the
earth and when he was lifted from it.
his strength renewed by touching it
again. 1t was Hercules who succeeded in
killing this charmed giant, by lifting him
from the earth and squeezing him TO
death.
@ What is the difference between
gourmet and gourmand?-G. A.
A. The word, gourmet. means person
who is selective in his choice OF articles
OF food A gourmand is one who over
eats.
" was lnere famous American art
list named Millet?-C. R.
A. Francis Davis Millet was a well
known painter illustrator and Journalist.
He was vice president of the National
Academy of Design and one of the or
ganlZerS and secretary of the American
Academy in Rome. He executed a
number of fine mural paintings. one of
which is The Evolution of Navigation"
Among his canvaseS are "A Cozy Corner
An Old-Time Melody" AT the Inn"
Between Two Fires" and a portrait of
Nicholas Murray Butler. He lost his life
in the Titanic disaster
c. Are most of the people in Italy
CatholicS?-F M
A. The census of 1881 latestl returned
41,0l7,36o Catholics C996 per cent?;
82,481 Protestants: 47.435 Jews; atheists,
l7,474; others, 6032
@. Is Revere silver considered beauti-
full as we'll as valuable?-O. L. K.
A. Revere was the greatest early
American silversmith At 10 he took
over his fathers business Most of the
Revere silver now in existence was either
of his manufacture or made under his
personal supervision. The design was
based on English Georgian style of the
18th century, characterized by greater
simplicity of decoration and beauty of
proportion than is usually found in Eng
lish work The Revere silver is equal to
the best plate of any country of that