Evening star., 1937-05-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF 1dct hy 1DTtttH1 The EUenfnr
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp TOR reply.
@. In which direction should a tennis
court be laid out?-M. v.
A. 1t should be laid out with the ends
north and south.
@. Do the japanese have sound pic
tures?-J. w.
A. In 1885 of the 49e feature pictures
made in Japan, 1863 were with sound.
@. Please give some examples Of old
men famous for their achievements
B. o. r.
A. In the World War some Of the
great commanders were Hindenburg, who
was CT in 1914; Won BuloW, So; Foch, SO.
j. P. Morgan was 10 when Wall Street
in an hour of need turned to him as its
leader. Commodore Vanderbilt did most
of his railroad building between his 10th
and 83d year, adding hundred million
to his fortune. Gladstone was made
prime minister for the fourth time at
83 years of age. John Quincy Adams
and Henry Clay were great political
leaders at 30. Oliver Wendell Holmes
was writing liberal opinions at the age
of 80.
@. Where is the Isle Of Pines?-J j. L.
A. The Isle Of Pines, or Isla de Pinos.
In the West Indies, is about thirty miles
south Of Cuba, of which it forms part,
belonging to Habana Province. The
island, discovered by Columbus in 1494,
has an area of 1000 square miles and a
population Of about 5000. Nueva Corona
and Santa Fe are the largest towns.
@. Please give an equivalent for VIII
lage meadows in some Indian language.
w. A. c.
A. There was no aboriginal term for
village meadows, as the Indians had no
cattle in prehistoric time, and therefore
had no lands set apart for grazing. The
town fields in which corn was raised
would be called oSapa in the Choctaw
language.
@. Do soldiers break step when cross
ing BRIDGET. P.
A. They are ordered to do so, to re.
lieve the pressure on the bridge.
& "lIdI Ildu 1lDUy DCcIl uStu
for before the War?-R. j. j.
A. 1t was large brick structure named
for its owner, who used the building as
a ship chandlery and also as a tobacco
warehouse The Confederate government
early secured it as military prison for
Federal soldiers, and many thousands
were confined there.
@. Who wrote the verse beginning,
There was little girl. she had little
curl right in the middle of her fore
head"?-H. G.
A. 1t is by Henry w. Longfellow.
Q. What was the real name of Rachel
the French actress? Was she ever in
the United States?-C. H.
A. The famous French-Jewish ira
gedienne was named Elizabeth Felix She
came to America in 1855 on an extensive
tour. The trip exhausted her physically
and on her return to France she was
compelled to retire from the stage. She
died of consumption in 1858 at the age
of 81.
@. Is 1t correct to have celery, olives,
Jelly or chocolates on the table 1t a
formal dinner?-E. w.
A. Mrs. Post says: Menus on FASH
ionable tables never include obvious &C
cessories such as celery olives, rolls, pep
fruit, any more than they include ice
water, or butter, or sugar for coffee"
@. What is the name Of the 28-month-
old child who has vocabulary of $500
words?-E. H.
A. Mary Christine Dunn, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Dunn of Bonne
Terre, Mo, is the child prodigy She
was given a series of mental tests by
Prof. John P. Nafe of Washington
University which proved that the child
had the intelligence of 5-year-old.
Q. Who wrote, But wars game
which, were their subjects wise, Kings
would not play at"?-O. T.
A. William Cowper. 1t is found in
'The Task"
Q. How much less will 1t cost to pro-
duce newsprint paper in the South than
the present cost?-W J.
A. DR.. Charles A. Herty of Savannah
Ga, an expert in methods of using
Southern pine for paper, has estimated
that the cost of making paper in the
South will be $27 ton, as compared to
SAT ton in the principal producing
areas at present.
@. What is the name of the major
in New York City who is known as a
financial prophet?-H w.
A. Maj. Lawrence Lee Bailey Angas
of New York City is an economist who
conducts financial service.
Q. Pease give the dimensions and
appearance of the Stone of Scone which
is under the English coronation chair
Il. T.
A. 1t is a block of red sandstone IN
the shape of an irregular oblong, 26
inches long, 1864 inches in breadth and
l012 inches thick.
@. Is there any military school In the
East that offers music scholarship to
talented boys?-E. F. G.
A. The New York Military Academy.
Cornwall Lon Hudson, N. Y, offers to
young musicians a scholarship valued at
S70O for 1878.
@. OF what material is the dome In
Marshall Fields Chicago?-R. M.
A. The Tiffany mosaic dome Is one of
the largest glass mosaics ever constructed.
1t contains 1,60000 pieces and Is said
to be the first dome ever built Of iri-