Evening star., 1937-09-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SEIN.

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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question Of fact by tprittng The EUentno
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
HdSkiH. Director. Washington, d. c.
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q How fast does Glenn Mccarthy. the
sports announcer. talk?-C. T.
A He speaks at the rate Of 244 words
a minute.
9, How many women give birth 70 chill.
dren after the age of 5O7-H j. s
A, In 1885 there were 21323O2 women
OF all ages who bore children OF these.
iS2 were from so to 54 years old. and none
was S. or over.
c. How much does the soil weigh on
one-aere field, measured to the depth
OF one foot?-R p
A. 1t weighs about 1000 900 pounds.
c. How long will the rrnwavs need fo
be for landing the projected luxury air
linerS?-M. N.
A. Wide paved runways of 1000 to
5000 feet will be required.
9 How much does a large department
store like Marshall Field 4, Co spend
for advertising in newspspsrs7-C. p. G.
A Marshall Field a. Co. has invested
approximately 81 100000 a year in news
paper advertising for the past decade.
Q, What is geopolitics?-W. r.
A. 1t is branch of knowledge per-
tanning to the growth of States on geo
graphic lines, 1t deals with race. religion.
migration. space. borders. soil, physical
formation and related facts.
@. How large are bacteria?-A. M
A Most bacteria are about one micron
wide and from one to seven microns
long. Approximately $4,000 microns equal
one inch.
o. How many miles Of pneumatic
tubes are used for mail delivery in New
York City?-F. w.
A. New York City uses 26i3 miles Of
pneumatic tube service between Man.
haitian and Brooklyn
@. Is the diamond harder stone than
the ruby?-D. c.
A. The diamond is estimated to be IS
times as hard as the ruby.
@. Where did Cornelia Otis Skinner,
the actress, go to school?-H F.
A. She attended the Baldwin School
at Bryn Mawr and Bryn Mawr College.
O. What is the League of Nations do
ing to control narcotic trafic?-L. M.
A. 1t is furthering the work of mar
cotic legislation and enforcement in the
various countries. II has no legislative
power and can only collect statistics and
advise in this matter. In 1912 there was
a convention on the narcotic question.
In 1881 there was a further convention
on the subject The various nations CO.
operate in the matter Of controlling mar
cotlc traffic.
O. How long has the word boss" been
used in politics?-J. w.
A The use of the term dates from the
exposure of the Tweed ring In New York
City in 1872.
O. Is there any flesh left on an en-
balmed person after being buried in a
casket for 10 years?-K McG.
A. Embalmed bodies retain the flesh
indefinitely.
O. Please name some famous musicians
who had the gift of absolute pitch-P. T.
A. Among them are Mozart. Brahms,
Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Won Bulow
and Max Roger.
O. How many registered female nurses
are there in the United States?-O. P.
A. At the last census, there were 294.-
189 trained nurses in the United States.
Of this number 2SS,737 were female.
c. How large personnel has the Ror-
der Patrol of the United States?-H. T.
A. The total is $50. Appointees to the
patrol are subject to civil service.
@. Must there be rain to produce
lightning?-E. l..
A. Lightning is produced by the rup-
ture Of raindrops in strong up-rushing
currents of air. This uprushing is owing
to the lower air being decidedly warmer
than that above.
@. How long have contact lenses been
invented?-W. H.
A. The broad idea of the contact lens
was conceived by j. F. Herschel, the Eng
lish astronomer in 1927. Later F. r.
Mueller, German optician, blew a glass
shell according to a physicians prescrip-
ton for the eye of patient who had
cancerous lid. Contact lenses however.
were not widely used until Carl Zeiss
introduced methods of grinding the mi
mute shell not only to make it conform
with the eve, but to correct slight optical
errors as well.
O. Where did the school originator
e. H.
A. In ancient Greece. Plato was first
to give regular educational courses ex-
tending over three or four years and in
a fixed place, the Academy.