Evening star., 1938-10-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

Teddef cQi1 0eL the GnStDer TO any
question OF fact by ,oriting The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
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@. What is the origin of the express
sion a whited sepulchre?-V. L. L.
A. 1t is from Matthew xxiii27: Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo-
critics! for ye are like unto whited
sepulchres, which indeed appear beauti-
ful outward, but are within full OF dead
mems bones. and Of all uncleanness."
O. Was there famous club in New
York many years ago called the Lantern
Club?-H. L. K.
1893 by Edward Marshall, Stephen
Crane, David Graham Phillips, Irving
Bachelor and other notable writer's Of
the day. 1t had headquarters at 80
South William street, New York City,
collected hundreds of ships lanterns
during its existence and entertained
many distinguished visitors from all over
the world.
are there?-W. D. A.
A. On January /, 1898, the Walgreen
Drug Co. was operating $40 stores in
the United States and Canada.
@. Who wrote Swiss Family Robin
son"?-N. G. P.
A. 1t is by Johann R. Wyss a Swiss
educator and author. He is known
chiefly as the author of this book and
Of the Swiss national anthem. Most of
his life was spent as a professor of
philosophy, and he died in 1880.
@. Please give the history of ele-
vators-J. H.
A. The modern elevator dates from
a platform hoist made by Henry Water
man Of New York in 1850, this being
very crude affair operating between two
floors. At about the same time George
H. Fox g. Co. of Boston were building the
same type Of elevator. In 1852 Elisha
Graves Otis began the manufacture Of
elevators in Yonkers, N. Y, and in 1854
invented the first safety device to keep
the car platform from falling. The first
platform elevator was installed by Otis
IN 1857 in New York. In 1878 Charles
r. Otis invented the safety governor.
The first passenger elevator in an Office
building was of the steam driven type
and was installed in New York in 1869.
O. Who wrote 20 Sole Mio"?-M r.
A. The music was composed by E. Di
Capua and the words in the Neapolitan
dialect were written by G. Capurro.
O. Is there a coin called a mohur?-
G. K. j.
A. This was a Persian gold coin used
in India from the 10Th century. Be-
tween 1885 and 1891 a gold coin also
called mohur was struck by the gov
ernment of British India and was of the
nominal value Of Is rupees. On the es-
tablishment of gold standard in India
in 1899 the British sovereign was de-
clared legal tender and the mohur was
superseded.
@. Why is Addisons disease so called?
IT. j. NJ
A. The condition was first recognized
by DR.. Thomas Addison Of Guys Hos
pital, London, in 1855.
@. Who said, MY work Is best for
mel. S. L.
A. The quotation, MY work is best
for be-" appears in poem BY Henry
Van Dyke entitled Work"
@. Is it safe to leave boat out Of
water in summer weather?-W. F. o.
A. The Forest Service says that wood
naturally tends to swell in absorbing
moisture and inversely to shrink on los
ing moisture below a value of approx
mately 80 per cent known as the fiber
saturation point. If boat is subjected
to summer weather for two months it
will probably dry enough to open up the
seams.
O. Please give some information about
the life and work of Winold Reiss-
J. E. G.
A. Fritz Winold Reiss was born in Ger
many. He is a painter, teacher and ar
chitect. He studied under Franz Won
Stuck, and attended the Royal Academy
of Fine Arts. Munich. His works in
clude decoration of the Apollo Thea
ter. South Sea Island ballroom of Ho-
tel Sherman. Chicago, ILL.,; restaurants
Crillon, Robert, Bonaparte. Rumpel-
mayer. Caprice all in New York City;
Tavern Club, Chicago: Hotel st. George,
Brooklyn; mosaic murals, Cincinnati
Union Terminal. One of his most i'm
portant works is collection of 81 por-
traits OF Indians, which has been ex-
hlbited in principal art institutes ani
museums in Stockholm, Paris, Municl
and the United States.
@. How much alcohol does absinths
contain?-R. L. K.
A. The best absinthe contains from
10 to 80 per cent of alcohol.
O. Does the ermine change COLOR
G. T. L.
A. In summer the animals color is
reddish brown above and white beneath.
changing in the winter Of Northern lati-
tudes to snowy whiteness, except at the
tip of the tail, which at all seasons is
black.
O. How much did the Washington
Monument cost?-T. I.
A. The total COST including transpor-
tation of donated stones, reached we'll
over one and half million dollars.
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