Evening star., 1938-01-10
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Is there central file Of the names
OF people who are paying on Federal
old-age insurance?-M. T.
A. There are now about 81 600 nOo
employed people carrying this insurance.
A central index Is kept in Baltimore,
Nd and now covers half acre of floor
space.
q. What value is placed on the An
drew Mellon collection of art objects
that are to be housed in the new gallery
in Washington-A. E.
A. 1t is difficult to place a value on
the collection. The pictures and sculp-
ture cost about S35, 100000. Lord Duveen
has reckoned that the collection has a
value today in excess of $5OOO0,O00.
@. Is Fordham University Catholic
school?-B. E. M.
A. Fordham is the largest Catholic
educational institution in this country.
@. Do wild birds stand the cold
weather better when they are we'll fed?
ID. r.
A. Both game and song birds are
fortified against severe weather by food
Systematic winter feeding is urged In
order to save wildlife
@. When a product is labeled salad
oil table oil or vegetable oil, what does
it consist of?-W. H.
A. 1t may be oil of cottonseed. corn,
peanut sunfoWer sesame, rapeseed, soy
bean, palm kernel, coconut or poppy-
seed. All of these are desirable products
of good quality.
q. How can the marks of basting be
avoided in making a velvet dress?-K. S.
A. Silk thread should be used for
basting velvet.
Q. How many rural post office routes
are there?-W. M.
A. On June 80. 1887, 33,6Ol rural
routes were in operation in the United
States.
Q. Please give list of some of the
painters in Taos. N. Mex-E w.
A. partial list includes Kenneth NJ.
Adams, j. Charles Bernnghaus, Emil
Blsstram, Ernest Blumenschein. Dorothy
Brett, Regina Cooke, Andrew Dasburg,
Joseph A. Fleck. Mary Frederiksen Mrs.
Walter Ufer), Blanche Grant. Martin
Henninps. Frank Hoffman, Ward Lock-
wood. Loren Motley. Bert Phillips and
Joseph Sharp.
@. How much money is invested In
savings deposits in the United States?-
C.J.
A. On June 80. 1887, total savings
deposits as represented by savings ar
counts and time certificates of deposits
in the continental United States, totaled
$24, ,499, ,448 900.
@. How is the snow obtained for ski
jumping in Madison Square Garden?-
w. H.
A. Tce-making machines turn out Ice
at the rate of IL tons an hour This is
shaved by machinery into snow.
@. What is the shawl or scarf called
which is worn by Jews during PRAYERS?
w. T. S.
A. 1t is tallith. 1t is made of white
wool or silk with blue or black stripes
at each end and has fringe at each cor
ner.
O. What is the story about the dis
covery of roast pig?-W B.
A. In Charles Lambs ESSAYS of
Ella Ho-ti, careless Chinese swine
herd. allows the pigsty to burn. Des-
perately searching in the ruins. he burned
his fingers on the charred remains of
pig. 1nvoluntarily putting them in his
mouth, he found the flavor enticing.
which led to the discovery of roast pis
as favorite dish.
@. Were Nelly Custis and her brother
adopted by Gen. George Washington
E. c.
A. Both were adopted by Gen. and
Mrs. Washington. although they retained
the Custis family name.
Q. When was the first tunnel between
New York and New Jersey undertaken?
w. j.. H.
A. De Witt Clinton Haskin. a Western
railroad builder, in 1873 secured the
financial aid of Trenor w. Park for a
tunnel between Manhattan and Jersey
City. Work was begun with the sinking
OF shaft in Jersey City in November.
1874. Legal difficulties. accidents and
then a scarcity of funds combined to
prevent its completion, although consid-
cradle work was done at intervals over
long period of years. In the early
part of the present century the project
was revived and in few years was
completed as the Hudson & Manhattan
Railroad.