Evening star., 1938-09-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
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,, FREDERIC J. HASKlN.
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Q. How much time is lost In this
country by labor troubes?-R. j.
A. In 1887, according to the 1893 Labor
Statistics Year Book, labor disputes in
the United States involved 1880 .26l
workers and the loss Of 28,424,s57 work.
ing days.
@. Is Bone-setter Reese, who treated
so many ball players, living?-H. 8.
A. John D. (Bone-setter) Reese died
November 30, 1881, in Youngstown, Ohio.
@. Did Gen. Joffre change his name?
IT. s.. J.
A. According to tradition in the
family, the stock was originally Spanish
and Of the nobility. the names having
been Goffre. His great grandfather
fled from Spain for political reasons and
went to France where he gave his name
the French spelling Of Joffre, and became
q merchant.
Q. Please give some information about
La Voisin, the famous French fortune
teller.-J. N. F.
A. Catherine Monvoisin, known as La
Voisin, was the wife OF jeweler. She
practiced chiromancy, facereading. mid
wifery and provided love powders and
al Hnr ~; Of
of her lovers, the magician, Lesage. The
women Of Paris focked to La Voisin and
she accumulated great wealth. She was
one OF the chief personages in the
famous af1aire des poisons which dis
graced the reign Of Louis XVI and was
executed at an early stage Of the pro-
ceedings on February 20, 1880.
@. How many automobiles have radios?
IT. K. N.
A. 1t is estimated that more than s.
100000 automobiles in the United States
are equipped with radios.
O.. What percentage Of articles sold in
the stores in Puerto Rico is from the
United States?-L. w.
A. Ninety-five per cent of goods sold
in the stores there Is from the States.
@. What is the origin of the term
kowtow?-Y. S. X.
A. 1t is derived from the Chinese cere-
monial act of prostration as a sign OF
homage, submission or worship. The
word is formed from ko, knock, and tou,
head. To the emperor the kowtow was
rf osI l,1,k kpoo1{rr
act accompanied by touching the ground
with the forehead.
@. Who are the trustees Of the Ma
tional Gallery of Art which will house
the Mellon collection?-J. r. w.
A. The trustees are Paul Mellon David
K. E. Bruce and Donald B. Sheppard.
@. What is the specific gravity of the
blood?-T W. S.
A. The specific gravity Of blood de-
pends upon the quantity OF haemoglobin
present. Normally 1t Is between 1,055
and 1.060.
@. Is the Bartlett pear native to the
United States?-A. w. H.
A. 1t was brought here from England
and developed from wtlding grown ir
Berkshire.
@. Who said, every one in the worlc
is Christ and they are all crucihed?-
J. L.
A. 1t is from Winesburg, Ohio, by
Sherwood Anderson.
@. What is the difference in cost be-
tween technicolor and ordinary motion
picture film?-E. D.
A. Technicolor negative costs ~
cents foot and three negatives are
used, making a total of 2213 cents
foot. Black and white negative costs
cents foot. Technicolor costs cent.
a foot to develop. but three times a,
much film must be processed, making
the cost cents. Black and white mega.
tive developing is 1l2 cents a foot.
@. Is there adequate training fol
Negro ministers in the United Statesi
r. j.
A. Dean Benjamin E. Mays Of the
school of religion at Howard University
in an article entitled THE Mosi
Neglected Area in Negro Education (The
Crsis)' says: During the past quarter o.
century theological education among
Negroes has been almost wholly neg.
lected While noble-hearted philanthro.
pists have given millions upon millions
for the purpose of building class
colleges and universities. with the result
that We have approximately % clas.
B colleges and 20 class A colleges fol
Negroes, nothing significant has beel
done to improve the physical needs O
Negro theological seminaries, and only
a merger sum has been spent to improve
the quality Of theological teaching"
@. What is the origin of the Lambeth
Walk?-J. L. H.
A. 1t is a modernized version Of ar
old Cockney dance which was partic-
ularly popular in Lambeth. borough
of London. Its present rage dates from
last December when Lupino Lane. pop.
ular English comedian, introduced it in
his musical revue. Me and My Girl" al
the Victoria Palace Theater. London
In this country it was popularized by
Gertrude Lawrence and Prince Serge
Obelensky at the st. Regis roof.