Evening star., 1938-10-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

6y TNEDENlC Ss HAoAlNs
A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by tDrittno The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hask.n. director, Washington,
D. C. Please trclose stamp for reply.
@. Where is the highest golf course in
the world?-E. j. w.
A. There is an 18-hole course at
Alto de La Paz, Bolivia, which is $4,000
feet above sea level.
@. When will the United States reach
Its population peak?-G. T. j.
A. According to the Committee on
Population Problems of the National
Resources Committee, the United States
will reach its population peak within
fifty years with maximum of approxi-
mately l5s,00o,00o.
@. Please explain why persons shoes
come of when he jumps from a tall
building-A. B.
A. When a person falls from a great
height or is involved in an explosion, the
shoes are forced off the feet by the
pressure of the air.
q. What is the name Of the poem be-
ginning, When consider life and it's
few years-a wisp Of fog betwixt us and
the SUNK. L. H.
A. 1t Is Tears" by the late Lizette
Woodwork Reese.
@. Does the United States Food and
Drug Administration approve the formu-
las of cosmetics and drugs?-C. F. 8.
A. No. The manufacturer must de-
termine whether or not his formula Ii
suitable for use and justifies his claims.
@. How many copies of How to Win
Friends and Influence People" have been
sold?-H. K. j.
A. This book, by Dale Carnegie, has
surpassed the record for goth century
non n-fiction in the United States, with
sales Of over 100000 copies.
G. When was the word imagination"
hrst used?-D. w. X.
A. The earliest known use Of the word
Imagination" according to James Muir
rays New English Dictionary, was in
1910 by Hampole in his Psalter.
@. What are the largest fresh and salt
water fish ever caught?-H. F. C.
A. The largest fresh-water fish ever
caught was an American sturgeon weigh
ing 1000 pounds and having length of
10 feet inches, caught in the Columbia
River (Oregon) In 1911 by Clyde Lesser.
The largest saltwater fish ever caught
was 9 whale shark weighing 26,594
pounds. having length of 38 feet and
girth of Is feet, caught at Knights KEY,
Fla, June l, 1912, by Captain Charles
Thompson.
@. Please give the origin Of the "Col-
lect" used by womens clubs.-E. L. B.
A. "A Collect for All Women" by Mary
Stuart, Queen of Scots, was written while
she was in prison. some time between the
years 1858 and 1887.
@. How much money does the Gov
ernment collect in taxes from sports and
amusements?-W. s.
A. It has been estimated by statisti-
clans that Federal taxes for the current
tax year on sports and amusements will
exceed $l8,00o,00o.
@. What farm magazines have the
largest circulation?-J. T. r.
A. Country Gentleman, 1888. 900; Coun-
try Home. 1,64S,000; Farm Journal,
1885 900; Capper's Farmer, 1,l20, 900. and
Successful Farming. 1,l0s,58l.
@. Did Aristotle say that man should
be much older than his wife?-W. H. r.
A. Aristotle, in his Politics" says,
Therefore it is fitting for the women
to be married at about the age Of ID
and the men at 81 or little before"
@. What is considered the best-housed
nation in the world?-H K. D.
A. Francis O. Wilcox, in Current His
tory. says, "One of the brightest feathers
in the Dutch cap is the fact that perhaps
no other people in the world are housed
quite 50 we'll as the people Of Holland"
From the humblest farmhouse to the
apartment houses of the larger munich
palities there is an air of neatness and
permanence about Dutch homes that is
refreshing One can search in vain for
slums comparable to those found in the
United States. Furthermore. there are
plenty Of homes to 60 around, for, as the
chief Inspector Of state housing assured
me, Practically every working -class fam
lily can have, as a rule. four rooms and
q kitchen in which to live"
@. What is the altitude and popula-
ton Of Mexico City?-K. F.
A. The altitude OF the city is 5000 feet
and the population over 100000.
@. How is the Leaning Tower Of Pisa
constructed?-H. w. T.
A. The Leaning Tower Of Pisa is built
in the Romanesque style. 1t is cylindri-
cal and In eight stages. which at the base~
are solid with q wall arcade, the six
above being surrounded within their
small -columned arcades. with galleries.
The highest stage has six large arches
to allow the sound Of the bells to escape.
The tower is 181 feet high and 5l1a feet
in diameter at the base. 1t Is inclined
l3 feet inches toward the south. About
one-haf of the sinking took place during
construction.