Evening star., 1938-12-06
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.


A reader can get the ans1per to any
question of fact by priting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington.
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. What was the largest crowd that
ever saw Tony Canzoneri fight?-A.
H. M.
A. When Tony Canzoneri won the
lightweight title from AL Singer, he
fought before 10000 people.
Q. When did women first color their
flngernails and wear them long?-J.L.K.
A. In the days of Salome and Cleo
patra, women stained their nails with
henna. Under the social regime of the
Chinese Empire, fngernails worn several
inches long and covered with gold cases
were symbol of the aristocracy who did
not have to work with their hands.
@. Please give the origin of the line:
"The worldly hope men set their hearts
upon turns ashes"?-W. J.H
A. 1t is from the "Rubaiyat" of Omar
Khayyam.
Q. What are entozoa?-J. w.
A. They are parasites, such as worms,
that live inside of other animals.
@. Was there souvenir bottle manu-
factured when the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad was flnished?-S. w. F.
A. According to the book, American
Glass;" lone famous old bottle displays
horse drawing on rails four wheeled
cart loaded with bales of cotton and
Jumps of coal. 1t signalized the compile
ton OF the Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad
in 1880. - The design was impressed on
a panel lengthWise of the bottle and the
legend, Success to the Railroad was
shown on the margin of the panel"
@. Where is Maligne Lake?-J. H. S.
A. 1t is in Jasper National Park, AL
berta, Canada, and is the largest and one
of the most beautiful glacier fed lakes in
the Canadian Rockies.
@. What is the standard authority for
weights and measures in the United
States?-M S.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
is the custodian Of the standards which
govern all weighing and measuring.
These Standards are adopted by the
Treasury Department for use in the
customhouses and were authorized by
joint resolution of Congress in 1886.
Copies of these standards were subse-
quently furnished to the Governors of
the States.
@. For whom is Marietta, Ohio, named?
C. K. j.
A. The name of the city was chosen
to honor Marie Antoinette.
Q. What is the name of the college
hitchhikers' club?-J. H. M.
A. 1t is called the Registered Collegiate
Thumbers and was organized by Stanley
Fiese of st. Ambrose College, Davenport,
Iowa.
@. Has a woman ever become base
ball SCOUTS. E. j.
A. According to Look, Mrs. Bessie H.
Largent Of Mckinney, Tex, has been a
baseball scout for IA years. She has
signed such outstanding players as Luke
Appling, Zeke Bonura, Vernon Kennedy,
Art Shires and Monty Stratton Mrs.
Largent finds and signs players for the
Chicago White Sox.
@. When did George Washington build
distilling plant at Mount Vernon?-
G. O. S.
A. George Washington set up his dis
tillery in 1895 at Mount Vernon.
@. What is included in an urban area?
-E. P.
A. The urban area, as defined by the
Bureau Of Census. includes all cities and
other incorporated places having pop
ulation of $500 or more.
@. How fast can a fur seal swim?-
H. w. G.
A. A fur seal can swim for q consider
able distance at the sustained rate Of
60 miles an hour
@. When did Clemenceau first come to
the United States?-J. G. H.
A. He arrived in New York. early in
1856 and remained there or in New
England for three years, writing descrip-
tions of American postwar conditions for
the Paris Temps and teaching French
in a girls school at Stamford, Conn.
@. How large is the nut industry In
this country?-L. M. G.
A. United States production Of nuts
| is q $4,000 900 industry.
@. Are Jewish travellers barred from
Italy?]. r. G.
A. There are no restrictions on Jewish
tourists in Italy. The only requirements
are individual or collective passports,
which are the documents ordinarily re-
quested.
c. Did Liszt give up his musical career
when he became member Of the Fran
ciscan Order?-J. K.
A. The Hungarian composer and plan
ist retired to Rome in 1851 and Joined
+ba Eronciscan Order in 1865 From