Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J, HASKIN.

A reader can get the dns,1er to any
question OF fact by ioritino The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J,
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
q. OF what Is the catgut used in mu-
steal strings made?-W NJ
A. Catgut is made from the muscular
coat OF the intestines of a sheep. These
are STEPPED, secured, fermented and
inflated. then cut into strips, if large,
and twisted. TIE finest quality of strings
l.. made in Rome and Naples.
@. What does Deseret mean?-J E. L.
A. 1t is defined as the land of the
honeybee. The word is taken from the
Book of Mormon
@. What is the name of the anti
propaganda organization established by
grant from the late Edward A. Filenes
estate?-W B.
A. 1t is the Institute of Propaganda
Analysis, founded by Clyde r. Miller,
professor of education at Teachers COL
lege, Columbia University. The insti-
tute was established six months ago
with $4,000 grant from the Filene
estate.
@ Why was Lake George so named?-
C. E. K
A. Lake George was discovered by a
French explorer and was first called the
Lake of the Blessed Sacrament On
August %, 1855, Gen. William johnson
changed its name to Lake George after
George II of England.
@. What was the origin of the domes-
tic dog?- S.
A. The origin of the domestic dog is
unknown, but it is thought to be of COM
posite descent from wild dogs and, per-
haps, some now extinct species of ami
NAL.
@. Who wrote Jaw Shucks?"-M. G.
A. Waldo Wettengel wrote the poem
about Will Rogers called Jaw Shucks."
1t has been copied on sheepskin and
framed and will be placed in the Rogers
Memorial Museum to be erected at Clare
more, Okla.
@. Do goldfish sleep?-A. r.
A. They do not sleep. They have
periods of rest in which they are per-
fectly quiet, but they are unable to close
their eyes and do not sleep in the cor
rect sense of the word.
Q. Is Sun Valley, Idaho, a winter or
an al-year resort?-J. M.
A. The resort is open throughout the
year.
@. How long has Giovanni Martinell
heep with bo N0o~ao
H. j.
A. He is now in his twenty-ffth wear
AS star of the Metropolitan Opera.
@. How many Negroes are there in
this country?-C. D. j.
A. According to the census of 1890.
there are 1l,891,l43 Negroes in the
United States
@. How long has the United States had
progressive education?-K. NJ
A. AS an organized movement, pro-
gressive education is 20 years old.
Q. What percentage of all taxes is rep
resented by property tax?-W. K.
A. Property tax amounted to 40 per
cent of all taxes in the United States
during the fiscal year of 1935-1936
Q. How did the term Golden Gate
originate?-E. o. B.
A. The entrance to the harbor of San
Francisco between two headlands was
given the name Golden Gate by the ex-
plorer Drake in 1878. AS the sun sinks
into the Pacific there is peculiarly bril-
liant golden effect cast upon this strait
which 6O1lht1pSc Sl1uuoctol "a
@. Is American Roquefort cheese made
OF sleeps milk?-H M.
A. 1t is made of cows milk.
@. What does the United States Bu-
reau of Entomology and Plant Quaran-
tine estimate in dollars, as the damage
caused by the Mexican cotton boil weevil
in the Southern States?-A. D.
A. 1t says that conservative estimates
place the cost of fighting the boil weevil
at $4,000, 900 per year, and the loss to the
farmer from ruined cotton at Sl81.39l,-
OOO. In addition to the damage done by
the boil weevil, the bollworm which is an
entirely different insect, destroys s24.-
100000 worth of cotton, as well as $75,-
100000 worth of corn.
Q. Please give some information about
the Jewish homeland in Russia.-C.F.
A. Russia set aside 100000 acres
Blro-BldJan, as a Jewish autonomous
region with the promise that as soon as
the number of Jews there reached Is 900.
Blro-Bidjan will be proclaimed a Jewish
republic and admitted to the Soviet
Union. There are four other places in
Russia where Jewish regions have been
set aside with total Jewish popula-
ton Of about $4,000
Q. Was Jean Lafitte pardoned?-L. A.
A. In 1914 the pirate was offered a
huge sum of money and a commission In
the Navy on condition that he assist the
British in their attack on New Orleans.
He refused and offered his services to the
City of New Orleans on condition that
ne and his followers be pardoned. The
offer was accepted.
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