Evening star., 1938-08-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the ansuer to any
question OF fact by writino The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Haskin, director, Washinoton, D, C.,
Please tnclcse stamp for reply.
@. How many glider pilots are there
IN the United States?-R. L.. x.
A. Latest statistics show that 159 now
hold licenses.
@. What was the first sponsored pro-
gram to be broadcast over a network?
R. G. U.
A. On February IL, 1924, a program
sponsored by the National Carbon Co.
was broadcast on the red network,
@. What is the average wage of farm
laborers?-J. S.
A. On July /, $685. the average for
the United States was $2457 per month
with board or 1852 without board. The
rate is highest in the Rocky Mountain
States and lowest in the East South
Central States.
@. What was Edith Wharton's last
novel?-L. j. H.
A. Mrs. Wharton's last novel was The
Buccaneers" which she was working on
at the time Of her death. 1t will be
published this fall.
Q. How many glands are there which
secrete gastric juice?-C. H. G.
A. Chemistry in Health and Disease"
oy Harry G. Biddle, says that over a.
100000 glands secrete gastric juice.
Q. What year was absinthe prohibited
in France?-W. S.
A. During the World War the French
Republic realized that the continued
use OF absinthe was undermining the
character and endurance of its citizens
Instead OF trying to regulate its SALE it
was decided to ask for its entire pro-
hibtion. This was done and the law
prohibiting its sale became effective on
March 16, 1915. The manufacture and
sale OF absinthe has long been prohibited
in Belgium and Switzerland.
q. What is rose windoW?-H w, ],
A. 1t is circular window with null
hons and tracery, generally radiating
from the center, filled with stained glass,
so named from its fancied resemblance
TO rose.
q. How many passengers can be car
RED on the Southern Pacific streamline
train called the Daylight?-W R. NJ
A. On August this train running
from Los Angeles to San Francisco had
two sections and carried 870 passengers
hn hoi,
allowed to enter the train without a
reservation
@. Who played with the late Pearl
White in The Perils of Pauline" and
in The Exploits of Elaine?-T. J,K,
A. Crane Wilbur and Paul Panzer were
in The Perils of Pauline" In THE
Exploits of Elaine she was supported
by Sheldon Lewis, Creighton Hale and
Arnold DAILY.
Q. What is the Woodruff Foundation?
IT. c. NJ
A. The Emily and Ernest Woodruff
Foundation is a million-dollar chari-
table and educational endowment, the
income of which will be used for gifts
to schools and colleges, to worthy in
dividuals seeking an education, and for
hospitals and churches.
Q. Where is Hambletonian. the famous
trotting horse, buried?-R S. B.
A. He Is buried several miles from
Goshen, N. Y, and is commemorated by
a monument.
Q. What is the difference between
statute and common law?-E. ]. K.
A. Statute law is that passed by
laW-making body, while common law
is based on custom and legal or judicial
precedent.
@. How many homes are heated by an
thracite?-L. G.. W.
A. More than 100000 homes in the
United States are heated by anthracite.
O. What kind of leather is chevrette?
e B..
A. Chevrette Is the name given to
glove leather made of the skins of young
goats that are too old to be classed as
kid.
q. How many passengers can travel
on the Queen Mary?-J. L.
A. The Cunard White Star liner
carries 1000 passengers.
@. Who is the flying priest?-T. W. s.
A. Father Paul Schultz as an active
member of the Missionary International
Vehicular Association uses an airplane
constantly in his work. 1t was he who
founded this organization to keep iso-
lated missionaries in touch with other
parts of the world. He has been flyer
since the World War and is famous as
the flying padre or priest.
@. What is meant by drawing a red
herring across the trail?-J: T. c.
A. Phrase Origins" by Alfred Holt
says: When one politician accuses an
other of attempting to drag a red her
ring across the trail,' he is referring to
the traditional use of a particularly
strong-smelline smoked fish to throw
the dogs off the scent. Red herring
we're sometimes used in the training of
hounds. The fgurative use implies
evading the issue, dragging in some
thing irrelevant. especially personal
insult fired at the other man to cover
your retreat from a bad hole"
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