Evening star., 1938-04-09
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. H4SKIN.

| By FREDERIC J. HASKiN.
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question OF fact by mritino The Evening
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@ How large are the Middleton Gar
dens at Charleston, S. CO. r.
A Middle Plantation covers about
1000 acres, while the gardens comprise
approximately As acres.
Q. Please give the names Of some good
books for parents.--E. G.
A The Nursery Years" by DR.. Susan
Isaacs, won the annual medal awarded
by Parents Magazine for the outstanding
book of the kind. Books given honor
able mention were: Fables for Parents
by Dorothy Canf1eld; Personality and
the Cultural Pattern" by James S.
Plant. children in the Family" by Har-
old H. Anderson; What Books for Chill
dren?' by Josette Frank; Childhood,
the Beginning Years and Ahead" edited
by the Association for Childhood Edu-
cation.
@ How many standard race tracks are
there in the United States7-A. M. c.
A. According to the American Racing
Manual for 1887 there are 64 important
race tracks in operation in the United
States.
@ Does blue or yellow electric light
bulb Of equal number of watts give more
light?-M S.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
says that yellow is brighter, since the
eve is more sensitive to yellow than to
blue light.
Q. How many guns were on the U S.
s. Panay?-R. C.
A. The u. S. S Panay was equipped
with two 3-inch caliber guns and ten 80
caliber Lewis machine guns. There were
six mounts for these machine guns I.
addition, the vessel had a regular allow
ance of small arms 30-caliber rifles
and .45-caliber automatics.
Q How old is the Tabernacle Choir
that broadcasts from Salt Lake City,
E. H. W.
A. The Tabernacle Choir was In exist
ence in 1853 and WAS singing in the old
Tabernacle, which stood on the Temple
Square where the Assembly Hall now
stands. 1t continued until the new
Tabernacle was completed in 1857 and
grew into the present 320-voice group
1t has been on the air for nearly eight
years.
@ What Is Mary Pckford doing now?
W. H.
A. In addition to her writing and
movie interests, she has formed the Mary
Pickord Cosmetics, Inc, of which she
will be president.
O. How many scoutmasters are there
in the Boy Scouts of America2-R L.
A. There are 34,43O scoutmasters and
Al $50 assistant scoutmasters In the or
ganization.
Q. For whom is Lake Louise named?
M. A. H.
A. Lake Louise in Alberta is named for
Princess Louise, daughter Of Queen Vic
toria.
@. How many w P. A. projects for
women are there in Washington, D. c.?
M. W. w.
A. There are 81 projects employing
women in the District of Columbia
Eligibility for employment is established
through interview by the Social Service
Division Of the w. P. A.
@. What is Lily Pons' birth date7-
NJ M
A. Lily Pons was born April Is, 1904
at Cannes, France.
@. How much work has been COM
pleted on the Stone Mountain Memorial
in Georgia?-A. E. G.
A. The preparation of the mountains
face for the central group on the Stone
Mountain Memorial has been completed
and some roughing work done. Over
500 carloads Of granite have been re-
moved. Actual carving operations werc
stopped several years ago with the ex-
haustlon Of funds. but it is though
that 1t will be resumed in the future.
@. Are there any national Omitted
States fraternities at McGnl University
in Montreal?-C. T. M
"a hUOuC 10 national IrdCernltleS OF
America have chapters at McGill. In
addition there are one or two distinctly
Canadian fraternities and half a dozen
fraternities for women.
@. What would happen II the earth
would stop its revolutionary M.
A. The United States Coast and Geo
detlc Survey says that the absence of
rotation and revolution of the earth
would so change the whole system of
tides, currents, rivers and, in fact, the
general configuration of the earths sur
face, that conditions would be unimae
lnably different. AS to the possibility of
the sudden cessation of revolution, the
late Camille Flammarion, the noted
French astronomer, said: Were the
earth suddenly stopped in its course. the
shock would be transmitted by recoil, so
to say, to all the constituent molecules
of the terrestrial globe, and as II each
received stunning blow; the whole earth
would be instantaneously luminous and
burning, and an immense confederation
would devour the world
Q. Why is tuberculosis called the
white plague?-L. P.
A tuberculosis has been called the
white plague because of the paIlor asso-
ciated with the disease in advanced
stages. This in connection with the
characteristic color spots on the cheeks,
indicates the diseases presence.