Evening star., 1938-12-09
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.

To Readers Questions
By Frederic }. Hasktn.
A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question Of fact BY tDriting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Hoskin, director. Washington,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Q. On what date did the stage produc-
ton Of "You Can't Take 1t With You"
open?-K. II. M.
A. The Pulitzer Prize play had its
premiere on December IA, 1886.
Q. How does New York City get rid Of
the snow on the streets 20 quickly?-J.
H. q.
A. New York,.s Department Of Santa
ton each fall conducts Today training
school to instruct all truck drivers In the
department and some laborers in the
operation Of special snow equipment. In
this way the city is prepared and Is as
sured that there will be enough trained
operators to handle the severest storm.
G. What colleges offer courses In hors-
ing7-E. S. ].
A. Among the colleges which offer
housing and related courses are New
York University, Columbia University,
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology,
Georgia School Of Technology, University
Of Minnesota, Sarah Lawrence College,
Blue Ridge College, Wayne University,
University Of Buffalo, University Of Chi
cago and the New School for Social Re-
search.
O. Where is the Hot Record Society,"
CT. H.
A. 1t is located at 3oa Fifth avenue.
New York, NY
O. Are any of the original plans Of
Chippendale Hepplewhite and Sheraton
In this country?-W. s. G.
A. The only known set of the original
design books of these masters is in the
Grand Rapids Library. The three books
have recently been reproduced In their
entirety In one volume entitled THE Fur
niture Designs Of Chippendale, Hepple-
white and Sheraton" This is published
by Mcbride.
G. What apples are good for baking?-
w. S. NJ
A. Several varieties of apples which are
good for baking are Cortland, Jonathan
Wealthy, Baldwin, Mcintosh and North
ern Spy.
Q. How many marriages are annulled
by the Rota at Rome?-E. B.
A. Marriages declared annulled by the
Roman Catholic Rota In recent years
have been: 1885, IS; 1896, %; 1887, 90
These figures are for the entire world.
@. What proportion Of the population
gambles?-S. w. G.
A. A survey made by the American In
stitute Of Public Opinion shows that more
than five Americans in every ten spent
money on at least one game Of chance
this year. The most common form of
gambling, according to the study, is buy
ing tickets In church-conducted lotteries
and rafles.
Q. Who wrote the parody on IT," be-
ginning, If you can dress to make your
self attractive"3-W. r. H.
A. It is by Elizabeth Lincoln Otis and
Is called AN II for Girls
Q. What percentage of people under go
have poor eyesight?-E. ].
A. Eghty-two out Of every 100 persons
under 50 years Of age, and % of every 100
under 20 years Of age, have defective eye
sight.
Q. Why are spider webs called cSbwebs?
%. CD.
A. The word cobweb is derived from the
old English cope, which is an abbre-
Waited form Of attercoppe. meaning a
spider.
Q. Who originated the metric system'
| w. A. B.
A. The metric system is an invention Of
| the French In the latter half Of the 18th
century. The French government ap-
pointed q committee of the Academy of
Sciences under the authority of the ma
tional assembly sanctioned by Louis XVI
to devise . system Of weights and meas
ures. The committee consisted Of Borda,
Lagrange, Laplace, Monge and Condorcet.
| On June ~, 1899, the standard units, the
meter and the hlogram, made by expert
scientists and instrument makers, were
deposited in the archives at Paris.
O. In what years were there only 38
stars in the United States fag?-G. P. K.
A. There were 80 stars In the United
States nag from July I, 1877, to July 4,
1890.
l. @. Should letter to a widow be ad-
dressed Mrs. Mary Preston or Mrs. James
Preston?.-M. j.
A. It should be addressed to Mrs James
Preston. The fact that her husband has
died in no way affects the form Of name
which appears on the envelope.
Q. How large is the galax industry
around Asheville, N. C.7J. III.
A. In . recent year approximately 50,-
100000 leaves were picked and marketed
from the Pisgah National Forest area
These sold for about $500, the pickers
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