Evening star., 1938-07-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question OF feet By Wy,ting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
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O. What is the weight of the enormous
chandelier in the Center Theater,
Rockefeller Center?-C. w.
A. The chandelier, which Is said TO
be the largest in the world, weighs 6
tons.
G. Why is the tarantella 10 called?
j. w
A. The dance originated in laramie.
Italy. where formerly it was supposed
to be remedy for the bite Of a taran-
tula.
@. Did John Howard Payne. who wrote
Home Sweet Home" ever live with the
Indians?-R. T.
A. He became interested in the Chero-
Kee Indians, with whom he lived for a
time, in the home of John Ross, their
famous chief. During this period he
espoused their cause in magazine ar
ticles and collected their myths and
traditions.
@. Do Jewish children have a higher
intelligence quotient than those of other
nationalities?-R. J. F.
A. According to educational surveys
the average 1. @. of Jewish students is
higher than students who are non
Jewish.
@. How does the number of war vet
erans compare with the number of
younger men in the latest c. C. c. en-
rollment?-L. w. H.
A. In the Civilian Conservation en-
rollment period of July /. 67,47O men
are between the ages of II and % in
elusive, while 5,3l7 are war veterans.
| By priSoners?-E. G.
A. There are 103 publications issued
by inmates of penal institutions in the
| United States.
Q. How can a person walk over fire
| without being burned?-W. H. G.
A. In 1887 the University of London
| Council for Psychical Investigation con-
| Quoted a series Of experiments with fire.
| walkers and found by instrumental
| means that no occult power is necessary
| IN performing the feat. The secret is the
| low thermal conductivity of burning
| embers, the short contact of each foot
with the heat, and confidence in walking.
Q. What is the source of the quotation
used by Stephen Burgess Meredith in
The Star Wagon?"-E. E.
A. The quotation forms the final lines
| OF the Secular Masque," which Dryden
wrote for a revival of "Fletcher's Pill
grim in 100 to celebrate the opening
| OF new century. Your wars brought
nothing about; your lovers were all un-
true. 1t is we'll the old age is out; and
time to begin a new
| Q, Is it possible for boy of Is to get
a Government job?-M P.
A. To be eligible for a Government
| position one must be at least 10 wears
of age.
O. What is the oath taken by the
| Wee President of the United States?-E.
HB.
| A. l, ------------, do solennly swear
| that 1 will support and defend the Con-
| stltutlon of the United States against
| all enemies, foreign and domestic; that
| L Will bear true faith and allegiance to
| the same, that I take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation
| or purpose OF evasion, and that I will
well and faithfully discharge the duties
OF the office on which I am about to en-
ter; So help me God
O. How many people suffer from heart
disease?-A. H. B.
| A. approximately 100000 people In
the United States suffer from heart dis
ease. and each year there are 100000
| deaths from it.
! G. When was the first legal aid So
clety organized in the United States?-
K R.
A. The first legal aid society in the
| Onlted States was incorporated March
O. 1870 IN New York by group of law
yers ana Iaymen concerned over the
extent to which German immigrants
were victims OF frauds and impositions.
| G. What college has the Human Fin.
gineering Laboratory?-W. J.
| A. 1t is science department. of Stev.
ems institute OF Technology at Hoboken.
N. j.
O. What is persons normal tempera.
| ture?-H. w. c.
| A. Normal temperature Is 9s.6 degrees
Fahrenheit.
| O. How many members has the Ma
tional Congress of Parents and Teach
ers?-E. W. j.
| A. The organization has a member
ship of 2222,2l8.
| Q. What is the name of the artist who
originated the Campbell Kids?"-E H.
| A. Grace G. Drayton, a comic strip
artist writer and illustrator, created the
Campbell Kids She died in 1885.
| O. What per centage of UNEMPLOYED
men are unskllled?-E. j. W.
| A. The records of the recent unem-
| ployment census show that unskilled
workers constitute AZ per cent of all un-
employed male workers.
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