Evening star., 1938-03-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| B, FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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Q. When we're the first silver dollars
coined in the United states?-T. Z.
A. The first silver dollar coined by
the United States was issued in 1893.
That was the year in which the mint
OF the United States was established.
Q. What IL meant by saying q horse
Is in q race "just for q breeze"?-H. w.
A. When horses have not been run
ming for some time they are frequently
entered In races to condition them.
@. How are flowers tested for tho AL
America Award?-H. @. M.
A. Any flower to be chosen for an All.
America Award must have been pre-
tested In IL trial gardens in different
parts Of the country and proved superior.
Any plant receiving this award Is likely
to succeed In any garden.
Q. Please quote from John Quincy
Adams tribute to his mother.-M. McC.
A. In John Quincy Adams tribute to
his mother he said: my mother was an
angel upon earth. She was q minister
of blessing to all human beings within
her sphere Of action. Her heart was
the abode Of heavenly purity. She had
no feelings but Of kindness and bene-
fcence, yet her mind was as firm as
her temper was mild and gentle. She
had known sorrow, but her sorrow was
silent had she lived to the age Of
the Patriarchs every day of her life
would have been filled with clouds Of
goodness and Of love. She had been for
so years the delight of my fathers
heart"
O. What city has a section called
Latitude Lane?-H. M. r.
A. Latitude Lane Is another name for
Catfish Row, famous Negro section OF
Charleston, s. C, and the locale of
"Porgy and Bess."
@. How much money is spent for ad-
hesive tape?-H. w.
A. The American public spends more
than 100000 year for this product
and uses more than three billion square
inches of 1t annually.
O. When is the Passion Play" in
Switzerland?-W. NJ
A. The Lucerne Passion Play" will be
held this year from July to Septem-
ber IL.
G. What is ha- -ha wall?-E. c. B. ,
A. A ha-ha wall Is a sunken fence
which is not noticeable until 1t is
reached. In the early 18th century
Humphrey Repton, the English land
scape designer, urged against anything
which might suggest mans interference
with the scene. AS a result the ha-ha
was introduced to keep sheep and cattle
within limits.
O. How much iron does the body con-
tain?-S. P.
A. The body Of full-grown person in
normal health contains less than one
tenth Of an ounce of iron, the greater
part of which is concentrated In the
blood.
O. What is the origin OF the express
sion A-1?-E. G.
A. The term originated at Lloyds the
famous insurance house Of London,
where it was applied only to the sound
est vessels.
O. When was the Dixie highway
opened?-P. K.
A. The Dixie highway was ofhcially
launched at the conference of the Gov
ernors of the States interested called to
meet at Chattanooga. Tenn, April 8,
1915, by Gov. Samuel Ralston Of In
diana.
Q. How many babies are born with
| syphilis?-S. B.
| A. Sixty thousand children every year
| are born In the United States with con-
genital syphilis.
@. What actors have been selected for
the movie cast Of Gone With the Wind?
! e. j. H.
A. According to Selznick International
| Pictures, only three have been chosen:
Walter Connolly. for the role of Gerald
| OHara; Margaret Tallichet as Carreen
| OHara. and Maurice Murphy as Charles
Hamilton, first husband of scarlett
| OHara.
Q. Please give some details Of the
| New York blizZard.-L. B. K.
A. The storm of March, 1888, is gen.
orally known as the New York blizzard,
and was one Of the most severe ever ex-
perienced on the Atlantic Coast. 1t was
characterized by the rapidity with which
its energy was developed and by the ex-
treme precipitation, principally snow
which fell. The storm extended from
Cape Hatteras to Southern Massachu-
setts, obtaining its greatest violence in
New jersey, Southwestern New York,
Block Island. Southern New England.
The snow which fell was estimated at
about 40 inches. Railroads were block
AIDED and telegraph and telephone COM
munications stopped New York was en-
tirely cut of from all communication
with the exception Of the Atlantic cable.
@. What is the derivation Of the given
name Alexina?- A. B.
A. The name Alexina Is the feminine
diminutive form Of Alexis, which is Of
Greek derivation and means helper.
@. What was the largest number Of
home runs made by Babe Ruth?-W. NJ
A. The greatest number Of home runs
made in one season by Babe Ruth was
60 in 1927. The total number of official
home runs made by this great player
during his career was 729.
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