Evening star., 1938-05-09
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. What four-footed animal cannot
waikiki. M. G.
A. The sloth. said to be the LATEST ami
NAL in the world. hangs from the
branches Of trees, feeding on shoots,
foliage and fruits. The animals anat-
omy Is such that it can only hang. 1t
has no defensive weapon, but is CAM
ouf1aged by the coloration Of the hair
which is covered with a minute green
algae.
G. What is pan dowdy?-L. G. H.
A. 1t is deep-dish pie or pudding Of
apples, often sweetened with molasses.
@. Where do the bristles used in
brushes come from?-C. L. G.
A. The world relies almost entirely on
China for its bristle supply Every year
a new crop of 22,000O 900 hogs gives up its
bristles to supply the industry.
@. How many bowlers are there in the
United States?-E H.
A. 1t is estimated that there are TO-
100000.
@. Why is the owl associated with wis
dom?-R. M. Y.
A. In ancient times, the owl was the
bird regarded as sacred to Athene, the
Goddess of Wisdom.
@. Who executed the enormous statue
of President James Monroe at Ash Lawn,
near Charlottesville, Va.?-J. H. w.
A. The Carrara marble statue of
James Monroe weighing 3 tons. was
created by Attilio Piccirilli. the famous
sculptor of New York. Mr. Piccirilli
presented it to Jay Winston Johns, the
present owner of Ash Lawn.
@. What Frenchman is said TO have
been the Walter Winchell of his
time?-J. w.
A. Edme Boursault G638-170D was a
satlrist and neWspaperman and is said
to have been one of the earliest profess
sional press agents. He wrote of all the
current scandal for Paris newspaper
and his stories were so popular that they
attracted the attention of Louis XIV. by
whom he was engaged to publicize the
court. For the Kings son. the Dauphin,
he wrote the "Veritable etude des
souverains." 1t is claimed that he wrote
the first newspaper play which has
served as model for many modern
dramas of the profession.
@. Are shoes made of kangaroo leather
durable?-W. S. G.
A. Kangaroo leather is the strongest
known for its weight and thickness. It
is soft and fine grained and does not
scuff easily.
Q. How do the photographers prevent
a glare in the ice scenes in Sonia Henie's
pictures?-W. j.
A. On the rink built for Miss Henie by
Twentieth-Century Pox, milk was frozen
into the ice so that 1t could be photo
graphed without glare or high lights.
Q. How long would it take an air
plane flying at a speed of ITO miles per
hour to cover the distance between the
lowest and highest land point in the
United States?-E. w.
A. About 80 minutes, as Death Valley
and Mount Whitney, the lowest and
highest points, are both in California
and only about IS miles apart.
Q. What Americans have won the
Nobel Prize in literature?-C. c.
A. The award was made to Sinclair
Lewis in 1880 and to Eugene O'Neill In
1886.
O. What is the standard width Of a
railroad track between the rails?-S,
r. G.
A. Railroads of the United States,
Canada and England recognize 4 feet
8i2 inches as the standard width be-
tween rails.
O. Has any university a course in dude
ranching?-C G.
A. The University of Wyoming, at
Laramie, offers such a course
O. Was the marriage of the Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough annulled?-
M. B.
A. The ninth Duke of Marlborough,
father OF the present duke. was married
on November 6, 1895. to Consuelo VAN
deroilt daughter of William X. Wander
Dit. She obtained a divorce in 1921.
When both the Duke and his former
Duchess remarked. On August 10, 1926,
the Pope declared the marriage null and
Volo' on grounds of compulsion.
Q. Please give some information about
the n -year-old boy prodigy who was
interviewed on the radio.-F. H,C.
A. George Washington Lovett, who has
a phenomenal memory, is the son of a
Detroit musician. He can name all the
PRESIDENTS OF the United States, give the
populations of all large cities, and is
familiar with 5000 musical compositions
He taught himself to read and write and
IS proficient in using the typewriter. The
cnllq has some ability as mind reader
and knows the French, German, Italian
and Greek alphabets
@. When did Babe Ruth make $40 ooo
a year?-J. BIC.
A. Babe Ruth received $50, 900 per sea-
son in 1880 and 1881.
9. How large is Big Ben in London?-
c. w. B.
"A. Ihe dimensions OF the clock in the
House OF Parliament are: Dials. 22Ih feet
diameter; hour figures, 2 feet; minute
spaces, l foot square; pendulum, 13 feet.
nearly 10O pounds; minute hand, IA feet.
Compensation.
From the Peoria Star.
Blessed are the poor An expert fo-
ures that the $70,000000 Astor fortune
won't be quite enough to paw ali the
taxes when Astor dies.