Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
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@. How many words did President
Roosevelt use in his last fireside talk?-
E. w. H.
A. The Presidents radio speech on
April IA consisted of 1850 words.
@. What is the largest sailfish ever
caught?-C. H. j.
A. Outdoor Life says that the worlds
sail1sh record Of 100 pounds; length, 10
feet 2la inches; girth. 80 inches. was set
by Edmund Tremayne of Falmouth,
England, in Post Office Bay. Charles Is
land, Galapagos Islands, on February 8.
Tremayne was the guest of T. o. M. Sop
with on his yacht, Philante. The catch
was recorded and affidavit signed at Bal
boa, February l6. Records show that
feather lure and 30-inch thread line
were used.
@. How many coins and medals had
to be withdrawn on account Of the abdi.
cation Of King Edward VIII?-L. F.
A. More than 200 dies for coins, med
ais and seals were rendered useless by
his abdication.
@. What is meant by the statement
that Leonardo da Vinci was strepho-
symbolic?-E. w.
A. Strephosymbolia is a failure Of the
brain to adjust itself to printed or writ
ten language. Da Vinci wrote backward,
and was a left-handed strephosymbolic.
Q. How many planes are there on the
United States aircraft carriers?-P. j. H.
A. The Navy Department says that
there are about 80 planes on each Of the
United States Navy aircraft carriers.
@. What is the name Of the foreign
town that was founded for blind veterans
Of the World War?-C. w.
A. Vetrenik. Yugoslavia, was founded
by the late King Alexander for blinded
veterans. Each man is furnished by the
government a house, several acres of
land and farming equipment.
@. What words contain all Of the
vowls?-W c. w.
A. According to Dr. Frank H. Vizetelly.
the words that contain all the vowels in
their order are abstemious and facetious
Other words but not in their natural
order, are, authoritative, disadvanta-
geous, efficacious, encouraging, impor-
tunate and instantaneous. There are a
number of others OF these.
@. Are any real Daughters Of 1912
Iving?-H. B.
A. There are 100 Daughters Of 1912
living at present.
Q. When is the Berkshire Music Fes-
tival?-C. H. G.
A. The annual Berkshire Symphonic
Festival will be held the first two week
ends in August at Tanglewood, between
Stockbridge and Lenox, Mass. Serge
Koussevitzky will conduct the Boston
Symphony Orchestra and the New Mu-
sic Shed or auditorium seating 5000 will
be inaugurated.
@. Is Gene Raymond's mother a lee
turer?-C. L. G.
A. The actors mother. Mrs. Mary
Kipling, lectures on vocational training
and guidance.
@. Can you give me any figures on the
size Of small business" as compared with
h1,cj i,, Yr.S&
S. D.
A. According to Ernest II. Gaunt of
the School of Living, 81 per cent Of the
business organizations in the United
States employ less than $50 people each;
95 per cent of business organizations re-
porting under the Social Security Act
employ less than 20 people each; SO per
cent earn less than SOS, 900 year net: 90
per cent have net tangible worth Of less
than $4,000; 1884 figures show over
100000 businesses having a tangible
worth of $4,000 or less; they were re-
sponsible for so per cent Of our business
activities; in 1888 small manufacturers
gave employment to 4059276, 48 per
cent OF all employees in manufacturing
industries.
@. What is unusual about the pollina-
ton of Smyrna figs2-J. w. H.
A. The palatability OF the Smyrna
fig depends on the pollination of the
flowers (Which line the inside wall Of the
so-called fruit by a small wasp I'm
ported from Asia Minor for this purpose,
The female fig wasp comes from the male
tree or caprifig covered with pollen to
lay her eggs in the heshy receptacles
borne by the female trees. The male
wasps are wingless and never leave the
tree in which they develop from larvae
in small gals. The females snaw their
way out Of their gals and become Gov
cred with pollen as they emerge to seek
the small opening at the end Of fig.
O. How does the per capita meat con-
sumption now compare with that in
1925?-E. H.
A. In 1925 the per capita consumption
OF meat IN this country was 1873 pounds,
while in 1887 it was 1ls pounds.
G. How much money Is spent for rugs
in this country?-G. T.
A. Sales Of rugs in 1897 amounted L,
$l2O,O00,000, while fiber rugs were pur-
chased to the amount Of 100000.
q. Is there any country where there
are no cemeteries?-S. J.
A. In Tibet there are no cemeteries
and air burial is the method generally
used.