Evening star., 1938-10-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC i. HASKIN.

By FREDERIC !. HASKIN.
A reader can get the ansUer to any
question of fact by Triting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Who composed the orchestral suite,
Adventures in a Perambulator"?-H. j.
A. 1t is the work of John Alden Car
penter.
@. What kinds of talking books" are
available for the blind?-S. H.
A. Books of all kinds-fction, biogra-
ply, travel, adventure, drama, Bible, es-
says, history, poetry, science. The reader
lists the books or kinds of books he
wishes to read, and the library furnishes
them as available.
@. Was it Loeb or Leopold who was
killed in prison?-J. w. B.
A. Richard Loeb was stabbed to death
by fellow prisoner at Statesville Prison,
January %, 1886. Leopold is still in the
prison, which is located just outside of
Joliet, Ill.
O. What is the literal meaning of the
word SWdStlka?-M. l.. u.
A. 1t is from Sanskrit word meaning
good fortune or Well-being.
O. Can cellophane be reduced to a
liquid?-B. G. E.
A. There is no simple solvent for cello
phane.
@. Is soap ever used in cake?-W. M. G.. :
~, Laa
use of soap in cake making. The inven-
tors say that soap added to the baking
mix will prevent the cake from falling
little as 25 1000 of l per cent is used,
which does not affect the flavor.
O. Who said of Boswell that he was
the best biographer?-K. L. T.
A. Macaulay said: 1.-THE Life of john
SON. is assuredly a very great work.
Homer is not more decidedly the first of
heroic poets, Shakespeare is not more
decidedly the first of dramatists. De-
mosthenes is not more decidedly the first
| of orators, than Boswell is the first Of
| biographerS. He has no second"
@. How many people are there in men,
| tai institutions?-R. M. w.
A. In 1887 the average number of pa
| tients in mental institutions in the United
States was 546,9oe.
@. Which of the Morgan brothers
| played the part of the father in Mother
| Carey's Chickens"?-E. c. B.
A. The part was played by Ralph Nor
gan.
@. How many copies of Laura Krey,s
and Tell of Time" have been sold?-J. T.
A. Sales to date have exceeded $1,000
| copies.
| @. How much brandy should be used
| in large snifter?--D. K. H.
A. The amount poured should not eX-
| ceed what is needed to cover the rounded
bottom of the glass; or about quarter
of an inch.
O. Who was head of the Committee of
| Public Information during the World
| War?-W. S.
| A. George Creel was chairman OF the
| Committee on Public Information, by ap-
pointnent of President Wilson, from
April IA, 1917, to March, 1919.
O. What is the brain-fever bird?-
| S. M. G.
A. 1t is a cuckoo found in India. The
name is derived from its constant cries.
| O. What is the Government standard
| for the weight of ice cream?-W. D. F.
| A. There is no Federal standard for the
weight of ice cream. Nineteen States
have established State standards The
| rs, ,Jor ct1l1 ie -ol,
4.25 pounds per gallon. However. tae
International Association of Ice Cream
Manufacturers says that most CONNER
cial cream averages as pounds per gal
lon
@. Please give the history of Tecumseh
at the Naval Academy-A. H.
A. This monument, particularly cher
| ished by the midshipmen, is the bronze
replica of the original figurehead of the
| frlgate Delaware, which was scuttled at
the Norfolk Navy Yard during the Civil
| War. The fgurehead on being salvaged
| from the wreck after the war, was sent to
the Naval Academy. In 1880 when the
| old wooden Indian, having been exposed
| to wind and weather for century, had
! become a mere shell of its former self,
| the bronze replica was made and pre-
sented to the academy by the class of
1891. The midshipmen call the figure
head "Tecumseh," though the real name
of the chief of the Delawares was Tama-
mend. The custom has grown up among
the midshipmen of saluting Tecumseh
en- route to recitations and examinations,
to insure passing mark of 2.5 and he
is now generally referred to by them as
THE God of rs" Another custom is to
offer to the old image. on the way to
great football games, their prayers and
| pennies in order to secure victory.
O. How many Jewish immigrants have
We had in the past two years?-W. B.
A. The Bureau of immigration says:
Hebrew aliens admitted during the fiscal
year of 1867 numbered 1852 For the
year 1878, this number increased 20
1876"