Evening star., 1938-12-03
Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. H1sktn.

By Frederic J. Hdsktn.
A reader can get the ansuer to any
question OF fact by tDrtting The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin. Director, Washington,
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Q. Please give some information about
the clock in the Senate corridor OF the
United States Capitol.-W. J. H.
A. The clock was bought by the Gov
ernment and presented to the Senate
in 1903, when the State of Ohio was
admitted to the Union. The II stars on
the front OF the case represent the
States which were part of the Union at
that time, the seventeenth star repre-
senting Ohio. The clock keeps accurate
time in spite Of its 1875 years OF service.
@. Which Of the Philippine Islands is
the largest?-W. r. F.
A. Luzon is the largest, with an area
Of 40,814 square miles.
@. Where is Ellen Terry buried?-J H.
A. The body Of the famous actress was
cremated and the ashes were placed in
st. Pauls, London.
@. How old is McKeesport, Pa.?-G. r.
A. The city Of McKeesport was found
ed in 1765 by David Mckee. It was
chartered as a city in 1890.
@. How far does the diving horse at
Atlantic City leap?-J. c. M.
A. Gordonel, the famous horse which
performs on the Steel Pier, dives from
90-foot tower into tank OF water 20
feet deep.
@. From what poem is the line, "Closer
is He than breathing and nearer than
hands and feet"?-M. F. J.
A. 1t is from Tenhysons THE Higher
Pantheism"
@. Who first used the word "nihilism"?
w. G. H.
A. Ivan Turgenev, the great Russian
novelist, coined the word m his Faith
ers and Sons"
@. How many large cities has Ger
many?-E. S. H.
A. Germany has SO cities with over
100000 inhabitants; At between $4,000
and, 100000.
O. Has Howard Spring, author Of my
Son, My Son!" written any magazine
stories that have been published in this
country?-T. H. B.
A. Mr.. Spring has written an account
Of his childhood called Heaven Lies
About U.s." which will be published in
several installments in the Atlantic
Monthly, beginning in January.
O. Is there superstition that an anne
thyst prevents drunkenness?-T J.K
A. There is a line in 1.-The Golden
Bough" that says: THE wine-colored
amethyst received its name, which
means not drunken, because it was sup
posed to keep the wearer OF it sober.
@. When was the late Clarence H,
Mackay married to Anna Case?-s. NJ. G.
A. Mr.. Mackay married Anna Case,
concert soprano, on July 10, 1881.
@. Is the original manuscript of
Home, Sweet Home in existence?-J.
H. NJ
A. 1t is in the Sibley Musical Library
Of the Eastman School of Music at the
University of Rochester. N. Y.
@. With how many nations does the
United States have foreign relations?
ID. S.
A. With ga. The United States main
tains 18 Embassies and 40 Legations. In
addition, there are Consulates only in
the following countries: Free City of
Dantzig, Principally of Monaco, Pales-
tine, Philippine Islands (for immigra-
tion only, Republic of San Marino and
Syria.
@. How much paper and confetti was
thrown at Corrigan, Lindbergh and
Hughes in New York City?-B. j. H.
A. Nearfy 1000 tons OF confetti were
thrown at Corrigan in New York upon
his arrival. Eighteen hundred tons were
thrown at Hughes and 1900 tons were
thrown at Iindbergh.
@. What States produce the most gin
seng?-F. R. w.
A. New York, Wisconsin, Missouri and
Ohio lead in ginseng production.
@. Where in the South is there a
Hindu temple?-J. K. M.
A. There is one on the campus of
Florida Southern College, overlooking
Lake Hollingsworth at Lakeland. The
temple is memorial to the late Fred
erlck B. Fisher, who was p Methodist
bishop in India, and who brought 1t in
pieces from Benares, India, to have 1t
erected on the college grounds. Said to
be the only imported Hindu temple in
the United States, it is 25 feet high, 5feet
wide and feet long, weighing about 10
tons. 1t Is hand carved from red sand
stone and has been painted pure white
and surmounted by the Christian cross.
rejecting pool has been built in front
OF the temple and garden Of meditation
has been beautifully Handicapped.
@ Is membership In the American
War Mothers Association limited to
those whose sons were killed in actionp
F. G. S.
A. The American War Mothers Asso-
citation consists of blue star mothers, !"
those whose sons returned unhurt; "sil-
yer star mothers" those whose sons were
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