Evening star., 1938-12-24
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HaSkin,

To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.
A reader can get the ancwer to any
question OF fact by 10rittng The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HaSktn, director, WaShinqton,
d. c. Please t!sclose stamp for Yeply.
q. Please give the seating capacity Of
the Polo Grounds and the Yankee Sta
dlum in New York;. P. C.
A. The seating capacity of the Polo
Grounds is $4,000 and of the Yankee
Stadium, 10000.
@. What were Noel Coward's first
plays?-J. H. G.
A. THE Rat Trap" written when he
was 18, was his first play. III Leave 1t
to YOU produced in 1920, was the next.
This was followed by The Young Idea"
and in 1921 he wrote THE Vortex"
@. Who is the new president of the
Association of Bank Women?J H. G.
A. At the national convention, held IN
Houston, Tex, in November, 1898, Miss
Mildred Roberts of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Los Angeles was elected
president of the Association of Bank
Women
q. In Roman mythology, what are the
names of the four winds?-E. H.
A. Zephyrus is the west wind; Aurora,
the east wind; Auster, the south wind,
and Boreas the north wind
@. How many officers from France
came to this country to instruct our SOL
diers during the World War?-G. A. w.
A. The Adjutant Generals Office says
that 286 French instruction officers were
sent to the United States during the
World War.
Q. What is the size and capacity of
the stomach?-M w.
A. The United States Public Hea! i
Service says that the capacity OF the
stomach depends upon the size of the
person and varies from four to five
pints. Fully distended the human
stomach is about the size Of a football
Empty, it shrivels to about finger size.
@ Has dust any effect on sunsets?
L. P. E.
A. Sunset colors are caused by tho
excess OF rays of long wave length, re,
and orange chiefly, which pass moe
readily over the long path through thC
dense lower strata of the atmosphere
which must be traVerSed at sunset, than
the short wave length, blue and violct
rays which are obstructed not only b.
the atmosphere, but also by dust pay-
ticles and impurities suspended in 1t.
The finest sunset colors are produced
when there is the greatest amount OF
dust and impurities in the air through
which the sunlight passes.
G. What can be used on pine cones to
make them burn with colored fame?
II. c. w.
A. Pine cones may be dipped in solu-
luton of salt water in order TO make
them burn with colored light.
@. Who executed the statue of Fran
cisco Pizarro, the founder of Lima, whic.
is in front of the cathedral in that city:
w. J. H.
A. 1t is the work of Charles Carey
Rumsey, the American sculptor. and
was presented to the city of Lima by his
widow.
@. How does the potato yield per acre
in the United States compare with that
in some Of the other countrieS?-C. S. H.
A. In growing potatoes. Belgium aver
ages more than 500 bushels to the acre:
Holland. 260 bushels Germany, more
than 200 bushels; Russia, ll8 bushels,
and the United States. 1l3 bushels.
Q, IS it possible for a watch to keep
running if it is thrown from an air
plane?-W. j. H.
A. Interesting tests have recently been
carried out by Swiss watch factory.
In order to test the resistance OF its
wrist watches, pilots were requested to
throw them to the ground from an air
plane. The watches struck the ground
at speed of 18 miles a second without
their works stopping. This is explained
by miniature shock absorbers which pre-
vent the fragile mountings of the bal
ance wheels from being broken or
twisted.
O. What will prevent coins from tar
nishing?-H. C.
A. The Bureau of the Mint says that
coins that are wrapped in cellophane do
| not tarnish. Some dealers and collectors
also wrap the coins in soft cloth.
Q. What are the outstanding news
stories of 1938?-W S. G.
A The Associated Press selects the
following: l. Munich pact and subse-
quent developments. 2. Treatment of
Jews in Germany and world repercus-
sions. 3. Republicans achieve sweeping
gains in November elections. T. Most
populous and richest area of country
suffers from devastating hurricane. 5.
Fall of HankoW and Canton in China
to Japan 6. Douglas Corrigans wrong
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