Evening star., 1939-08-17
Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdsEin.

eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Will a baseball reach the catcher
from center quicker If 1t is bounced?-
". M.
A. A ball thrown by an outfielder to
the home plate will reach the catcher
much more quickly If 1t is bounced 10
or Is feet in front of the home plate.
A bounced ball is also much easier for
the catcher to handle.
@. How long have women used mud
packs as form Of beauty treatment?-
H. M. J.
A. 1t is said Cleopatra used clay from
the Nile River to beautify her COM
plexion.
@. Where did Jack Dempsey and
Georges Carpenter fght2 Where can
I get a complete description of that
battle?-C. p. J.
A. They fought at Boyle's Thirty
Acres, Jersey City, on July 2, 1921. The
fight is described in detail in Nat
Fleischer's book called Jack Dempsey,
the Idol Of Fistiana."
@. How many gas stations are there
In the United States?-R. H. S.
A. There are approximately 100000.
Q. Please quote Henry w. Gradys
eulogy on cotton.-E. G. B.
A. The Southern orator said in part:
What a royal plant it is! The world
waits in attendance on it's growth:
the shower that falls whispering on its
leaves is heard around the world the
sun that shines on it is tempered by
the prayers of all the people, the frost
that chlllS it and the dew that descends
from the stars are noted. -. 1t is gold
from the instant it puts forth its tiny
shoot. It's fiber is current in every bank"
Q. Is there any inscription on the
grave of Jesse James?-B. C. F.
A. The inscription which the mother
OF Jesse James had carved on his tomb
stone at Samuel Farm near Kearney,
kans., is as follows: In loving Remem-
brance of my Beloved Son, Jesse w.
James, Died April 3, 1882 aged "a years,
months, % days; Murdered by Traitor
and Coward whose name is not worthy
to appear here"
@. What is the population of Uvalde.
Tex. home of Vice President Garner?-
T. H.
A. The town has population of ap-
proximately $780,
q. Please give the names of Great
Britains favorite movie stars.-K. G.
A. The most popular stars, according
to box office returns, are Deanna Durbin,
George Formby Ronald Colman, Spencer
Tracy and Robert Donat
@. Where was the Wilderness road?-
E. S. H.
A. This was route from the Shenan.
doah Valley in Virginia through the
Cumberland Gap to Kentucky and Ten
nessee, opened by Daniel Boone in ITS.
Due to the rugged and mountainous
character of the country through which
1t ran, it was called the longest blackest,
hardest road of pioneer days in America.
1t was also known as Boones Trail, the
Kentucky road, and the Virginia road.
Q. Who made the first instrument
to record earthquakes?-J. K H.
A. The earliest instrument of the kind
was devised by Chinese scholar, Chang
Heng, and dates as far back as the year
AID. 1872. The first seismometer of
modern times was one invented in l84l
by J. D. Forbes for measuring earth
quake shocks and other conclusions"
@. What is an accidental President of
the United States?-R L.R.
A. An accidental President" is one
who succeeds to the office of Chief
Executive on the death, removal, or dis
qualification of the incumbent.
@. What is the largest kind of lizard?
&C. H. j.
A. The monitor is the largest of all
lizards. 1t is SO named because of its
habit OF giving warning by whistling
sound OF the approach of a crocodile.
Monitors have long body, fve-toed feet,
long forked tongue and a long tail.
They are found in Africa, India and
Australia. The Nile monitor attains q
length of feet. 1t is the chief enemy
of crocodiles, destroying immense num-
bers of their eggs.
@. Is vegetarianism a new theory
F. H. L.
A. 1t was known in ancient India. and
was advocated by Plato and Plutarch.
1t became cult in England under George
Cheyne in 1911
@. Is it true that Address Unknown"
was the authors first story?-H. Mr..
A. kathrine Kressmann Taylor SUBJ
mitted her first story Address Unknown"
to the magazine called Story. Every copy
OF the issue in which it was published
was sold within 10 days after it appeared.
condensed version was used by Read
er's Digest and the story was in such
demand that it was published in book
form. 1t has been brought out in Eng
land and translated into various foreign
languages.
@. Who invented smokeless powder?
Il. T. H.
A. 1t was invented by Charles E. Mum
roe of Forest Glen, Md. an authority on
explosives and author of over 100 books
and papers on chemistry and explosives.
@. Is it correct when one has legally
changed a family name to announce the