Evening star., 1939-10-19
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

reader can get the ansWer to anu
question OF fact by 1ortting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, WASHINGTON.
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@. Is 1t permissible in a play actually
to represent God?-F G. T.
A. While such restriction is not a Fed
eral matter, the New York code pros
vides: mo person, association of per-
sons, company or corporation shall in
any public or private place or hall,
theater or auditorium, present or enact
any exhibition, play, drama, tragedy,
opera, comedy or performance in which
there shall be living character repre-
senting the Deity or known by any
appellation which by the recognized
standards Of any particular form of
religious worship or belief indicates the
Deity. To do SO is a misdemeanor.
O. In what kinds of retail business is
there the greatest relative turnover OF
ownership?-B. P. M.
A. Restaurants show the greatest rela.
tive change in ownership, with auto
motive and filling stations next.
u. what are the age and educational
qualifications of an applicant for
Rhodes scholarship?-W. P.
A. Applicants must be male, between
the ages of 10 and 25, and have received
at least two years of college or university
education at recognized degree grant
ing institution in the United States.
O. How did the tabby cat get its name?
&C. M. j.
A. The name is derived from Attab,
a quarter in Bagdad which produced
watered silk resembling the cats coat.
O. On top of what skyscraper is there
a statue of Ceres?-J M. G.
A. The Board of Trade Building in
Chicago is surmounted by a statue Of
Ceres, goddess of harvests.
@. Where were pistols first made7-
T. B. S.
A. They were first manufactured at
Pistoia, Italy, by Camille Vettelh about
1910.
G. What dances did Nijinsky make
famous?-W. S. M.
A. Among the ballet masters most
famous creations are the Spectre of the
Rose" "Petrushka," Carnival" Les
Sylphides,' and the Afternoon of
Faun."
L. NJ. G.
A. The official publication of the or
ganization is The American Girl, issued
monthly.
@. Did Sir Harry Lauder lose a son in
the World War?-B. G. D.
A. The Scottish singers only child,
Capt. John Lauder was killed at the
front in France in 1915.
c. What causes melting of the furnace
grates?-E. j. H.
A. Melting of the furnace CRATES is
usually accompanied by clinker forma-
ton. Some fuels such as petroleum coke
are so low in ash that the CRATES receive
no protection from the fire The CRATES
can usually be protected by leaving q
small layer of ash on them. Do not per-
nit the ash pit to fill. If air cannot flow
through the crate and cool it the heat
from an active fuel bed above will over.
heat it.
O. How long has CASTOR Means been
dead?-B NJ B.
A. He died at the United States Medical
Center at Springfield, Mo-, on December
II, 1888.
@. Is Damascus, the city known by st.
Paul small city?-F. L,
A. Damascus is six miles in circumfer-
ence and there are three we'll developed
sections of Mohammedans, Jews and
Christians. The street called Straight,
spoken of in the Acts is one mile in
length, has corrugated roof, and runs
from east to west. The city has 200
mosques. many Christian churches and
Jewish synagogues, and large export
trade.
@. Please explain the terms introvert
and extrovert?-K. c. H.
A. The two words literally mean Q
turning inward and turning outward.
In general, introvert implies one who Is
preoccupied with his own mental proc
esses and attitudes and with the way he
is regarded by others. An extrovert is
one who is interested in things and peo-
pie outside himself
@. What is the origin Of leap year pro.
posals?-A. H. T.
A. There Is fable that the custom
giving women the right to propose was
originated by st. Patrick who was once
told by st. Bridget that mutiny had
broken out in her nunnery, the ladies
claiming the right "to pop the question"
st. Patrick replied that he would concede
them the right every seventh year, but
when st. Bridget claimed this would not
do, he reduced the time to four years.
@. For what Is Nine. Cresswell famous7
M r. S.
A. Nine. Cresswell was woman Of in
famous character who bequeathed fl0
for funeral sermon in which nothing
Ill should be said Of her. The Duke Of
Buckingham wrote the sermon which was
IS follows: "All shall say Of her is this
she was born well, she married well,