Evening star., 1939-07-13
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSkin


A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by Urittng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What aviator had the first license?
IT. M. H.
A. The first license in the United States
issued to an air pilot was that Of Glenn
H. Curtiss on June 8, 1911.
@. What is meant by saying that Q
theater is papered?-K L. M.
A. 1t refers to the large number In
the audience who have been admitted
on passes.
Q. How much of this country lacks
sufficient water?-E. H.
A. Approximately one-third, or about
100000, 900 acres in II Western States.
@. Who was the character in history
who was torn to pieces by horses for
attempting to assassinate a king?-K.
J. M
A. 1t was Robert Francois Damiens,
VINO as Louis XIV was entering his car
riage on January S, 1757, rushed forward
and stabbed him with a knife inflicting
a slight wound. He was condemned as
a feg1cide and sentenced to be torn In
pieces by horses in the Place de Greve.
Before being put to death he was brutally
tortured.
@. What is the largest bell In the
world?-I. G.
A. The largest bell in the world Is
the "Tsar Kolokol' of Moscow, weighing
1913 tons. 1t was never rung, however,
as 1t was cracked in the making and
piece II tons in weight broke of.
@. Who introduced polo in the United
States?-M F..
A. The Encyclopedia of Sports says that
James Gordon Bennett, who was a great
sportsman, saw polo played while on
visit to England in the 187Os and was
greatly impressed. He arranged for a
game to be played indoors at Dickels
Riding Academy in New York in 1876.
The game interested other wealthy
Americans and plans were made for
the formation of more teams and an
impromptu schedule for 1877 indoor
play.
O. In what book was submarine de-
scribed before its invention?-K. JIM
A. In Twenty Thousand Leagues Un-
der the Sea-" by Jules Verne.
O. Is hunting allowed in the national
parks?-J. H. G.
A. 1t is not, because all national parks
are wild life sanctuaries. Fishing is per-
mltted in the national parks and MANY
streams are stocked with game fish.
@. On what invention did Thomas Edi-
son get his first patent?-K. B.
A. in 1853 he took out his first patent
for an electrical vote recorder.
q. In what years was there a clock
maker in Connecticut named Chauncey
Jerome?-W A. j.
A. Chauncey Jerome made clocks be.
tween 1916 and 1860 Originally his
business was in Bristol, but he moved to
New Haven in 1874
@. Was Karl Marx, the socialist and
philosopher, of the Jewish faith?-J.
MN
A. His father, Jewish lawyer, in
1924 became Christian, and he and
his whole family were baptized as
Protestants.
@. Are there any fish in the Dead sea3
j. T. S.
A. On account Of its extreme salinity.
fish cannot exist in the Dead Sea.
G. Why is the name damask given
to Inen2-L. M.
A. The name originated in Damascus
where it was applied to the ornamental
silk fabrics which were elaborately
woven in colors.
@. How long has the word seismology
been applied to the study of earth
quakes?-K. B.
A. In 1858 the term seismology was
introduced by Robert Mallet. The OBJ
servation of the facts of earthquakes
and the establishment Of their theory"
he said, constitute seismology."
@. What is the classic legend about
the mulberry tree?-K. P. T.
A. Pyramus and Thisbe were in love
but their parents refused to consent to
their marriage. At last they resolved
to run away and agreed to meet under
mulberry tree near the tomb Of Minus.
Thisbe arrived first, but terrified by the
roar of lion, fed, dropping her veil
which was torn to shreds by the lion,
whose jaws were stained with the
blood OF an OK. Pyramus came and
thinking she had been devoured by the
lion, stabbed himself Thisbe later re.
turned to the rendezvous and finding her
lover mortally wounded put an end to
her life. From that time the fruit Of
the mulberry, which was formerly white,
has been black.
@. What Is grade A milk?-S. w. S.
A. According to the United States
Public Health Service Milk Ordinance,
grade A raw milk Is milk the average
bacterial plate count of which, as de-
termined by sections (R) and of this
ordinance, does not exceed $4,000 per
cubic centimeter, or the average reduce
ton time of which is not less than eight
hours Grade A pasteurized milk IL
grade A or grade B raw milk which
has been pasteurized, cooled and bot
in,