Evening star., 1939-02-09
Answers
To Questions
Bp Frederic J. Hdskin.

By Frede7tc J. HdSktn.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by tprttinq The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HGsktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Where Is the church that Is built
out Of redwood tree?-J. w. H.
A. The First Baptist Church at Santa
Rosa, Calf, was built Of sequoia that
yielded $4,000 feet Of lumber. The stump
Of the tree Is . shrine where the congre-
cation holds An annual memorial service.
Q. What famous man died by chok-
ing on q grape seed?-W. 8. c.
A. According to Pliny, Anacreon, the
lyric poet Of Greece, met his death in
this manner.
@. Is 1t true that the enamel on Ford
cars is made out Of soy beans?-R. @.
A. The Farm Chemurgic Journal says:
"The enamel with which Ford cars have
been painted since 1884 contains IS per
cent soy bean oil. During 1887 the total
consumption in this manner Of soy bean
oil was 100000 gallons"
@. What was the nationality Of Joseph
Pulitzer who established the Pulitzer
prizes?-G. L. K.
A. His father was Magyar-Jewish and
his mother was Austro- German.
@. How many members Of Congress
are in favor Of the Townsend plan?-W.
N. w.
A. According to the General Welfare
Federation, the new Congress contains
10 members in favor Of the modified
Townsend old-age pension plan.
@. What can be used on bricks to
prevent moisture from seeping through?
L. S.
A. Moisture can be prevented from
coming through brick by water -prooflng
the outside by painting with a mixture
of IL ounces of paraf1n dissolved in
gallon Of benzol. Two coats of this ma
terial should be applied at 24-hour in
tervals both times when the wall is
completely dry. 1t must be borne in
mind that benzol is highly innammable.
Q. Please give the number and prin-
cipal nationality of immigrants enter
ing the United States by way Of San
Francisco, Calif.-J H.
A. For the last fiscal year $40 immi-
grants entered the United States through
the port Of San Francisco. OF these, 2e6
were from China, 81 from Great Britain,
1872 from Germany, from Italy, 20 from
Scandinavian countries, 65 from Aus
tralia and New Zealand, 126 from Cen
tral America, 18 from South America,
and 81 from the Philippines. The others
came from various countries In very
small numbers.
Q. What is the origin Of the cravat?-
VIII.
A. Cravat is the name given by the
French in the reign Of Louis XIV to the
scarf worn by the Croatian soldiers en-
listed In the royal Croatian regiment CTR.
cravate, corruption Of "Croat'). Made
Of linen or muslin with broad edges of
lace, 1t became fashionable, and the
name was applied both in England and
France to various forms Of neckerchief,
from the loosely tied lace cravat with
long flowing ends, called . "Steinkirk"
after the battle OF 1892, to the elaborate
ly folded and lightly starched linen or
cambria neckcloth worn in the late 18th
and early 10Th centuries.
Q. How many boys have attended Gil
rard College for orphans In Philadel-
phia?-E. w. D.
A. Nearly $4,000 boys have attended
the college since it was opened on jan
uary l, 1s4s.
@. What Is the amount Of Americas
total income?-T. S. H.
A. The Department of Commerce re-
ports that Americans received s642OO.-
100000 in various forms of income in
1888.
Q. According to the legend, brakes
drum" was to summon champions for
England II necessary. What champions
have been summoned?-U. r. w.
A. Charles w. Beard in his Tails
mans and Charms" says that according
to legend the spirit of Drake has re-
appeared once as Blake against the
Dutch Van Tromp, 1858; once as Nelson
at Trafalgar, 1905; and once as Jellicoe
In the World War.
@. Who is president of the National
Association Of Broadcasters?-E. G. H.
A. Neville Miller Is president of the
association.
@. What is lespedeza?-T. H.. r.
A. Lespedeza is a self-seeding annual
plant related to the clovers which is
being grown for soil improvement, pas
ture, and hay on a rapidly expanding
acreage chiefly from the Potomac. Ohio
and lower Missouri Valleys southwark
into the northern part of the Cotton
Belt.
@. Please give the property loss and
number of lives lost by fire In the Dis,
trict Of Columbia.-T. S. H. :.
A. For the fiscal year ending July 1.
1888, the total property loss was $72e 1863
and there were SO lives lost.