Evening star., 1939-05-04
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnskt7,.

question OF fact by ,oriting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. H1skin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
O. In what year was the first Ken.
lucky Derby run?-P. ]. 8.
A.. The first Kentucky Derby was run
in May, 1875. Aristides won the purse Of
$500 before gallery of 10000 people.
O. How much money does the Federal
Government grant to the States for
child-health services of various kinds?-
j. C. M.
A. The Federal Government under the
Social Security Act is making available,
through the Children's Bureau, $3,8OO, 900
year for grants to the States for ma
ternal and child-health services and
$285o,000 for services for crippled chill
dren, and, through the Public Health
Service, 100000 year for strengthen.
ing State and local public health organ
ization.
@. Is there any method Of keeping
orange juice so it will not lose its vita
min content?-H H. M.
A. Orange juice can be stored for a
day or two without appreciable changes
In vitamin c, If it is kept in loosely COW
cred jars in the refrigerator at tenn.
perature of As degrees Fahrenheit or
below.
Q. Please give history of the totem
pole in Pioneer Square at Seattle.-E.
S. H.
A. This pole was carved from a single
cedar tree by tribe of Indians inhabit-
ing Tongass Island, Southeastern Alaska.
1t is so feet high and feet in circum-
ference and was intended as a monu-
ment to a distinguished family. The
pole stood for nearly a century on Ton.
gass Island and was discovered by q
party OF Seattle businessmen in August,
1899, and removed to that city.
@. Is the lame duck" amendment a
part of the Constitution? If so, since
what date?-R. E. G.
A. The so-called lame duck" amend
ment is part Of the Constitution. and
has been since the Secretary of State
proclaimed it in effect February 6, 1888,
upon the ratification of 80 States.
BY october Is it had been ratified by all
of the States
@. What is the name of the poem re-
cited by Robert Donat in the station
scene of Knight Without Armor"?-T,
S. L.
A. Fear Death" by Robert Browning,
is the title of the poem.
@. How much did the gold storage
vault at Fort Knox, KY, COSTA. E. B.
A. The Treasury Department says that
the cost of the Government vault at
Fort knox, KY, was s560OOO.
@. When was the year without sum.
mer?-W. H. B.
A. 1t was in 1916 when in the Northern
States snow and frosts occurred in every
month of the summer.
@. Is there Government tax on oleo-
margarine?-E. B.
A. The Federal tax is one-fourth Of q
cent pound on the uncolored and 10
cents pound on the colored.
@. What is the consumption of cashew
nuts?-E. S. M
A. approximately 100000 pounds per
year.
@. Does an oyster die when 1t Is taken
from the bed, or does it continue to live
until eaten?-E. w.
A. An oyster does not die when plucked
from its bed and if eaten Immediately
after the shell is open, it Is still alive.
Oysters that are purchased in bulk or
that have been opened some time are
dead.
@. Are the various gases composing air
found in the same proportion in the
stratosphere and substratosphere? What
marks the boundaries of these spheres?
r. B. H.
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says: "The permanent gases Of the at
mosphere, that is, all the components
Of the air except water vapor, form
constant mixture throughout the lower
levels of the stratosphere. Above 20
kilometers, however, there is definite
observational evidence that the lighter
gases begin to be present in larger pro-
portions than at the lower levels. The
boundary between the troposphere and
stratosphere is determined by the char
acteristic change in the rate at which
the temperature decreases with altitude.
In the troposphere in its highest levels
the decrease in temperature with alti-
tude is very marked, while in the strato-
sphere the change in temperature with
altitude is very slight. The boundary
between the stratosphere and tropo-
sphere is therefore the level at which
this change takes place. However, the
position of the boundary is at times
difficult to determine"
@. How much do Americans spend on
foreign travel?-C. H. S.
A. In 1888 Americans expended $685.
100000 on foreign travel.
@. Please give the real name and age
of Arthur Murray, the dancing teacher.
IS. NJ H.
A. Mr.. Murray, whose real name is
Murray Tishman, is A years old.
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