Evening star., 1939-08-29
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Huskin.

ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washinqton.
u. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
9. How many chain magazine
publishers are there in the United
States?-L. T. G.
A. The 1889 Writer'S Year Book
lists % chain publishers.
@. Who were the six men Carl
Hubbell struck out in the 1894 All-6tar
baseball game?-D. M. G,
A. They were Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx.
Simmons, Cronin and Gomez.
Q. How long does daylight saving
time laSt?-J. D.
A. Daylight saving time comes into
effect on the last Sunday In April and
lasts until the last Sunday of September.
Q. What is the lifting power per
cubic foot of helium?-T. H. s.
A. The National Bureau of Stand
ards says that 1 cubic foot OF helium
Will hit trifle over an ounce. In other
words, l5.5 cubic feet OF helium are re-
quired to lift pound.
~. In what chapter OF the Bible
are the Ten Commandments?-L. TIL.
A. The Ten Commandments are
found in the Book OF Exodus, chapter
20, verses l to IT.
@. How long has sulphur been used
as medicine or disinfectant?-T r. G..
A. Homer describes how Odysseus.
after Staying the suitors for his wife's
hand, cleansed the air of evil and puri-
ned his house by burning sulphur,
About so AID. Pliny wrote that there
were four kinds Of sulphur and ind.
Gated IA medicinal virtues of this SUBJ
stance.
Q. Is it possible to see the
Wind?-G. M.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
to see the wind, hold any fiat, smooth
surface having straight edge "a
straight-backed handsaw is excellent
for this purpose) against the wind, but
inclined to the vertical, with the
straight edge uppermost and leaning
with the wind, then sight along this
straight upper edge toward a white
object. If the wind is moderately strong
one will see it pouring over the straight
edge like water over a dam. This phe-
nomenon Is owing to irregular densities
IN the air which in turn cause irregular
refractions Of the transmitted light
@. At what speed do battleships
travel?-J. z.
A. The fastest United States battle.
ships average around rs knots per
hour.
@. How much did P. T. Barnum
pay Jenny Lind for her concerts7
ID. R. NJ
A. She was paid $1,000 night for
$50 appearances. Friends of Barnum
predicted his ruin because of such q
contract, but his receipts were s750..
600, and people were so anxious to hear
the singer that seats were sometimes
sold at auction prices.
@. Was Voltaire an atheist?-J HIM.
A. He attacked orthodoxy, rather
than Christianity, and careful study
Of his writings does not warrant the
broad application of atheist to his name.
@. Does the Constitution state that
the President has to be citizen of the
United States?-O. C. T.
A. Article II, Section l, Clause Of
the Constitution contains the express
sion citizen of the United States" in
describing the qualifications for the
President.
@. Who were the lake poetsa
NJ B. M
A. Wordsworth, Coleridge and
Southey were so named by the Edinburgh
Review because they chose to live in the
lake district of Cumberland and West
moreland.
@. Why is the Kohinoor diamond
so called?-W. NJ G.
A. Kohinoor or Kohinur is a Per-
sian word which means mountain Of
light.
@. What is ambergriS?-J. D. S.
A. 1t is fatty, waxlike secretion,
found in the intestines Of the sperm
whale and used in perfume. Ambergris
is never found in healthy whales; 1t
is supposed to be secretion of intestines
that have become diseased. Sometimes
it is excreted by the whales and floats
on the water, or is cast on the sea-
shore in Jumps. Large quantities are
also taken from the intestines of dead
whales. When inside the whale, it has
a disagreeable odor, but on exposure to
air it acquires sweet, earthly fragrance.
@. Please give the origin of the ami
mated cartoOn.-S. j. r.
A. Five years after the discovery Of
the persistence of vision in 1926 by
Peter Mark Roget, the first attempts
were made to show motion pictorially by
a series OF drawings. With device
called Phenakistoscope, invented by Jo-
seph Antoine Plateau, motion was de-
picted by a series OF drawings, II
in number This was followed by the
Daedaleum or Wheel of the Devil, in
vented by William George Horner in
England in 1884. 1t consisted of a CYL
inder into which strips of paper were
inserted depicting scenes such as
child jumping rope, q man pumping
water, etc. The Wheel of Life, SINH
lar device, was introduced into the
United States by William Lincoln and
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