Evening star., 1939-04-29

question OF tdct by tUrtttn0 The EUe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. C.. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. In racing parlance what is quar-
ter horse?-R. G. B.
A. 1t is horse trained to run quar-.
ter Of mile from standing start. Such
horses were usually not thoroughbreds,
but were owned by farmers who raced
them at picnics or county fairs. One Of
these sturdy racers named Bob Wade
still holds the world Official record Of
2lA seconds for 2 furlongs.
@. How much does the average person
perspire?-C. l.. G.
A. The amount Of perspiration nor.
mally discharged by q healthy person
varies from about IA to pints q day.
increasing with exercise and high tenn
perature.
@. Has the farm population Of New
York State increased or decreased In the
past 10 years?-L. w. H.
A. On February /, 1889, the farm pop
ulation of the State was estimated at
10000. In 1929 it was 724,0O0.
O. What is M-Day?-E. T. r.
A. M-Day is a term employed by the
United States War Department to de-
note the first day Of the World War.
O. Did Debussy's heirs receive any
money for Larry Clintons arrangement
of MY Reverie"?-W. j. H.
A. They were paid O,000 in royalties.
O. How did Charlie Mccarthy origi-
nate?-J. H.
A. Edgar Bergen conceived the idea OF
Charlie Mccarthy while he was attend.
ing Lakeview High School, The inspira-
ton was an impish, redhaired newsboy
who piled his trade near the school, This
was about 1919. A Chicago craftsman,
Charlie Mack (hence Charlie Mccarthy
made him of white pine and Bergen took
care of the finishing touches.
O. Are many children born with syph-
ilis?-F. r.
A. Sixty thousand babies are born
every year with syphilis.
O. What do the initials O. N. T. stand
for on thread?-J. T.
A. After the invention of the sewing
machine a special thread was necessary
for its use. George A. Clark made up
six-cord thread, which was softer than
the thread used previously for hand sew
ing. He called it Clark's Our New
Thread. The name was shortened to
Clark's o. N. T., thus coming the trade
mark for the modern thread made by
this company.
O. What has become of the Graf Yep.
pelin?-E. F. M.
A. After eight years Of continuous
service the Graf Zeppelin was flown to
the hangar at Frankfort in June, 1887,
and Debated.
O. How does the number OF man
stenographers compare with that of
women?-F. I. o.
A. According to the 1880 census report
lIlCiC WCiC ItO,4fo "OllltIl 90
stsnographers and typists in the United
States and 36,o50 men.
c. Is there a biography Of Benny
Goodman?-K H j.
A. His autobiography The Kingdom
of Swing written in collaboration with
Irving Kolodin is published by Stackpole
Sons.
@. Please give the names Of some
famous men who conceived literary
works while in prison.-T. G. r.
A. Marco Polo, while imprisoned at
Genoa dictated the famous account OF
his travels. Cervantes planned and
wrote Don Quixote' while prisoner at
Seville. Sir Walter Raleigh. during his
Imprisonment, wrote history of the
world. Leigh Hunts The Story Of
Rimini"; John Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress and Oscar Wilde's DE Pro-
funds" and The Ballad of Reading
Goal" are other instances.
@. What is the per capita consumption
of sausage in the United States?-L.
CD.
A. In 1897 the average American ate
approximately ia pounds of sausage.
O. How long is the Maginot Liner
p R. S.
A. The Notifications extend 125 miles.
O. Was the family name of Windsor,
which was made the official name of the
English royal house in 1917, merely a
fanciful selection?-L. NJ K.
A:'On the contrary the House of Wind
sor is in direct descent from dnter alios)
Ecgbert, King of Wessex. Alfred the
Great and William the Conqueror; also
from the Emperor Charlemagne, Rodrigo
the Old, the Emperor Barbarossa and st.
Louis, King of France
@. What is the longest railway tunnel
in the world?-J. B. L.
A. The Simplon Tunnel in the Alps,
1914 miles long, is the longest railway
tunnel in the world 1t was built between
1898 and 1905 and cost nearly $4,000 900.
O. What cities in the North attract
the largest number of Southern Negroes?
IT. K. j.
A. A sociological study shows that
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