Evening star., 1939-02-28
Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. H1sktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader car get the ans,Der to any
question Of fact by ,Ortting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haski,, director, Washington.
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@. What did Mark Twain say about
New England weather?-E. G. L.
A. The following lines are from q
speech he made on that subject at a
dinner given by the New England So
ciety: There is sumptuous variety
about the New England weather that
compels the strangers admiration-and
regret. The weather is always doing
something there; always attending
strictly to business; always getting up
new designs and trying them on peo-
pie to see how they will go. But it
gets through more business in spring
than in any other season. In the spring
I have counted 1856 different kinds Of
weather inside of "a hours"
@, Is it true that steam Is sold to
various buildings in New York by the
city?-D. F.
A. The New York Steam Co., now a
subsidiary of the Consolidated Gas Co..
has franchise from the city OF New
York to convey and sell live steam IN
certain areas in the city. 1t is sold by
the cubic foot
@. What is the highest denomination
of United States postage stamps now
issued?-J. NJ
A. The IS stamp is the largest.
@. How much oil does the Queen Mary
burn?-C. L. L.
A. The Queen Mary uses approxi-
mately 225 barrels of oil in q 24-hour
day.
@. Where is the memorial to Briton
Hadden, who was one of the founders
| Of Time?-E. H. j.
A. The Briton Hadden Memorial Build
| ing is at Yale University and is occu-
pied by the Offices of the Yale Daily
| News. It was erected in 1882 from
gifts of alumni and friends of Mr..
Hadden, who was graduated in 1920 and
was twice chairman of the News while
a student The architects of the build
ing were Lewis G. Adams and T. Mer.
| rill Prentice.
@. What is the theme song Of Orson
Welles' Mercury Theater program on
the radio?-C. P.
A. The theme song of the Campbell
Playhouse, featuring Orson Welles, is
the opening theme of TschaikoWskis
Piano Concerto in B Flat"
| O. How old is Grover Bergdoll noW?-
| A. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the
draft evader, was born on October lS,
1893, in Philadelphia, Pa.
| @. Who owns the land on which Trim
| ity Church in New York City stands?-
r. E. J.
A. The land is owned and operated
by the Trinity Parish Corp. u Trinity
place, New York, N. Y.
@. Is there any book or report In
which the names Of the men who per-
ished on the battleship Maine are listed?
&C. o. P.
A. A list of the 260 officers and men
who perished in the disaster OF the
battleship Maine, blown up in the harbor
of Havana, Cuba, appears on pages H.
13 of volume 2 of the report Of the
| 80 Nov, for
report may be consulted in any large
public library.
@. How old is the superstition about a
four-leaf clover bringing good luck?-
A. S. T.
A. AS early as 1920 Sir John Melton
wrote: IF a man walking in the fields
find any foure -leaved grass, he shall in
a small while after find some good
thing"
@. Please give the origin Of the word
aSSaSSin.-E. S. H.
A. The word Is from the Arabian
hashashin, eaters of hashish, the name
of sect in the 18th century. The Old
Man Of the Mountain reused his fol-
lowers spirits by this preparation and
sent them out to assassinate his enc
mics.
@. How many people in the United
States have poor eyesight? How many
wear glasses?-R. w. D.
A. According to the Better Vision In
stitute 90,OOO0OO persons in the United
States have defective eyes and 34,000,00O
wear glasses.
@. Who wrote the poem beginning:
"When I am dead, my dearest, sing
no sad songs for me"?-E. j.
A. It is by Christina Rossetti. /
@. What are the opening and closing
dates of the two worlds fairs this year?
IT. R. M.
A. The New York Worlds Fair will
open on April 80 and close on December
8, 1899. The Golden Gate International
Exposition at San Francisco opened on
February 18 and will close on December
2, 1889.