Evening star., 1939-11-20

eric j. Haskin. director, Washington.
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Who was the first Speaker of the
House of Representatives?-E. W.K.
A. Frederick Augustus Conrad Muh-
lenberg of Pennsylvania served as Speak
er of the House from 1789-179l.
@. How long has the New York Times
had an electric news bulletin board?-
G. D. H.
A. The electric news sign was inaugu-
rated on November 6, 1923. g.
@. Has Paris memorial to American
aviators?-E. T. r.
A. One of Frances most beautiful war
memorials is white marble temple in
the Pare de Villeneuve-l -lEtang, Paris,
commemorating 81 American aviators
who died in French service during the
World War.
@. How thick are the hairs in mans
beard?-J. B. H.
A. There are about 100 hairs to the
square inch on mans face.
@. Please name some of the movie
stars who have adopted children.-E.
T. r.
A. A partial list includes Miriam Hop
kins, Oracle Allen, Ruby Keeler, Joe E.
Brown, Wallace Beery, Frederic March,
Harold Lloyd, Constance Bennett, Gloria
Swanson, Zasu Pits, Jack Benny and
Barbara Stanwyck.
@. How many colors are distinguish
able to the eye?-M. T. H.
A. An expertly trained eye can recog-
nize something like 100000 different hues
and colors.
@. When were horseshoes first made
by machine?-R. H. M
A. Henry Burden of Troy, N. Y, in
1885 made the first horseshoes by ma
chine.
Q. What is mangel-WurZel?-L. T. II.
A. This is large, coarse variety Of
beet, extensively cultivated as a cattle
fodder.
@. Please give the name of a good
book on writing for the radio-C. J.H.
A. A recent book of this kind is the
Handbook of Radio Writing" by Erik
Barnouw, published by Little, Brown.
Mr.. Barnouw is an instructor in that
subject at Columbia University.
@. What makes flowers fragrant?-M.
T. H.
A. The fragrance of flowers is due to
special compounds of only two elements,
carbon and hydrogen. and are known as
volatile oils, since they escape readily
into the air.
@, How often do squirrels bear young?
M. j. R.
A. Gray squirrels have two Htters of
four to six young a year, the first usually
being born in March or April. The squir-
rel is a devoted mother and if the nest
is disturbed she will at once carry the
young to some safer retreat.
@. What color is the uniform of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police?-R.
c. B.
A. The dress uniform is a scarlet tunic
and blue trousers with a yellow stripe.
The everyday uniform is of khaki.
@. What United States mint has been
in operation the longest?-C. B.. H.
A. The mint at Philadelphia, long
known as the parent mint, which has
been in continuous operation since its
establishment in 1898. Its coins bear no
mint mark.
O. Who gave the first Marcel wave?-
C. D. F..
A. The late Francois Marcel Grateau
of France, who invented this hair-wav-
ing process in 1872.
@. Please give some information about
the author of I'm Flanders Fields
S. F.
A. John David McCrae was born at
Guelph, Ontario, in 1872. He was edu-
Gated at the University of Toronto and
also at McGill University, where he be-
came lecturer in pathology and medi-
cine. He was appointed surgeon of the
Alexandra Hospital in Montreal and
contributed to Osler and McCrae's "Sys-
TEN of Medicine" He served as a lieu
tenant in the Boer War and in the
World War was second in command of
the McGill University medical unit. 1t
was during the battle of Ypres that he
wrote the famous lyric I'm Flanders
Fields" He died in France in 1918.
O. Which ranks highest, a duke an
earl or baron?-C. M. T.
A. The British nobility ranks in the
following order: Duke, marquis, earl,
viscount, baron.
@. Where is the Perkins Memorial
drive?-S. F. D.
A. 1t is scenic drive to the top of
Bear Mountain, memorial to the late
George w. Perkins, who served from the
year 1900 as the first president of the
New York Commissioners of the Pah-
sades Interstate Park. Work on the drive
was started on November 81, 1892 1t
was dedicated October 81, 1884.
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