Evening star., 1939-03-18
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by ,oritin1 The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, Director Washinoton.
D. c. Please inclose stamp for replv.
O. Is there any significance in the
three rows Of white braid on sailors
collars?-H. T. D.
A. The three white stripes of braid
worn on the United States and British
sailors uniforms represent the following
naval victories: Battle of Trafalgar, Oc-
tober 81, 1905; Battle OF Copenhagen,
April l, 1901, and Battle of the Nile,
August l, 1798.
@. On what occasion did Richard
Tauber sing at the White House In
1937?-M. R.
A. The famous tenor sang at the cabi-
net dinner musicale on December IA,
1887.
O. Who circled the earth without
spending any moneys. B. H.
A. In February, 1887, 21-year old Ar
thur Cadogan of Muscatine, Iowa, COM
pleted trip around the world without
spending a cent as the result Of a $500
wager.
O. Please give the date of the Men,
phis Cotton Carnival.-L. S. w.
A. 1t will be held from May 8
through 13.
@. How old is Christ Church in Cam
bridge, Mass.?-N. H. S.
A. Christ Church was erected in 1851.
1t was designed by Peter Harrison of
Yorkshire, England, and has been altered
several times. The organ loft is the
finest original feature remaining The
metal organ pipes were melted into bull
lets during the Revolution. Among its
historic treasures are the communion
plate received in 1772 and now used only
at Christmas and Easter; the Basket"
Bible, published in 1853, and a folio
Prayer Book of 1757, with the prayers
for the king struck out.
@. What is the name of the famous
cooking school in Paris?-K. B.
A. One of the most famous interna-
du Gordon Bleu in that city, which was
founded in 1880 by Mile. Marthe Distel.
@. How much heat escapes from
house through the window panes?-
L. M. A.
A. In the average house about 20 per
cent of the heat is lost through window
panes.
@. Where was the coquina rock OBJ
tanned that is used in the Box Singing
Tower in Florida?-G. v. D.
A. The coquina rock used in the lower
walls OF the Mountain Lake Sanctuary
and Singing Tower was excavated at
National Gardens, north of Daytona.
@. What State manufactures the most
shoes?-K. j. H.
A. Massachusetts, was the leading
footwear making State in 1888, with an
output of 76,966,l44 pairs, while New
York was second in production with TO-
493,642 pairs.
@. Who is the largest grower OF
camellias?-J. H. M.
A. Life says: Probably the largest
commercial grower in the United States
is T. Kiyono of Mobile, Ala, who has 20
acres of camellia plants and sells 100000
seedlings and shrubs year"
@. How much money is collected by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue in taxes on
playing cards?-R. F. w.
A. The total revenue received from
stamps used on playing cards in the year
1888, at 10 cents pack, was s4,052 ,567.33.
@. Does ice form at the top or bottom
of a lake?-W. S. H.
A. A lake or other body of water
freezes from the top down. Since water
at the freezing point is less dense and
therefore lighter than slightly warmer
water, it remains at the surface where it
freezes. AS soon as ice has formed over
the surface it acts as a blanket, allowing
the heat to escape very slowly from the
water underneath.
@. What is the name of the W. P. A.
book on New York City?--D. L.
A. New York Panorama" is the Fed
eral writer's project guide book on the
metropolis. 1t is published by Random
House, New York City.
@. Is the Southern Cross visible from
Florida?-E. j. B.
A. The Southern Cross is visible In
Southern Florida only for short time,
close to the southern horizon at or near
the time of its meridian passage In
early February the Southern Cross passes
the meridian about 3:45 am, and on
March l shortly before 2 am. On
Merch 80 1t is on the meridian due
so.;th about midnight, and by May IA 1t
cross the meridian at pm. The whole
Southern Cross can be seen as far north
as latitude q degrees north, when on
the meridian and under favorable condi-
tions for observing. Gamma Crucis, the
northernmost star of the Cross, appears
just above the horizon at its upper cul-
mination in latitude 80 degrees north,
@. How many packages OF cigarettes
does the average smoker buy in a year?
F. C.
A. In 1888 cigarette consumption
amounted fo mo no clo roe ,o. ..~.A