Evening star., 1939-05-13
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader cap get the ansper to on,
question OF fact by t0riting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washino,on,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for repty.
@. What is the Air Hygiene Founda-
tion?-W. S. H.
A. The Air Hygiene Foundation Is a
non-profit, scientific organization with
headquarters and multiple fellowship,
at Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh. 1t rep
resents collective effort by employers
in behalf Of employe health. The foun-
datlon, In addition to its fundamental
research in industrial health, provides
member companies with practical plant
applications to prevent industrial illness
and to foster industrial hygiene.
a. HOW many women attend the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology
J. K M.
A. There are approximately so women
enrolled in all departments of the insti-
tuition
@. OF what nationality is Henry Ford2
F F..
A. Henry Ford is the son of William
and Mary Litogot Ford William Ford
was of English descent and was born
near Cork, Ireland, whence the Ford
family emigrated to America in 1847
settling near Dearborn, Mich. Marv
Lltogot was born in the United States OF
Dutch parents.
Q. Is there an exhibition of the work
OF artists, composers and writer's who
have worked at the MacDowell Colony
IN Peterborough, N. HE. M.
A. There is a free exhibition of their
work at the MacDowell Club, 166 East
SeVenty-thlrd street, New York CITY,
which will last until September 80. 1t
lncluoes painting, sculpture, musical
scores original manuscripts and volumes
OF prize winning books
O. Please give the personnel of Kay
kySers band and the instruments played
by each.-C. G.
A. Kay Kysers band consists of the
following: Trumpets, Robert CBobbie,
Guy MerWyn Ish KabiDble) Bogue.
Pokey Carriere; trombones, Max Will
liams and Harry Thomas; saxophones
Armand Bulssaret, Morton Gregory
Helnle Gunkler, Sully Mason; piano. Ly-
man Gandee; drums, Eddie Shea; bass,
Lloyd Snow; guitar, Charlie Chester;
vocallsts, Ginny Simms, Harry Babbitt.
Sully Mason and Merwyn CIsh Kabib-
ble) Bogue; arranger, George Duning.
@. What is allergy?-E. j. H.
A. Allergy is described as oversensiti-
zation to certain foods, drugs, plants
animals, climatic conditions and emo
tional disturbances.
@. How many people inspected the
Coronation Scot when it was on display
in the various cities?-T. L. M.
A. 1t is estimated that 100000 persons
examined the British streamliner on its
tour of SO cities
@. What is picturesque novel?-W.
H. G.
A The picturesque novel Spanish,
plcaro. rogue is a story of adventure
in which rascally tricks play prominent
part. This type of fiction originated in
Spain and attained great popularity in
England. Thomas Nashe introduced the
style there with The Unfortunate Trav-
eler. or the Life of JACKIE Wilton" pub
lished in 1894.
@. Has any one invented a hot dog
with zipper?-C. J. R.
A. Hot dogs are now on the market
with upper casing made of vegetable
parchment.
Q. Where do the best pearls come
| from?-E. H. N.
A. The finest pearls in the world are
found in the Persian Gulf, mainly In
the waters around the Islands of BAH
| rein
| @. What was Disraelis description of
| Gladstone in which he used the express
sion "a sophisticated rhetorician"?-
M. J. D.
| A. "A sophisticated rhetorician inebri-
I ated with the exuberance of his own
verbosity and gifted with an egotistical
imagination that can at all times COM
mand an interminable and inconsistent
| series of arguments to malign an oppo-
nent and to glorify himself"
Q. How long does it take a drop Of
blood to clot?-T S. R.
A. Normally it clots in to 7 minutes.
In hemophilia the coagulation of blood
may take more than an hour.
@. How long has Alcatraz been a Fed
eral penitentiary?-F. Mob.
A. In October, 1888, the Department
of Justice took over the control of Alca-
traz and it became a Federal peniten-
tiary. Prior to that it was a military
prison.
@. Please give the creed OF the late
King George v of England.-T. S.
A. 1t was as follows: 81. Teach rue to
obey the rules of the game 2. Teach me
never to cry for the moon; never to cry
over spilled milk. 3. Teach me to win If
1 can; II cannot win, teach me to be a
good loser. 4. Teach ne to distinguish
between sentiment and sentimentality;
to esteem the first and despise the sec
ond. 5. Teach me never to accept and
never to offer false praise 6. Finally.
II I must suffer, may it be like thor