Evening star., 1939-09-05
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

By Frederic J. Haskin.
| A reader can get the ansuer to anu
question of fact By ,Uriting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
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@. What is the largest restaurant In
the United States?-T. r. H.
A. Hackney's sea food restaurant in
| Atlantic City, N. j., which has a seating
capacity Of 5000, is said to be the larg-
| est.
Q. Why is an actor called Thespian?
&C. B. D.
A. Thespis, who lived In the sixth CEN
tury, BE-, is reputed to be tho founder
Of Greek tragedy.
Q. Does the War Department have
jurisdiction over the Statue Of Liberty?
M. J. H.
A. BY President Roosevelt's executive
order Of 1888 the Statue Of Liberty was
transferred from the Army to the juris-
diction Of Secretary Of the Interior Har-
old L. Ickes, and Is now administered as
the Statue Of Liberty National Monu-
| ment.
@. What is the significance of wheel
as used for the D. A. R. badge?-T R. S.
A. The device forming the emblem Of
the D. A. r. is spinning wheel, the
13 spOkes representing the thirteen orig
inal States.
@. Who were the first mule breeders
in this country?-S. r. B.
A. The earliest mule breeders in the
United States were George Washington
Of Virginia, Henry Clay of Fayette
County, KY, and Young and Everett Of
Montgomery County, KY. Prior to the
importation made by General Washing
ton, few diminutive jacks had been
imported from the West Indies, but these
were found undesirable for breeding
purposes.
@. Was Edward vi a child prodigy
R. K B.
A. Edward vi, the only child of Henry
SAAA W ooAlS ACy llloul, was OlIly . JedIS
old when he succeeded his father as
King of England and supreme head of
the church. At the age of 13 he had
read Aristotle's Ethics" in the original
and was translating Cicero's de Philoso-
phia" into Greek.
@. Why is the Book of Matthew so
often used as source of texts for SER
mons?-A. H. w.
A. This book, more than any other.
reports verbatim the words of Christ. In
Matthew, particularly, the rules for the
guidance of a Christian life are laid
down by the Saviour, Himself.
@. When is an etching regarded as an
original?-M. T. H.
A. The term original is applied to any
etching struck from the original plate.
@. What is the origin of the name
Tommy Atkins, as applied to a British
soldier?-W. K. c.
A. At one time every soldier in the
| British Amy was given a little pocket
ledger in which he entered his name,
age, date of enlistment, length of service,
etc. With the book was given a form
showing how to keep the records. In
| place of the hypothetical John Doe"
the name Tommy Atkins" was used.
Instantly the books were called Tommy
Atkins and very shortly the name was
given to the soldiers
O. How fast and how high is the cy-
clone coaster at the New York Worlds
Fair?-R M
| A. This roller coaster reaches a maxi
mum speed of SIS miles per hour 1t is
about 80 feet in height and has a track
2,7OO feet in length. The cyclone is the
most modern type of roller coaster made,
with cars locked on the track and every
possible safety device
@. What is the Snellen eye test?-
N. j. H.
A. The Snellen test types are square
black letters printed on a card, en-
ployed in testing the acuteness of dis
tant vision. The letters vary in size in
such way that each one subtends a
visual angle of degrees at the distance
"e "AAAS4A sAAS AiOi iiiAol eye Ut dDIc
| to distinguish it. All optometrists have
these types for use in testing eyesight.
Q. For whom is Goucher College in
Baltimore. Md, named?-A H. S.
A. 1t is named for John Franklin
Goucher 1845-1922), who was president
of the institution from 1890 to 1908. At
that time it was called the Womans
College of Baltimore
@. Who owns the Hermitage?-
| M L. H.
A. The former home of Andrew Jack
son, near Nashville, Tenn, is owned by
the State and preserved as memorial.
@. What was Oscar Wildes appearance
| when he lectured in New York in 1892
K. C. r.
A. One writer described him as follows:
Looks something like great homely
girl. Very tall, large feet and hands.
Brown hair hanging almost to his shoul-
ders. Face pale like putty, very bright
| eyes, slouching walk. Platform costume
black velvet knee breeches, low-water
shoes, white loose tie, lace at cuffs, seal
ring"
/ @. Why is the Red Sea so called? The
Black Seal. H. S.
A. The Red Sea is so called because NJ