Evening star., 1940-06-06
Answers
To Questions
Bv Frederic J. Husktn.

ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin. director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How many miles by air is Bermuda
from the United States?-T. M.
A. The air distance between the two
countries is $50 miles.
9. Is there any plant that grows as
much as foot IN one day2-T. J.. x.
A. Young bamboo sprouts grow az fast
as foot and half daily.
@. Did Roger Bacon forecast nyine?-
D. S.
A. AS early as 1852, the English
scholar and scientist, wrote to a friend:
1T is possible that a device for flying
shall be made such that man sitting
in the middle of it and turning a crank
shall cause artificial wings to beat the
air after the manner of a birds flight"
@. Is Walter C. Kelly, who was known
in vaudeville as "the Virginia Judge"
nving?-E. D.
A. Mr.. Kelly died in Philadelphia on
January 6, 1899.
@, When was the printed Bible made
official in England?-E. E. T.
A. The Royal Proclamation of 1888
which made the printed Bible official
read as follows: That We shall provide
:. one boke of the holy byble OF the
largyest volume in Englyshe and the
same set up in sum convenient place
Wythin the said church that We have the
cure Of, where as your parishioners may
moste commodiously resorte to the same
and reade it That We shall discourage
no man prively or apertly from the
readynge or herynge of the sayde byble."
@. What is a Portuguese man-of war?
d. s. r.
A. This is iellyfsh-like animal com.
mon in the warm waters of the ocean.
1t is provided with numerous tentacles
that float in the water. Small fish that
come in contact with these tentacles
are paralyzed by poisonous darts.
@. How long have combs been used?-
P. G. H.
",
and specimens made of wood bone. and
horn have been found in Swiss lake
dwellings. Among the early Greeks and
Romans they were made Of lockwood, and
in Egypt of ivory
Q. What is meant by pump printing?
S L.
A. The term pump printing means
putting money into productive employ
ment so that through the salaries gained
by the wage earners there will be a
demand for other goods which will in
turn stimulate production.
@. Please give the height and weight
of Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt-E. v. G.
A. Mrs. Roosevelt is feet 10 inches
tall and weighs between l45 and $50
pounds.
@. What are the largest star sapphires
in the world?-M. D.
A. The largest star of all is the Star
of India, a giant of 563 carats, which is
part Of the Morgan collection of gems
at the American Museum Of Natural
History in New York. The second larg.
est star sapphire is the King sapphire.
which was owned by the late William
G. Willmann. This gem weighs 1872
carats and IS points, and is about the
size of small egg. The Star of Arta-
ban, owned by the William v. Schmidt
Co., Inc, of New York, weighs 1855
carats. 1t was named after the charac-
ter in Henry Van Dykes "Other Wise
Man who sold all that he had to buy
three jewels for the Christ Child
G. How did Fanny Crosby, the famous
hymn writer, become blind?-H. G..
A. She lost her sight in infancy. due
to the ignorance of country physician
who applied hot poultices to her innamad
eyes.
@. What bird is named after saint
r. T. B.
A. The martin is named after st.
Martin.
@. Why was Nine. Schumann- -Heink
given military funeral?-M. F.
A. The famous singer was given a
funeral with full military honors by
the American Legion Post, No. 49, at
Hollywood and the Hollywood Post of
Disabled Veterans of the World War
because of her great generosity to the
soldiers during the World War.
@. Who is given credit for establishing
the Civilian Conservation Corps?-C.
F. H.
A. President Roosevelt is credited with
the establishment of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps in April, 1888. Prof.
William James of Harvard described the
idea of such an organization many years
ago in his book, THE Moral Equivalent
of War"
@. When were the Stars and Stripes
first carried in the World Wars. TIE.
A. At Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917 by
Pvt. William Clancy, a member Of the
Canadian forces.
@. What is koto?-E. D.S.
A. 1t is japanese harp made in the
form of a either and consisting of l3
silk strings stretched over an oblong
sounding board. Each string has a
separate bridge, by adjusting which the
string Is tuned The koto is played with
both hands and has range Of two and
half octaves.