Evening star., 1940-02-27
Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hasktn.

A reader can ge. the ans1uer to any
question OF fact BY Drtttn0 The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Warrington,
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q. What fish walks on its tail?-L. G. B.
A. The wahoo, tropical game fish,
when hooked walks on its tail along
the surface Of the water. It has an
unusual backbone consisting Of lattice.
work Of bones which brace the spine in
such . way that the dsh cannot bend it,
body up and down.
q. Where Is the deepest part Of the
Atlantic Ocean?-E. p.
A. The greatest depth in the Atlantic
Ocean is north Of Puerto Rico. 30.O96
feet 07 miles,.
Q. What President left the largest
estate?-M. H. P.
A. George Washington was the wealth.
lest President, leaving an estate valued
at $5;300,OO0.
Q. Has Rene Belbenoit written . book
later than "Dry Guillotine"?-N. A.
A. The author has written q sequel to
his best seller called Hell on Trial"
q. What university is located on
Cayuga Lake?-H. r. M.
A. Cornell University is situated on
a hill overlooking Cayuga Lake and has
one of the most beautiful campuses in
the world.
@. Please give brief history of the
Order of the Golden Horseshoe-L. r. r.
A. In 1924 an expedition was organ
lied by Gov. Spotswood of Virginia to
discover a pass through the mountains.
Their route led to the north and west
through what Is now known as Spotsyl-
vania County to the summit Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains. He took with him
guard Of soldiers, gentlemen and pio.
neers." They experienced great hard.
ships, but succeeded in scaling the pass,
and returned after Gov. Spotswood had
cut the name Of King George In the
rocks on the highest peak. He then
organized the society, or order. Of the
Golden Horseshoe, composed Of those
who had proved their valor. Each man
was presented with a golden horseshoe
with an inscription in Latin: so 1t
pleases him to cross mountains" and
any man thereafter who could prove
that he had read with his own eyes the
name of King George on the highest
peak of the pass was entitled to become
a member Of the order.
@. What are cloves made OFFS. R. M.
A. Cloves are the dried, unopened
flower buds Of an evergreen tree
which is q native Of the Molucca or
Spice Islands. It is now cultivated in
sumatra, Jamaica, the West Indies and
Brazil. The buds are gathered by hand
and dried, during which process they
turn dark brown.
@. How many nickels and pennies
were coined in 1939?-R. T. H.
A. Last year 130,771,535 fve-cent
pieces and 3s3, ,7oe,52o one-cent pieces
were coined
Q. Who was the famous doctor who
came to the United States many years
ago to operate on the Armour child7-
G. A. K. 81.
A. The Viennese bloodless surgeon, DR..
Adolf Lorenz, came to America to operate
on Lllita Armour In 1902.
@. Please give some information about
the Box music foundation-L. c. r.
A. The Mary Louise Curtis Box Foun-
dation Of Philadelphia was created in
1881 by Mrs. Edward Box for the sup
port OF music and musical education,
support and promotion Of the fine arts,
science, scientific research, invention,
discovery, or general education. The
principal beneficiaries are the Curtis
Institute of Music and the Settlement
Music School, both of Philadelphia, and
the Research Studio at Maitland, Fla.
@. How many newspapermen and news
photographers are there in Hollywood?
IS. N. 6.
A. There ares 432 accredited corre-
spondents' and photographers covering
the nlm capital.
@. Please give some information about
Baroness Sophie Mannerheim Of Fin
land.-H. T. p.
A. Baroness Sophie Mannerheim, IA
nous in the nursing profession Of Fin
land, was the sister Of the present COM
mander IN chief of the Finnish forces.
Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Man
nerheim. Born on December q, 1863, at
Helsinki, she received her training in
Finland and at st. Thomas Hospital in
London. In 1904 she became head Of
the surgical division of the State Hos
pital in Helsinki and director Of the
nurses training courses there. She
modernized and improved this training
and laid the foundation for Finland's
present excellent system Of nursing.
From 1922-1925 she was chairman of the
International Federation of Nurses. In
1925 she was made honorary chairman
Of this organization and received tho
Florence Nightingale Medal for her dis
tinguished service. She died on January
8, 1928.
Q. What was the name Of the ship
that was burned while en- route to New
York with paintings for the Worlds
Fair?-P. L. s.
A. On April 1s, 1899, the French Line
steamship Paris, which was ready to