Evening star., 1940-01-04
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

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A reader can get the dnsDer to any
question OF fact by Drtttng The
Euening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskin, director, Wash
ington. d. c. Please inclose stamp
for reply.
Q. When was the last public New Year
reception held at the White House?-
E. B.
A. On January /. 1882.
Q. How much Of this countrys wealth
is owned by women?-L. D. K.
A. Women are beneficiaries of 80 per
cent of all life insurance policies; they
hold IS per cent of savings banks ac-
counts; 48 per cent of railroad stocks;
"A per cent of public utility securities,
and 40 per cent Of the real estate. They
make IS per cent Of all family purchases
common and so per cent Of the preferred
stockholders of Al large corporations and
own 54 per cent of the registered bonds.
@. What famous novelist def1ed God
to strike him dead?-E. T. H.
A. In 1926, while speaking in Kan
sas City, Mo-, church, Sinclair Lewis
said, Nov if God exists, will give Him
exactly two minutes to prove ito strike
me dead"
Q. Why was Buffalo Bill so called?-
M. E. R.
fLo ND af Ci1yilV CONv
contracted with the Kansas Pacific
Railroad to supply buffalo meat to its
laborers and from that time he was
called Buffalo Bill.
Q. How is pineapple cheese made?-
D. K.
A. This cheese, which is said to have
had its origin in Litchfleld County,
Conn.,, about 1845, is so named from the
fruit whose shape it bears. 1t is hard,
rennet cheese made from the whole
milk of cows and rather highly colored.
The curd is pressed into the desired
shape and the cheese is then dipped for
q few minutes in water at l20 degrees
F. and then for "a hours is put into
net which gives it the diamond-shaped
corrugations. 1t requires several months
to ripen, during which time the surface
is rubbed with oil.
@. What city was the first to adopt
daylight saving time?-A. H. T.
A. 1t was first adopted In New York
City on March 10, 1918, by city ordi-
nance.
@. Is is possible for mother to
mark" her unborn child as a result of
fright or shock?-W. H. N.
A. Medical science has definitely dis
proved the belief that so-called maternal
impressions affect the unborn child in
body, soul or mind. There is no con-
nection by nerves or ligaments between
the mother and the baby.
@. Where is Dwight L. Moody buried1
C. S. W.
A. The evangelist is buried on the
Northfeld Seminary campus at North
field, Mass. The inscription on the
headstone is: "He that doeth the will
Of God abideth forever"
O. Is it correct to use candles on
breakfast or luncheon table?-R. E. M.
A, Emily Post says candles have no
place on breakfast table or luncheon
table. They are used only where dining
room is unfortunately without daylight.
@. What inventor has held the most
patents?-M. T. E.
A. Thomas A. Edison set an aI-tifne
record for patents, holding more than
l,l00 at the time of his death.
@. Who made the first patterns for
clothes?-H. D. T.
A. In 1853, Ebenezer Butterick, tailor
Of Sterling, Mass. cCGceived the idea OF
making set of mems graded shirt pat
terms These were the first standardized
patterns for clothes.
@. How many steps are there in tho
Bunker Hill Monument?-C. c. F.
A. The ascent to the top is made by
fight of 294 steps.
@. Where is the Isle Of Dogs?-R. T. F.
A. This is peninsula OF London ex-
tending into the Thames opposite
Greenwich. It contains large shipbuild-
ing yards and docks. The name Is de-
rived from the fact that the Kings
hounds were formerly kept there.
@. Why are the men who count votes
called tellers?-W. B. c.
A. The word is corruption OF talliers.
A tally was rod or stick, marked with
notches to indicate certain sums. 1t was
then cut in two lengthwise, so that the
parts when brought together would
agree. The English exchequer employed
tallies until 1888, the officers having
charge of them being called talliers,
later tellers.
@. What does the name Of the toy,
yo-yo mean?-E. c. B.
A. It is Of Philippine origin and means
come back.
@. Please give the titles Of Deanna
Durbin's songs in the motion picture
"First Love."-L. z.
A. Miss Durbin sang the following
selections: Spring in My Heart" Home.
Sweet Home" "Anapola" and "One Fine
Day" from Madame Butterfly
@. Has President Roosevelt changed
the date of Thanksgiving IN 1940?-
J. L. c.