Evening star., 1948-03-22
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. How often does Old Faithful erupt?-D L,
A. The celebrated geyser in Yellowstone Ma
tional Park now erupts on an average, every
656 minutes At present its average height
is 40 feet.
@. Are there laws governing the disposal Of
ashes after cremation?-R. K. P.
A. The Cremation Association of America
says that there are now several States-Cali-
fornia. Oregon and Washington and possibly
one Eastern State-that have laws requiring
that cremated remains can be disposed of only
BY placing them in = cemetery, mausoleum. or
crematory columbarium A state permit Is re-
quired to remove the cremated remains from
one interment property to another. so the state
now has a record OF the permanent placement
of all remains.
O. How long is q bank required to carry an
account that has not been used for long period
Of time?-A. N. L.
A. This Is governed by statute in some States.
One class is the true escheat statutes. which in
general provide for payment Of deposits to the
State after they have been dormant for a speci-
fed number Of years and do not give the de-
positor heirs the right to reclaim the deposits
except within limited time. The other class
is the custodian statutes, which make the Stats
the custodian OF the account which is paid over
to 1t and provide for payment to the true
owner whenever his right to the account is
established.
Q. How many persons In the United States
are devotees of f1shingf-A M. r.
A. Interest in fresh-water fishing Is shown
by the number of anglers licenses purchased
during the year, which for fiscal l947 was
1262o.464. according to the Fish and Wildlife
Service.
@. Where is the largest indoor rink in the
United StateS2-J McB
A. 1t has been claimed that Olympia Stadium
in Detroit, Mich, is the largest The indoor
rink has an ice surface 242 by ITO feet in area.
The seating arrangement for hockey games
provides for II 500 patrons. Almost every kind
Of athletic event can be arranged. The stadium
IL also used for conventions and the annual
rodeo.
9. Where is the house that is said to be
completely mouseproof?-S. J. r.
A. At Fenton, Mich, there Is the 12-room
miceless house at Shiawassee and Adelaide
streets. This big house was built in 1890 by q
man who had a great aversion to field mice.
Its solid walls are constructed as to eliminate
completely any spaces in which mice might
appear.
@. When did nylon hosiery first appear on
the market?-J. v.
A. Womens stockings of nylon yarn, dis
played publicly for the first time at the San
Francisco Worlds Fair, 1889, were put on public
sale for the first time in October, 1899. Dis
tribution was limited to q few retail stores in
Wilmington, Del, until May Is. 1910, when
they were placed on sale throughout the
country.
@. In what month are there the largest
number of thunderstorms in the United
States?-M. p. o.
A. Normally July has the most thunder
storms in the Eastern third Of the United
States and in most of the Western half: June
leads in the Central part and In the North
west; August leads in the Southwest and May
leads in Texas.
@. What is the minimum cost q year for
maintaining family of four in the United
States?-C. r. r,
A. The Bureau OF Labor Statistics recently
estimated (as OF June, 194D that the budget
for maintaining q family Of four at level
consistent with prevailing standards In the
United States was $3,45S in washington, tbs
highest cost city surveyed, and 5000 In New
Orleans, the lowest in the group of "a cities