Evening star., 1938-12-23
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BY Frederic J. H1sk,n.

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A reader can get the ansUer to ann
question OF fact by ,oriting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, Director, WASHINGTON.
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@. Do we get any Of our Christmas
trees from Canada?-S. J. H.
A. Last year more than 10000 000
! Christmas trees were cut n. Canada. of
which about 100000, valued in excess
OF $500,0OO, were exported to the United
| States.
Q. Why is Staten Island so called?-
A. D. B.
A. Staten Island was flrst discovered
| by Henry Hudson in 1909, and was set
tied by Colonists from Holland. It was
named for the Staten General, which
Is the Parliament Of the Netherlands.
@. How long have meteors been known
to fall?-J. L. K.
| A. One of the earliest falls to be re-
corded took place about 664 B C. in China.
| Other ancient falls Of stones, some Of
which were made objects of worship. are
recorded by Plutarch and Pliny. The
stone referred to in the Acts as the
image of Diana of the Ephesians which
1ell down from Jupiter was probably a
meteorlc stone, as is also doubtless the
sacred stone built into the Kaaba at
| Mecca.
| Q. What is the source of the line "Our,
slncerest laughter with some pain is
fraught"?-H. K. j.
A. 1t is from ITO Skylark, by Shelley.
Q. Please give the origin of sausage
| L. G. H.
A. Sausage is one of the oldest forms
OF processed food. 1t was popular with
the ancient Chinese and with the Greeks.
being mentioned in Book 20 of Homer's
odyssey" The word salami was prob-
ably derived from Salamis, Greek citv
destroyed about 44e BIC.
q. What percentage Of insanity and
blindness is caused by syphilis?-S G. D.
A. Over 10 per cent of all insanity is
the result Of syphilis and fully Is per
cent OF all blindness is traced to its
ravages.
Q. Where was Libby Prison?-M. E.. It.
A. Libby Prison, which was a Ship
chambers warehouse prior to the Civil
War. was secured by the Confederate
government and used as a military prison
during the Civil War It was located at
richmond, Va, was three stories high
IN front and four behind and contained
SIX rooms 600 feet by 40 feet, where as
many as 1900 Federal soldiers at one
time were confined for months.
Q. How much business is done by farm
o-operatives?-J. C. H. =
A. During 1878 farmers marketed
$1,000 100000 worth of produce through
co-operatives, and bought supplies
worth SAC, 100000.
Q. Please give Isocrates' definition Of
education.-J. S. G.
A. 1t is as follows: Whom then. do
call educated? First, those who control
circumstances instead of being mastered
by them; those who meet all occasion.
manfully and act in accordance with
intelligent thinking; those who are hon.
orable in all dealings, who treat good
natusedly persons and things that arr
dlsagreeable, and furthermore, those who
hold their pleasures under control and
are not overcome by misfortune; finally
those who are not spoiled by success"
@. What is the title of Douglas Cor.
rigans book?-K. H. M
A. His biography, published by Dutton
Is called That's My Story"
@. How long has there been a Presi.
dents flag?-C. j.. S.
A. The Presidents flag was prescribed
by executive order, May %, 1915, in Pres.
1dent Wilson's first administration.
@. Please give brief sketch Of Sophie
fuckers stage career-E. L. K. .
"A. SOPHIE Tucker was singing in hel
fathers restaurant in Hartford wher
Willie Howard heard her and suggested
\ N-@N SS
gagement in New York was at Schwartz.
on Second avenue, where she sang Good.
by Mr.. Greenback." Later she became
the toast of Tony Pastors and in 1911
after introducing Some of These Days
she was billed as the Mary Garden oi
Pagtime." In 1919 she appeared in tn.
"Shubert Gaieties" and in 1924 in the
"Vanities.' Miss Tucker gave a command
performance at the Palladium in 1884
when she saluted and said "Hi'ya King
and sang You're Coin to Miss Your Red
Hot Mamma" She is now playing with
William Gaxton and Victor Moore in
Leave 1t to Me-"
@. How many people visit Mammoth
Cave, Ky.?-J. S. G..
A. During the 1888 travel year It 1,
shown by actual check that 12o,692 per.
sons took guided trips through Nam.
moth Cave.
@. Who composed the orchestral musi,
which is based on the Lindbergh casei
j. M.
A. The score of Lament for tn,
Stolen" is by Carl Mcdonald, professo,