Evening star., 1939-08-16
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

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| Q. Where Is the smallest church IN
the United StatesP-S. HI.
| A. At Covington, KY, there is a Catho.
lie church which accommodates only
three worshipers.
@. What is the length of the latitude
line on which New York City is located?
| IS. w.
| A. The United States Coast and Geo.
detic Survey says that the exact length
Of the parallel Of latitude which passes
through the tower of the Municipal
Building in New York City is lS,sO2.4
miles.
q. How many people attend harness
horse races in this country?-L J.P.
A. 1t is estimated that in 1888 approxi-
mately 100000 attended the various
meetings. The largest single-day crowd
last year was 10000 at the Hambletonian
Race In Goshen, N. Y.
@. Was Mary Baker Eddy ever mar
ried?-R. A.
A. She was married three times and
had one son by her first husband.
q. What is the origin of the gypsies
ana their language?-E. ]. B.
A. The origin of the gypsies is un.
known, but it is believed that they came
originally from Egypt or India. The
language OF the Romantics, as they call
themselves, Is similar to some of the
dialects Of Hinduism and was probably
derived from the Sanskrit. Organized
bands of gypsies have been known since
the 18th century.
q. Who discovered neon?-M,
A. Neon was discovered by Sir Will
liam Ramsey and w. M. Trayers in 18os.
The development of a gaseous conductor
tube employing neon gas dates back tn
ABOUT 1911, but the use of neon in com.
merclal advertising is comparatively re-
cent.
q. How does the depth at which oil
wells are drilled now compare with the
depth Of the first wells?-M. TIL.
A. Col. Edwin L. Drake in 1859 found
OIL at 69i2 feet. The oil now being pro-
duced is found at depth of from 10000
to $4,000 feet.
O. Is it true that at one time Black
stone considered himself a failure as a
lawyer?-R. H. w.
A. After seven years practice his pros
poets were so poor that he retired to
Oxford on his fellowship and gave pub
lie lectures on English law.
| Q. What is the name of the town In
the South where there are hoofprints
over 100 years old?-N. H. ].
A. Ten miles below Washington. N C..
there are footprints which have been
there since one Sunday in 1913, when a
horse ridden by drunkard threw his
rider. The old people of the commu-
nifty said that it was a warning to stay
sober and not to race horses on the
| Sabbath.
@. How tall does boy have to be to
enter the United States Air Corps?-
NJ M
A. The minimum height requirement
for enlistment in the United States Army
Air Corps is feet inches.
@. What town has the shortest name?
j. S. R.
A. The record belongs to the villages
OF O in the Orne department of France
and Y in the Somme. About 20 COM
munes in France have only two letters,
among them being Sy, Fa, or, Ay, Ry
and Us. The State of Maryland has a
town called T. B.
@. Did Col. F. c. Harrington, admin
istrator of the w. P. A., 60 to West
Point?-W H. M.
A. Col. Harrington was graduated from
West Point in 1909.
@. Please quote the famous speech
made by the Indian chief John Logan
H. W. G.
| A. According to Jefferson, Logans
speech was as follows: II appeal to any
white man to say if ever he entered
Logan's cabin hungry and he gave him
not meat; If ever he came cold and
naked and he clothed him not. During
the course of the last long and bloody
war Logan remained idle in his cabin,
an advocate for peace. Such was my
love of the whites that my countrymen
pointed as they passed and said: Logan
is the friend Of white men, had even
thought to have lived with you but for
the injuries of one man, who last spring
in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered
all the relatives of Logan, not sparing
even my women and children. There
runs not drop of my blood in any living
creature. This called on me for re-
venge. I have sought and killed many.
have fully glutted my vengeance. For
my country I rejoice st the beams of
peace. But do not harbour the thought
that mine is the JOY Of fear. Logan never
felt fear. He will not turn on his heel
to save his life. Who is there to mourn
for Logan? Not one"
@. What kind Of animal is q chou
| singa?-T. w. M.
| A. It is small East Indian antelope.
| about feet high, distinguished from all