Evening star., 1939-08-09
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Quesons

nOSkIn S answers
To Readers Quesons
By Frederic J. Haski1
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question OF fact by 10riting II EUe-
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Q. How many daily newspers are
there in the United states?-B. H.
A. The total number of daes now
published is 2,O32.
@. Why does Edna Ferber eltle her
biography "A Peculiar TreasurefO. J.E.
A. The allusion is to Exodt chap
ter 10, verse 6: Nov, thereto if We
will obey my voice indeed, and eep my
covenant, then shall We be a,eculiar
treasure unto me above all pale: for
all the earth is mine"
q. What bird seWs its nest?I. ]. D.
A. The tailor bird incloses S nest
within large leaf, which it ws to-
gether at the edge with its sic Ter bill.
The nest is made of plant df, fine
grass and hair sewed togethesIth bits
OF silk or wool threads or vh vege-
table fiber, for which the bir searches
most diligently.
q. What is perpetual bond hi.
A. 1t is one which cannot bedeemed
or paid off, but the interestn which
goes on forever.
y. How do casheW nuts Fowl.
B. S.
A. They grow on trees I'm 20 to
40 feet high. The fruit is kidr-shaped,
about an inch in length, Il has a
double shell. The nut grow on the
end OF fleshy, pear-shaped Tx called
the casheW apple, which is licy and
slightly acid. The trunk Of cashew
tree exudes a gum not uke gum
arabic
@. Who invented the n,otype?-
NJ V. M.
A. The monotype was isnted by
Toloert Lanston. His basic tent was
secured in 1887, but the mime was
not perfected until 1897. He awarded
the Cresson gold medal by Il Franklin
Institute of Philadelphia in896.
Q. Who was the famous peer who
travelled the Oregon Trail y wagon,
automobile and sirplane?-U. H.
A. Ezra Meeker left Oh in 1851
with his bride in a covered agon and
crossed to the West Coasbver the
Oregon Trail. Sixty-three ars later
he made the journey by autpbile and
y years later by airplane. was the
founder of the Oregon TraMemorial
Association.
@. How many United Sts soldiers
remained in France after e World
War;. A. H.
A. According to figures opiled by
the Paris Post of the Amerio Legion,
more than 1900 members Of I A. E. F.
still reside in France.
G. Who discovered the api?-W.
j. H.
A. AS far back as 1883 the tmal was
described to Henry Stanley b,he Afri-
can Pygmies as the O-api. ITas first
captured by Sir H. H. Johnst in 1900
and was named Okapia johnsai in his
honor
O. When was Justice Harlan member
of the Supreme Court?-F. L.
A. John Marshall Harlan as ap-
pointed justice of the Supremeourt In
| 1877, and served until his deatln 1911,
@. Did Irish potatoes originatn Ire
| land?-J. H.
| A. Potatoes first grew in SoutAmer-
lea. Until Columbus discovereT merica
and the early explorers had .rred the
curious plant back to the8 World,
| potatoes were unknown in urope. In
fact. they were not know in North
America until after the n1dle of the
10th century, when theywe first
brought to Virginia from Pa.
@. What is the oldest cotn-mill ma
chinery in existence in the tted States?
j. H. G.
A. The Smithsonian Ititution at
| Washington, D. c., has odisplay the
48-spindle spinning macke built by
Samuel Slater and first orated by him
| on December 20, 1890, Pawtucket,
| R. I.
@. How many kinds of les are there
in the United States that oduce wood?
&C. M.
A. There are LIT varies of trees
which produce wood
@. What is gargoyle?E. D. C.
A. 1t is decorative spt projecting
from building to throw rain water
from the roof. The terms applied to
the water outlets in theorm of lion
heads upon the cornices Greek and
Roman buildings, but it suallv refers
to the interesting Got examples
carved in the form of groque compo-
site monsters leaning far ratward from
pafapets ana cornlces. Use of Notre
Dame, Paris, are probablhe most fa-
miliar.
a. Whefe is the Dutchtttlement In
1owa?-J. L. H.
a. 6oth peila, IN MarioCounty, and
orange CITY, IN Sioux county, are
Dlltch cnrn r,a1lnitia ar NH Ia