Evening star., 1939-10-20
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Haskfn.


ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director. Washington,
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@. What is pocket battleship?-
E. T. H.
A. This term is applied to three Ger
man l00oO-ton ships which are small
and heavily armored. They were built
to conform to provisions OF the Treaty
Of Versailles.
q. Please give brief history OF the
Huntington Museum in South Carolina.
H. p G.
A. The 4,000-acre estate which Archer
Milton Huntington has presented to the
State of South Carolina is located at
Brookgreen on the Wacamaw River. The
mansion was bought from the British
Crown In 1870 by the Allston family in
whose possession it remained for more
than 100 years. Mr.. Huntington bought
the property in 1880. The beautiful gar
dens are labeled for botanical identified.
ton. Throughout the grounds are scat
tered over l37 works of famous American
sculptors. Mr.. Huntington has endowed
Brookgreen with 100000 for upkeep,
O. How many miles of road are used
for rural free delivery of mail?-T. w. H.
A. Rural free delivery of mails extends
over routes totaling 100000 miles Of
public roads.
O. What are the rarest animals in the
New York Geological Park?-J. D. G,
A. According to the director of tho
ZOO the rarest animals are the two
giant pandas, female, Pandora, and
male, Pan, the former of which is
being exhibited at the New York Worlds
FAIR. Then there are Congo the okapi.
and Doreen, the bongo, both from Africa
and the only two specimens of their
klnd ever to have reached the Western
hemisphere. The great Indian rhinoc.
eros is also rare animal because It
is difficult, if not impossible, to obtain
specimen nowadays. The ZOO also
has giant forest hog, which is the first
specimen to be seen in any geological
garden in the New World.
q. Who were the greatest English son.
net writers of all time?-A. J.H.
A. Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth
and Keats are unexcelled.
q. Please give some information about
the religious sect that practices fsgella.
tion.-H. E.
A. According to the Catholic Encyclo-
pedia, the Penitentes Los Hermanos (the
Penitent Brothers. is a society of fiae-
ellants which exists among the Spanish
Catholics OF New Mexico and Colorado,
and also among the natives and half
breed Indians. The discipline consists OF
f1agellation, carrying heavy crosses. bind.
ing individuals to cross for hours.
tying the limbs to prevent the circula-
tlon OF blood and other acts of bodily
torture as means of expiation of sin.
@. What is the origin of the word
"clue"?-W. OBJ.
A. 1t is from the old English. cluwe. a
ball Of thread. Its meaning as a piece
OF evidence leading to discovery, is de-
rived from the story of Theseus, who was
guided through the labyrinth by the BAH
OF thread held by Ariadne.
Q. How many hairs are there on 4
mans head?-B. J.. w.
A. The average man has about 100.
600 hairs.
Q. Is 1t unusual for a fighter to fall
forward as Pastor did in his bout with
Louis?-T. A. P.
A. sports authority says that the
knockout in the Louis-Pastor fight was
a very unusual one because of the un.
expectedness of the blow. 1t is seldom
that fighters fall forward When they
90, 1t is almost certain that they will
not arise until the final count is COM
pleted.
Q. Who played the lead in the motion
picture Broken Blossoms" "?-T. D. R.
"A. Lillian Gish and Richard Barthel.
mess played the leading roles in the mo.
ton picture Broken Blossoms"
@. How many automobiles are there
in the world?-G. G.. F..
A. World registration of motor yehicles
this year is estimated at 43,819.929.
y. We're playing cards once hand.
painted?-J. C. B.
A. The early packs of cards wers
painted by hand and very expensive,
The accounts of the French King,
Charles vi, for the year 1892, show the
payment to painter of a sum equivalent
to $500 for three packs of cards in gold
and various colors ornamented with
various designs. Between 1920 and 1880
engraving was applied to the manu-.
facture of cards.
q. Who was the first President to USE
the word administration with reference
to his term of office?-W. C.B.
A. George Washington introduced ad.
ministration in it's United States political
sense in his farewell address in 1876.
@. How can grease be removed from
wall paper?-T j. D.
A. A paste of cornStarch and carbon
tetrachloride will remove most grease
stains. Two or three applications may
be necessary. :.
@. Is there FREELY that flashes q red
and green lights B. r.
A. In Paraguay there is a remarkable
form of FREELY called the railway beetle