Evening star., 1939-11-18
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HusEin.

ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. In what part of the United States
Is the per capita of food sales the highest?
The lowest?-H K B.
A. The District of Columbia leads in
per capita food sales with Sl288O They
are lowest in Mississippi, where the
amount is only Still.
@, What is the weight Of the largest
pearl in the world?-E. T. r.
A. A 14-pound pearl, said to be the
largest in the world, is described by its
owner, Wilburn DoWell Cobb in the cur
rent issue of the Natural History Maya
zine.
@. How fast can a picture be cabled
from London to New York?-M Il
A. A picture by inches in size can
be transmitted from London to New
York in 20 minutes
@. What bird is mentioned most fire.
quently in the Bible?-R. G.. D.
A. The dove is mentioned more than
any other bird, being alluded to IS times.
The eagle is next, being named 80 times.
@. How much did unemployment dur
ing the depression cost the United
States?-J S. B.
A. The National Resources Committee
has estimated that the loss to the Ma
ton because of idle men and machines
in the depression years amounted to
5000 1000 ,00O 00O
G. What are the best French ro-
mances?-J. F. s.
A. At the request of the Nonesuch
Press, committee of leading French
writer's, headed by Andre Maurois, Andre
Glide and Paul Morand, prepared the fol-
lowing list of the 10 great French ro-
mances: THE Princess of Cleves," by
Nine. de Lafayette; "Manon Lescaut."
by the Able Provost; "Candide" by VOL
taire; Dangerous Acquaintance" by
Choderlos de Laclos; The Charterhouse
of Parma" by Stend'hal; "Pere Goriot,"
by Balzac; Madame Bovary,' by Gus
tave Flaubert: "Germinal," by Emile
Zola; "A Woman's Life" by Guy de
Maupassant, and The Gods Are
Athirst," by Anatole France.
@. Should the putty around window
glass be painted?-R. r. C.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that all putty exposed directly to
the weather should be painted for proper
protection with a high-quality, exterior
house paint. The paint should be ap-
piled in a careful manner and the paint
coat should extend slightly beyond the
edge of the putty on the glass, so as to
form seal.
@. How many people attended the New
York Worlds Fair?-H. M. B.
A. The Fair had a total attendance of
2,541 ,238
@. In what part of Texas is there an
enormous statue of Christ ?-W. D. B.
A. On the summit of Mount Cristo Rey,
near Ell Paso, there is a statue of Christ
on a cross of peace which is 40 feet in
height.
@. Did Frederick Douglass, the Negro
statesman, publish newspa per?-H.
IS.
A, In 1847 he esta ablished the North
Star, afterward called Frederick Doug
lass Paper. weekly abolition newspa-
per- at Rochester, N. Y.
G. What instruments are used in Guy
q rHnf-
A. Guy Lombardo's orchestra includes
the following: Four saxophones, one
trumpet, piano, drums, tuba, two trom-
bones, banjo and mellophone.
@. What is the religious affliation of
Paul McNutt, the Federal Security Ad-
ministrator?-A B. P
A. Mr.. McNutt is a Methodist.
@. When was the first large neon light
sign erected in New York City?-D. B. H.
A. On December 30 1925, neon light
sign was used over the George M. Conan
Theater advertising the production of
Ben Hur.'
@, In what building in Washington,
D. c., is the quotation, They build too
low who build beneath the stars"?--E. B.
A. This inscription is on the second
floor of the Library of Congress foyer.
@. Are buttons ever made from nuts?
M. T. H.
A. Vegetable ivory buttons are made
from tagua (also called corozo) nuts,
which are obtained principally from
Ecuador, Colombia and Panama. Ap-
proximately 40O0O,00O pounds of tagua
nuts are imported into the United States
each year and manufactured into but
tons.
@. What proportion of failure in ele-
mentary schools is due to poor reading?
j. H. M
A. The journal of the National Edu-
cation Association says that approXl-
mately one-fourth of all failures in our
elementary schools are due to failure to
read we'll.
@. How much do tourists spend in
Southern California?-M. T. H.
A. In 1888, more than 1.638OOO vaca-
tionists in Southern California spent
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