Evening star., 1939-09-23
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn. .
A reader car get the answer to any
question OF fact BY Drtttng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred. ~
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp tor reply.
Q. For whom is the Maginot Line
named?-R. T. S.
A. 1t Is named in honor Of the late
Andre Maginot, French minister of war,
who started the Notifications.
G. Please give the origin of the name
Juanita.-H. D. M.
A. Juanita is the feminine and diminu.
tive form Of the Spanish equivalent Of
the name John GUAM. The word means
the Lord graciously gave.
@. What is the fastest camera in the
world?-K. H. K.
A. 1t is the high-speed camera de.
signed by w. H. Rankin, General Electric
engineer, which makes exposures at the
rate Of 10000 second.
Q. Where Is the author Of "The Star
Spangled Banner" buried?-A. B.
A. Francis Scott Key is buried In
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
@. Please name the shorthand systems
that are based on Pitman-L L.
A. A partial list is as follows: Ben Pit
man, Munson, Graham, Burnz, Dement,.
Osgoodby, Scientific, Success and Gall
lagher- Marsh.
@. How many passengers use the
Pennsylvania Station and the Grand
Central Terminal in New York City?
| *. j. H.
A. The annual passenger list of the
pennsylvania Station is computed at 56,-
| 331 ,290, while in 1888 that of the Grand
| Central Terminal numbered 38,4l6,45O.
@. How many Presidents were born
| In Ohio?-F. c.
A. The seven Presidents born in Ohio
we're Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Benjamin
Harrison, Mckinley, Taft and Harding.
@. Did Upton Sinclair work in pack
ing plant before he wrote 1.-The Jungle7"
| M. A. s.
A. In his autobiography the author
says: 80, in October, 1904, set out for
Chicago and for seven weeks lived among
the wage slaves of the Beef Trust, as
we called 1t in those days."
@. What States prohibit the sale of 80
beer?-J. S. S.
A. The sale Of 80 beer is permitted in
all Of the States.
@. How many paper mills are there in
| Canada?-J D. S.
| A. Canada has 80 pulp and paper mills
and leads the world in the production
of newsprint paper.
| @. In what year was the English tax
on windows levied?-M. R. r.
A. The tax on windows was first levied
in England in 1896 for the purpose Of
defraying the expense, and making up
the deficiency arising from clipped and
defaced coins and the coinage Of silver
during the reign of William III. It was
repealed July "a, 1851.
Q. What State is bounded by seven
| other States?-G. M. B.
A. Kentucky is bounded by Illinois,
Indiana. Ohio, West Virginia. Virginia.
Tennessee and Missouri.
| O. What was the A. B. plot?-C. D. n.
A. This was plot to destroy Secretary
Of the Treasury Crawford's popularity
by accusing him, In 1924, of ma1feasance
In office. A series Of letters appeared in
Washington newspaper, signed A. B.,
rejecting upon Crawford's integrity
They were written by Ninian Edwards.
who acknowledged their authorship He
failed to sustain his charges, so Craw-
ford was exonerated.
@. Who were the six leading American
aces in the World War?-T H. F.
A. Capt. Edward v. Rickenbacker, Sec
ond It. Frank Luke, jr.; Maj. Victor
Raoul Lufbery, First 1t. George A.
Vaughn, First 1t. Field E. Kindley and
First 1t Elliott w. Springs.
O. What is the highest post office in
the United States?-J. J. S.
A. The highest post Office is located at
Climax, Colo, where there is an elevation
Of 1,320 feet.
@. How old is plastic surgery?-G H. J.
| A. AS early as the 18th century q
famous italian surgeon, Tagliacozzi, in
vented some of the practices in use to
this day. The Hindus performed nose
repair operations centuries ago by graft
ing pieces of skin from their foreheads.
Justinian II enlisted the help of skim
grafters to rebuild nose which he had
lost on the battlefield.
Q. Who discovered saccharin? w.
K. G.
A. It was discovered in 1879 by Dr.
Constantin Fahlberg of Germany and
Ira Remsen, noted American chemist.
and was later patented in Europe and In
the United States.
Q. How does a Resonoscope work.
H. A. H.
A. The Resonoscope ingeniously COM
bines a set of IL master tuning forks
electrically actuated, and their notes are
translated into corresponding electrical
terms, with microphone, amplifier, loud
speaker and cathode ray tube. The tun-
ing forks are mounted on wheel which
in turn is rotated by the main dial knob