Evening star., 1939-07-07
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HUskfn.

A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question OF tact by 1oriting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
er:c J. Haskin, director, Washington,
s D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give sentence containing
all the letters of the alphabet-J. E. D.
A. A sentence given in typing classes
is as follows: "A quick movement on the
part Of the enemy would jeopardize six
gunboats in the Navy"
@. What was the population of Men,
phis, Tenn, in 1870?-H. l.. P.
A. The population of Memphis at
that time was 40,226.
@. Who was the first actor to be
knighted?-K. NJ. N.
A. In 1895 Sir Henry Irving received
the honor OF knighthood, the first ever
accorded an actor.
glass curtain?-L. J.
A. 1t is in the Palace of Fine Arts
at Mexico City and is the only one of
Its kind in the world. Composed of
thousands Of pieces of varicolored glass,
the novel lighting arrangement reveals
the snoW-croWned volcanoes of Popo-
catepetl and Ixtaccihuatl at sunrise,
midday and sunset.
@. Please give an example of some
OF the Oldest sumptuary laWs-K. j. H.
A. All the inhabitants Of Laconia
were forbidden to attend entertainments
at which drinks were served and no
citizen could possess a house or furni-
ture which was the work of more elabo-
rate implements than the ak or saw.
some OF the most stringent laws of the
Roman commonwealth were: The Op-
plan Law, 2l5 B. c., providing that no
woman should possess more than one
half ounce of gold, or wear a dress Of
different colors, or ride in a carriage
IN the city except on occasions of pub
lie religious ceremonies. The Orchian
Law, l67 B. c., limited the number of
guests at entertainments and the Fan
nian Law, 16l B. c., provided among
other things that no fowl should be
served for guests but a single hen and
that not fattened. The code of the
Twelve Tables has provisions limiting
the expenditure on funerals.
@. What does the name Soualus
mean?-W H. S.
A. The word squalus is Latin for large
sea fish.
Q. Do many young people get Jobs
through the National Youth Admins
tration?-C. R. D.
A. In May the National Youth Ad-
ministration placed e.482 young persons
in positions in private industry.
o. What is the longest talking book
that has been made for the bIind?-
T. J. l..
A. The longest work to have been
recorded so far is SCOTS "Iyanhoe"
which required 35 records.
y. With what law firms was President
Roosevelt connected?-A. c. c.
A. President Roosevelt practiced lsv
with Carter Ledyard e. Milburn of New
York, from 1907 to 1910, and was a mem
Der of the firm of Roosevelt g. OConno,
from 1924 to 1888.
Q. How many new and used cars we're
sold last year?-J. c. H.
A. In 1888 there were 6.353,o31 pas
senger cars sold in the United States.
OF those vehicles 1891 ,o21 were new cars
and 4462,610 we're old cars.
Q. Why is the Garden of Nyassa at the
New York Worlds Fair so-called?-
K. J. H.
A. The name is coined from the initials
OF the New York State Institute of Ap-
Piled Agriculture at Farmingdale, Long
Island
Q. What kind of tree is most likely
to be injured by lightning?-W. S.
A. Any kind of a tree is likely to be
struck by lightning. The greatest num-
Der struck in locality will be the dom
lnant species. The likelihood of trees
being struck by lightning is increased:
'b) If it is isolated, (c) if it is on high
ground; Cd if it is well deeply rooted;
(e) If it is the best conductor at the
moment OF the f1ash-that is, if tempo
rary conditions, such as being wet BY
rain. transform it for the time from
poor conductor to a good one.
O. How many stacks of IS gold pieces
would it take to make $1,000 900 900?
F. A.
A. According to one authority, it would
take 1000 stacks of IS gold pieces, each
stack as high as the Empire State Build
ing d,248 feet to equal 81 900 900 900.
O. What is the inscription on Robert
Louis StevenSon's grave in Samoa ?-T.
A. The tomb on the summit of Vaea
Hill bears bronze plate inscribed with
the Requiem he wrote beginning.
Under the wide and starry sky, dig a
grave and let me le.. Glad did I live
and gladly die, and I laid me down
with will Another plate on the grave
carries a quotation from Ruth lis, IT:
For whittier thou goest, I will 60; and
where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy
people shall be my people, and they God,
my God; Where thou diest will I die.
and there will I be buried"
Q. Who won the last Caldecott and
NeWbery Medals for children's books?