Evening star., 1939-01-16
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Haski7,.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question OF fact by torttinq The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Pleose tnclose stamp for reply.
Q. How much do newspapers spend
for pictures?-J. H. G.
A. United States daily newspapers
spend about 100000 q year to cover
the news in pictures.
Q. Was there ever an automobile race
from New York to Paris?-E. III.
A. The New York-to-Paris automobile
race was started ON February 12 1908,
and ended In Paris on July 26, 1908.
Q. Where Is the Brandenburg Gate?-
c. J. H.
A. The Brandenburg Gate is at tho
end Of Unter den Linden in Berlin De.
signed in imitation Of the Propylaea at
Athens, 1t is surmounted by an image Of
Victory in a chariot drawn by four
horses. The entire group is cast in cop
per. The gate leads into the Tiergartens
one Of the largest geological parks in the
world.
@. Since the death Of his father, does
John D. Rockefeller jr, continue to use
the junior?-W. M. H.
A. Mr.. Rockefeller Is retaining the
Junior" in his name and his son con-
tinues to call himself John D. Rocke-
feller, Sd.
Q. What Is the Devils Bible"?-C.
H. G. i,
A. This is the name given a manu-
script of the Bible taken to Stockholm
after the Thirty Years War. 1t is beau
tifully written on 300 asses skins. Leg
end says it is the work Of monk con-
demned to death, who by selling himself
to Satan was enabled to save his life by
meeting the condition that he should
copy the whole Bible on asses skins in
one night.
@. Is it true that the Pulitzer Prize
play Our Town" has been made into
talking book for the blind?-E H. j.
A. Thornton Wilders play, acted by
full cast of Broadway players, has been
recorded as talking book These books
consist of portfolios of discs resembling
phonograph records which are played on
special reading machines easily con-
trolled by touch.
@. Who took the parts of Sherlock
Holmes and DR.. Watson in the radio pro-
gram several years ago?-L. V. G..
A. The National Broadcasting Co. says
that Richard Gordon played Sherlock
Holmes in the radio program and Harold
West took the part Of DR.. Watson.
@. How does the per capita consump-
ton of meat in 1888 compare with that
OF the previous year in the United
States?-E. j. S.
A. Per capita consumption in 1888
amounted to 128 pounds as compared
with 1914 pounds in 1887.
@. Who wrote There was little girl
who had little curl right in the middle
Of her forehead"?-T. w. S.
A. 1t is by Longfellow. Blanche Roose-
velt Tucker in THE Home Life of Henry
w. Longfellow" says that these lines were
written by the poet for his children on
q day when Edith did not want to have
her hair curled.
@. What is a barnacle?-R. M. H.
A. This is the name Of an order Of
marine crustacean animals always found
as parasites on other marine animals or
attached to some foreign object, such as
a ships bottom, rocks, piles, or floating
timbers. They have a partially seq
mented body, surrounded by, mantle
which is generally calcified and forms
shell. They have no heart, gills, or other
organs of respiration and live either as
parasites or by feeding on small marine