Evening star., 1939-10-09
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions.
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the dnslUer to any
question OF fact by 1Drtttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, WASHINGTON,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How did the disease death rate Of
our soldiers in the World War compare
with that Of other wars?-M. B. H.
A. The death rate from disease in the
Mexican War was 110 per year for each
1000 men. In the Civil War this was
reduced to IS, in the Spanish American
War to 26. and in the World War to 10.
Pneumonia was the greatest cause Of
death in the World War.
@. What is the average area of the
States?-D. j. B.
A. The average area of the 48 States
is 63,057 square miles
@. Please give some information
about the Dixie Kid-B. M.
A. The Dixie Kid, the Negro fighter,
whose real name was Aaron L. Brown,
was born In Fulton, Mo-, December %,
1888. He was feet 8 inches tall and
weighed 142 pounds. He boxed from
1899 to 1911, and won the welterweight
title in San Francisco, Calf, on April
30, 1904, from Joe Walcott on a foul.
@. How many calories are there in q
yeastcake?-P. r.
A. A cake of compressed yeast con-
tains 100 calories.
@. Who owned Monticello before It
became national shrine?-E F.
A. Ten years after Jeffersons death,
Monticello was purchased by U. P. Levy,
U. S. NJ, who bequeathed it to the Ma
ton. His will was contested and the
late Jefferson M. Levy, New York Con-
gresham, bought off the other heirs
and restored the building and estate to
their original condition. In 1923 the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
was incorporated in New York for the
purpose of purchasing Monticello and
maintaining it as a national shrine. A
formal contract was entered into with
Mr.. Levy for the purchase of the prop
erty at a price of 100000, and legal
title to it, including $40 acres of land and
numerous Jefferson relics, was taken on
December l, 1923. Although the entire
purchase price had not been paid, Monti.
cello was dedicated as a national shrine
July 4, 1926, with an impressive cere-
mony.
Q. What makes a mouse waltz?-R,
w. L.
A. mouse waltZes because of de-
feet in the labyrinth of the ear which
interferes with its sense of balance.
@. In what year was the City of
Glasgow lost?-E. C.
A. In March, 1854, the steamer CITY Of
Glasgow, on its way from Liverpool to
Philadelphia with $50 passengers. ap-
parently vanished and was never heard
from again.
Q. What was Sir james M. Barrie,s
first well-known play?-B. G.
A: His first successful play was "The
Professors Love Story" produced in
1895.
Q. How many rodeos are held In the
United States?-J. H. G.
A. The Bulletin of the Rodeo Associa-
ton OF America lists over 80 rodeos for
1899.
u. what are the standard words used
In spelling names and addressesp For
example, as in Alice-E. j. w.
A. They are as follows: Alice Bertha
Charles, David, Edward, Frank, George.
Henry, Ida, James, Kate, Lewis, Mary.
Nellie, Oliver, Peter, Quaker, Robert.
Samuel, Thomas, Utah, Victor, William.
X-ray, Young and zebra.
Q. How long is the Appalachian trail?
j. w.
A. The Appalachian trail extends from
katahdin, Me-, to Mount Oglethorpe.
Ga. In its 1850 miles it traverses IA
States, national parks, national for
ests and 20 State parks and forests.
dedicated?-C. M. G.
A. 1t was dedicated on April "a, 1913
when President Woodrow Wilson pressed
button in the White House to illuu1i-
nate the building.
q. what Is the southernmost posses.
sion OF the United States?-R.
A. Rose Islet of the Samoan group IL
the farthest SOUTH
@. Who were the brothers who. AZ
political opponents in Southern guber-
material contest, each wore a rose?-D.
H. K.
A. Robert Love Taylor, Governor of
Tennessee from 1887 to 1891 and from
1897 to 1899, ran against his brother.
Alfred A. Taylor, in 1885, Their guber-
material contest was designated as the
War of the Roses" One authority
makes the statement that the weapons
used were "droll anecdotes, scintillating
repartee and a matching of their skill
as fiddlers."
q. How long did it take the States to
ratify the income tax amendment?-
L. B. D.
A. The sixteenth amendment was pro.
posed to the States on July u, 1909, de.
posted with the Secretary of State on
July 81, ratified by the thirty-sixth Stain
on February 3, 1913 and declared rses.
ned on February Is, 1918.
Q. What is the origin of the wo,,
U-boat?-R. M.