Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-05-29
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get tho onswer to am
question OF fact by tDrtttng The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, Director. Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
=. How much money do organizations
IN the United States send abroad? OF
this amount, how much goes for Jewish
relief-T. j. M.
A. In 1888 contributions by religious.
charitable and other institutions in the
United States to residents OF foreign
countries totaled $40,oO00OO. Contribu-
lions through Jewish organizations.
which went chiefly to Palestine, Poland
and Germany, amounted to $8OOO,0OO.
Q. Who was the last Of the original
Mayf1ower company?-G. M.
A. Mary Allerton, daughter OF Isaac
Allerton, whose death occurred In 1899.
was the last survivor Of those who came
over on the Mayflower.
@. What are Dean Aldrich's famous
lines about the reason men drink2-
G. o.
A. They are as follows: If on NV
theme rightly think, There are five
reasons why men ink:-Good wine: a
friend; because I'm dry; Or lest should
be by and by; Or-any other reason
why"
q. Is the telescope Just dedicated in
Iexas the second or third largest In the
world?-G. P.
A. 1t Is at present the second in size
Upon completion of the 2O0-inch tele-
scope on Mount Palomar. Calf. It will
take third place. The largest in the
world at this time is the 1o0-inch re-
Hector on Mount Wilson in California.
d. How many telephone calls day ara
made in New York City?-L. D. s.
A. There are 8,40Sl29 calls a dav
throughout the city.
u. is 1t true that most fatal automobile
accidents occur at night?-T XII
"A. provisional estimates show that in
1888, 59.4 per cent of all automobile
deaths occurred at night.
O. What famous author wrote onlv ore
novel which was published posthunous-
ly?-A. F.
"A. Samuel Buffers 1.-The Way OF All
Flesh' was his only novel and while it
was written between 1873 and 1885 il
was not published until after his death.
Q. Is the Virginia reel of American
Original. I. B.
| A. The Virginia reel is said to be de-
rived from the old English dance called
Sir Roger de Coverly."
q. What is mineral wool?-J. CHI.
A. Mineral wool is a widely used IN.
sulating material made by pouring a
stream OF molten rock, Stag or silica
through high velocity steam or air let.
which blows 1t into silklike whorls,
When these are gathered together.
countless tiny dead air cells are formed
between the fibers; these account for it's
exceptionally high insulating value.
Q. When was gold raised to s35 an
| ounce?-S. G.
A. The price of gold was raised on
February l, 1884, from s2O67 to s35 per
ounce.
@. How many Negroes are there In the
world?-J r. T.
A. The total number of Negroes in the
world is l5O,oOo,OOO.
| O. Is there memorial to the late
John N. Luff, the famous philatelist?-
NIX
| A. The Luff room in the Collectors
Club OF New York City has been dedi-
Gated to his memory. The room is
equipped with modern scientific appa-
ratus for philatelic research and its pur-
pose is to provide means for American
collectors to study stamps "in the same
line spirit Of scholarship which mott
waited Mr.. Luff in his long years of re-
search" There is splendid portrait of
Mr.. Lun and the medals he won in his
stamp activities are on display.
G. Where was the first Christian
| church?-R c,
A. While undoubtedly the first Chris
tan church was founded at Jerusalem
Acts i.12-14, the mother church of gen.
tile Christianity was founded at Antioch,
in Syria, probably about AID. 40. This is
the place where Christians first received
that title and was also the home of the
first ministry of ST. Paul, and the spot
from which he set out on his missionary
| Journeys through Asia.
@. Please give some information
about the interior Of Death Valley Scot
tvs castle.-L. M H.
A. They are is beautifully furnished
bedrooms in the house and a drawing
room SO feet long and 80 feet high. The
large two-story music room contains a
$4,000 electric pipe organ. Beneath the
house are miles Of subterranean concrete
passages The fireplace in the drawing
room is so large that old railroad ties
are used for fuel. The castle, which has
never been completed, has cost $4,000 900
| to date.
@. What is the Aldine Press?-A. b D.