Evening star., 1939-03-27
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HdsEi11

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Q. OF what kind of metal is the Vic.
toria Cross made?-R. H.
A. The Victoria Cross is made NJ tbs
metal from guns captured in the Crimean
War.
@. Did Henry Ford ever make a six
cylinder car?-E. E. L.
A. A six-cylinder Ford was manufac-
tured in 1906.
@. What kind Of beverage is bishop?-
w. B. D.
A. 1t Is composed OF red wine, such as
claret or Bergundy, poured warm or cold
upon ripe bitter oranges, sugared and
spiced to taste.
Q. Was Enrol Flynn's father an actor?
P. MEG.
A. Mr.. Flynn's father was well-knovn
Va
slty, Belfast, and at Cambridge Uniyer.
sity.
q. Is the aurora boreais seen In the.
Southern Hemisphere?- 81.
A. aurora borealis is the name given
10 the northern light. 1t is not visible
IN the Southern Hemisphere. The au-
| rora australls or southern light is seen
there. Aurora polaris is name given to
both.
q. How long after being bitten by a
raoid dog do signs of rabies appear?-
| T. j. S.
A. The period of incubation for the
rabies germ varies widely from three
weeks to three months.
q. When was "Alexander's Raetime
Band first sung?-P. L. M.
A. "AlexanderS Ragtime Band" was
| first sung by Mr.. Berlin in the 1911
'Friars Frolic"
q. BY whom and when was the New
England Courant published?-H. c.
A. This was the fourth neWspaper
|. published in the Colonies 1t was estab.
lished in 1921 at Boston by James Frank
lin. His friends were much opposed to
the publication of a new journal, but
FRANKLIN lnaugurated a new departure
by attacking Government officials and
! the clergy. The suppression of his pa
per was threatened, Whereupon Benia-
min Franklin assumed the editorship.
1t was suppressed in 1927.
y. what was the cost of the Empire
| State Building and the ground on which
| it was built?-T. E. O.
A. The ground on which the Empire
State Building stands cost $4,000 900.
The cost of the building itself was s55,.
OooOoO
G. What honor was accorded Long.
fellow that no other American poet has
ever received?-T. G. D.
A. His bust was placed In the Poets
Corner at Westminster Abbey.
@. DID Lincoln believe in woman suf-
frage?-S. r. j.
A. In 1886, when he was a candidate
for reelection to the Illinois House of
Representatives, Lincoln made the fol-
lowing statement: Il 60 for all sharing
the privileges of the Government who
assist in sharing its burdens. Conse-
! quently, 60 for admitting all whites to
the right of suffrage who pay taxes or
bear arms Thy no means excluding fe-
males)."
Q. How many copies of the National
Geographic Magazine were issued the
first time it was published? How many
are issued now?-E H. P.
A The National Geographic Magazine
says: las nearly as our records indicate,
there were probably about $50 copies Of
the first issue of the magazine in 1888.
About 1.l75,000 copies are issued each
month at the present time"
| @. When was the New Orleans hurri-
cane about 1914 or 1915 and how many
deaths did it cause?-L. B.
A. The hurricane which did extensive
damage in New Orleans in 1915 began at
am. on September 90 of that year.
The number of deaths was estimated at
300.
Q. Is there pink delphinium?-A. c.
A. Pink Sensation is the name of a
| new plant with the same type of foliage,
flower and spike as the ordinary blue
delphipium
@. How many Reserve officers have had
active duty with the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps?-W. c. B.
A. Approximately 10000 Army and
Navy Reserve officers have had active
duty with the C. c. c. since the begin
ming of that organization.
@. What is the salary of the High
Commissioner of the Philippines?-F. =
A. The United States High Commits
! sioner of the Philippine Islands receives
| $4,000 year.
@. Where is the strawberry center of
! America?-E. L. j.
| A. Tangipahoa Parish, La, is the larg-
est strawberry center in America.
@. Is there a pamphlet available on
care of the feet?-L H. M.
A Sec advertisement m nape 40 ~