Evening star., 1939-10-18
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
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@. How many men in France are
receiving pensions for permanent dis
ability due to service in the World War7
Il. K. S.
A. More than 100000 are on the PEN
sion rolls because of permanent dis
abilities, Of whom 100000 are either
legless, armless, or have but one leg or
arm. There are $4,000 who are mentally
deranged.
@. What country had the first child
labor legislation?-C. j. S.
A. The first law regulating child labor.
IN the modern sense, was passed by the
British Parliament in 1902 1t applied
to cotton mills only and forbade work
between 8 pm. and am, limited the
working day to IL hours, and required
elementary school instruction for ap-
prentices.
q. How old was the famous Charter
Oak In Connecticut?-T. j. r.
A. The age of this historic tree was
computed at nearly a thousand years
when 1t was blown down in August,
1856. A white marble monument now
marks the spot IN the city of Hartford,
@. have heard that in some States
money confiscated from lotteries is de-
voted to the poor. Is this true?-J. K.
A. According to the Penal Code of New
York State: Amy prize that shall be
drawn in any lottery shall be forfeited
to the use of the poor and it shall be
the duty of the overseers of the town
where the person or persons drawing
such prize or any of them shall reside,
to sue for the same in their names. And
they shall recover the same in an action
for money had and received"
@. Please give the title of a perfect
short story.-W. H. G.
A. There are many that might be
included, but in form, scope, and arts.
tic perfection, THE Necklace by Guy de
Maupassant is by many critics regarded
as the most remarkable short story in
all literature.
O. What is donkey engine?-W. B. H.
A. 1t is small engine used for some
subsidiary purpose, as for raising weights
on board steam vessels and for working
capstans and pumps.
O. Please give directions for fireproof.
ing muslin radiator covers-A. j. B.
A. Muslin can be made fire resistant
by dipping in an alum solution. Seven
teen per cent strength is the strongest
solution that will not crystalline out at
ordinary temperatures, and corresponds
to 1!42 pounds per gallon.
@. What State leads in the produce
ton OF citrus fruits?-E. B. H.
A. Florida leads in citrus fruit pro.
duction, growing nearly one-half of the
122 500 900 boxes produced in the 1889
season.
@. Is there any widow still drawing q
pension from the War of 18l2?-R. L.
A. The last widow drawing a pension
because of her husbands service in the
War of 1872 was Mrs. Caroline Poulder
King of Buffalo, N Y, who died in
June, 1885,
Q. What city is said to manufacture
everything from pen to battleship?-
S. B. H.
A. This is one of the slogans descrip-
tive OF Camden, N. j., which supplies
most Of the worlds steel pens and has
one of the largest shipbuilding yards
in the world
@. Is there more than one Guggen.
helm Foundation?-S. G. H.
A. The book, American Foundations
and Their Fields" lists four: The Daniel
and Florence Guggenheim Foundation,
the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation the Murry and Leonie Gug-
genheim Foundation and the Solomon
R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Q. How large was the palace Of the
ancient King of Assyria, Sennacherib?-
r. E. S.
1A' AAlC pdldSc VI is eSCls
mated by archaeologists to have covered
100 acres and to have been at least 10
feet high.
Q. Please give list of some animals
and what they symbolize.-H. T. S.
A. The ape symbolizes uncleanness,
malice and cunning; the ass, stupidity;
bulldog, tenacity; cat. deceit; camel, sub
mission; dog, fidelity; elephant, sagacity
and ponderosity; lamb, innocence; rab-
bit, fecundity; sheep, timidity; tiger.
ferocity; horse, speed and grace, and
leopard, sin.
@. What university has a gate in mem
ory of Christy Mathewson?-C H. B.
A. The stadium at Bucknell University,
Lewisburg, Pa, has gate dedicated to
the famous star of baseball who was an
alumnus Of the university.
@. Why is Big Ben in London so
called?-R. w. H.
A. Big Ben. the hour bell of the great
Westminster clock on top of the Houses
OF Parliament, is named after Sir Benja-
min Hall, afterward Lord Hanover, who
was first commissioner of works in 1856,
when the Board Of Works signed a con-
tract with London firm of bell founders
for the casting of a 14-ton hour bell
and four quarter bells