Evening star., 1939-05-12
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by ,orlting The Ere
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director. Washington.
D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
O. Please give the history Of horse
racing--L K.
A. Thothmes of the 18th Egyptian
dynasty left a papyrus letter priding
himself upon the acquisition Of the
racing horse (the Arab and being the
first to introduce him in Africa. Some
what later the records tell of King
Solomons buying horses from Egypt
end paying as much as $1,000 for some
OF them. Among the Greeks. horse
racing was introduced into the Olympic
Games in the 33d Olympiad (e48 Be-.
From Greece 1t was introduced into
Rome. In England 1t belongs to a re-
mote period, but the first regular horse
races did not take place until the reign
of James I.
@. Where is the monument which was
erected to an aniable child?-H. M.
A. Opposite Grants Tomb on River
side drive in New York City is the
grave with monument Erected to the
Memory of an Amiable Child" The
child was ST. Clair Pollock who died on
that spot on July IS, 1897 The deed
to the property, executed in 1900,
provides that the grave be forever
preserved.
@. Please give the date Of this sum-
mer's Writer'S Conference in Colorado
j. D. A.
A. The annual Writer'S Conference
will be held at the University of Colo
RADIO at Boulder from July "a to Au-
gust II.
@. Where does Ida Tarbell teach?-
R. K.
A. Miss Tarbell is giving course in
the writing of biography at Allegheny
College. Meadville, Pa.
@. What is Dutch auction?-H. J.N.
A. 1t is form of auction in which
the property for sale is put up at
certain figure and if not bid for at that
price, offered successfully at lower
prices until a bid is obtained. The
starting price is assumed to be higher
than the seller hopes to get.
@. How many people travel on Pull
mans?-A W.
A. In 1888 100000 passengers trav-
eled on Pullman cars.
@. What is the longest place name?-
K. H. M.
A. 1t is probably Llanfairpwllgwyngyu-
ogerychwyrndrob bWllllandysiliogogogoc
in Wales The name is translated as fol-
lows: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, st. Marys
Church near the white hazel BUSH,
gogerychwyrndrobwll, hard by the whirl-
pool; llandysilio, near the church of st
Tysilio; gogogoch, close by the red cave.
The word is shortened to Llanfair P. G.
@. Where is the Street of Thousand
Delights?-L. H. M.
A. 1t is in Old Chinatown In San
Francisco.
@. Who won the Chi Omega National
Achievement Award this year?-E. BIG.
A. The gold medal was presented tc
Rachel Crothers. the famous playwright.
1t is given annually as recognition of
outstanding work in the arts, sciences
politics and public service.
@, To what denomination did Bee
thoven belong?-J. J. r.
hnnnront1yy -. L.
no formal religion. He was, however.
deeply religious Just before his death
he received the sacraments of the church.
@. How is the New York. Worlds Fair
being f1nanced?-J. NJ C.
A. The fair represents an investment
of s26,70o,000 by the City of New York,
$62O0,0O0 by the State, 100000 by the
Federal Government, S30,00OOOO by for
eign governments and S42 100000 by the
fair corporation. Exhibitors expenditures
$155, 900, ,OOOO
@. What size javeln is used in the
Olympic games?-C. H. H.
A. The official javelin used in the
Olympic games must not be less than
feet 6's inches in length and not less
than 1.76 pounds in weight.
@. Please give some information about
Prof. Mitchell who lost his life on Mount
Mitchell-W S. H.
A. In 1885, Prof. Elisha Mitchell of the
department of geology at the University
of North Carolina made his first ascent
of the mountain and from his records
announced that Black Dome, as it was
then called, was the highest peak in
Eastern America. Four subsequent visits
were made by Prof. Mitchell to confirm
his observations. On the last one, in
1857, he became lost and fell over a
precipice into pool below a waterfall.
His body was found on July 8, 1857, and
his remains were taken to temporary
place of burial in Asheville. year later
his ashes were reinterred on the summit
of Mount Mitchell.
@. Who are the Tagalogs?-I. T. N.
A. They are tribe of Eastern Min
danao in the Philippines, formerly head
hunters, particularly on occasions of the
deaths of prominent tribesmen; they
made wood or stone figures to accommo-
date the souls Of deceased persons. The.
are now Christians, but very superstition
@. Please describe Queen Farida's wee
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