Evening star., 1939-10-07
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn,

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By.Fredertc J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by wrtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hnskin, director, WASHINGTON.
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. What is the origin Of the phrase
walking before God in the light Of the
living" with which President Roosevelt
ended his neutrality address?-K. H. j.
A. That I may walk before God in
the light of the living" is from the Bible,
Psalm lN13.
@. Did Sir Basil Zaharof1, the muni-
tions magnate, contribute any funds to
education?-T. CIV.
A. He established chairs of aviation at
the Universities of Paris, Petrograd and
London and endowed the Marshal Foch
professorship of French literature at
Oxford University and the Field Marshal
Haig chair of English literature at Paris
University.
Q. Who first extracted teeth pain.
lessly?-K. &c.
A. In 1910 Horace Wells, a Connect.
cut dental surgeon, conceived the idea
that teeth might be extracted without
pain by the application Of nitrous oxide
gas. He tested the efficacy Of this method
on his own person in 1874 and after
ward frequently used it in his practice.
@. What city has the finest recrea-
tional facilities?-H. L. G.
A. According to the 1889 Recreation
Year Book, New York City leads in the
number of recreational centers with IT'S
Fairgrounds and Ill recreation build
ings throughout the city. One thousand
two hundred and fifty-eight man and
1885 woman supervisors are employed
to direct the various facilities.
@. Why are marionettes SO called?-
E. H. R.
A. Puppets were given the name
marionettes In the Middle Ages. Used
in church plays, the girl puppets re-
ceived, from their fancied resemblance to
statues of the Virgin, the title of Little
Marlas or marlonetteS.
@. How long have yachts been used in
the United States?-T. w. S.
A. In the history of the Dutch colony
of New Amsterdam, there is mention Of
a yacht or boat built for pleasure
boating named the Onrust (Restless),
which is claimed to be the first decked
h,1i1 in fba m,
rust was spoken of as yacht, there are
no authentic data relating to other
yachts before the beginning of the 18th
century, when a 20-foot sailboat for
pleasure cruising was built for John c.
Stevens, prior to 1909, and named the
Diver. In 1916 Stevens built a perigua
named the Trouble and his name is one
intimately connected with the develop
ment Of yachting in America.
Q. What famous writer's died on April
%, 1616?-E. j. D.
A. Shakespeare and Ce-vantes, the
author of Don Quixote," both died on
that date.
Q. How many patents has Lee De For
est obtained?-K. r. N.
A. The famous inventor holds 800
United States and foreign patents In
radio, talking pictures and allied fields.
@. What boundary between countries
Is the most traversed?-C. s. r.
A. The international boundary between
the United States and Canada Is tho
%rnx L.,
Q. Who was the first high school
teacher in the United States?-R. G. H.
A. On February 13, 1885. when the
Publick Latin School at Boston was or
ganized, the people of the community,
led by John Cotton, voted that "our
brother Philemon Pormont, shalbe in
treated to become scholemaster for the
teaching and nourtering of children
with u.s."
@. Where is the John Muir Trail? For
whom is it named?-S. H. M.
A. The John Muir Trail is in the High
Sierras in California. This trail was
named after John Muir, naturalist and
explorer born In Scotland in 1898, who
lived most of his life in America.
@. How long does it take to cure a
ham?-E. j.
A. It requires from 40 to IS days to
! cure ham, prior to smoking, depending
on its weight.
@. Why was Swinburne never made
poet laureate of England?-D. c.
A. His radical views prevented his ap-
pointment to that Office.
@. What breed of dog is Toto in the
motion picture THE Wizard Of Oz"?-
N. s. T.
A. Toto is cairn terrier.
@. Please give the particulars Of the
crash of the Maxim Gorky.-T. j. D.
A. On May 10, 1895. the worlds largest
land plane, the Maxim Gorky, crashed,
killing 48. every one aboard. The pilot of
another plane which collided with the
Gorky in midair, also was killed. Most
Of the victims were engineers, tech
nicians, shock-workers and their fami-
lies, the men being members of the Gen.
tral Aerodynamic Institute, where the
Gorky was designed. They were being
taken on q sightseeing flight over the
city as reward for faithful work.
Q. Was Col. Henry Watterson ever in
Congress?-K. H. w.