Evening star., 1939-02-17
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HdsEin,


A reader can get the answer to ann
question OF fact by tDrttsng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, director. Wdshtroton.
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Z. Please give the Physician's Oath by
Hlppocrates?-T. L.
A. 1t is as follows: IT swear by AnolIo
Physician, by Asclepius, by Health, by
Panacea, and by all the gods and rod
oesses, making them my witnesses, that I
Will carry out, according to nv ability
ana judgment. this oath and this in
oenture. To hold my teacher In this art
equal to my own parents to make hin,
partner in my livelihood; when he ts
IN need Of money to share mine with
him; to consider his family as my own
brothers, and to teach them this art, If
they want to learn it, without fee or
1ndenture. I will use treatment to helm
the sick according to my ability and iudQ-
ment, but never with q view to injury
and wrong doing. I will keep pure and
holy both my life and my art. In what
soever houses enter, will enter to help
the sick. and will abstain from all in
tentional wrong doing and harm. And
whatsoever I shall see or hear In the
course OF my profession in my intercourse
with men, II 1t be what should not be
published abroad, will never divulge,
holding such things to be holy secrets.
NOW II carry out this oath, and break
1t not, may I gain forever reputation
among all men for my life and for nv
art; but II I transgress 1t and forswear
myself, may the opposite befan me-"
Q. Does James j. Braddock get any
money from the Joe Louis fghts?-
G. J. r.
A. As result of an agreement made
before the Braddock-Louis championship
fight, June %, 1887, Braddock receives
10 per cent of the share of profits on each
OF the Louis bouts
q. How many religious denominations
are there in the United States?-M. LIP,
A. There are 212 religious denomina-
tions in the United States according to
VIZ AotCoV SIlllCu OIdteS census OF re-
ligious bodies.
@. Are yeomanettes entitled to Govern
ment compensation?-B. S.
A. Yeomanettes who served in the
United States Navy between April 6.
1918 and June 30, 1919 are entitled to
the bonus.
@. What country has the largest num-
Der OF births to women past 5O?-L G.. w.
A. In Japan in 1880, there were $500
births reported where the mothers were
past so years Of age.
Q. Was there an Indian tribe called
Massachusetts?-L. H. M.
A. The Algonkin tribe Of Massachuset
formerly lived around Boston and the
name of the State was derived from these
Indians. They may have at one time
numbered about 5000, but were reduced
by pestilence before the Colonial settle
ment began and soon lost their tribal
identity.
@. What is the origin of the word
money?-J. H. M.
A. The word is believed to be derived
from Moneta, an attribute of the Roman
goddess Juno, because the ancient Roman
mint was established in the Temple of
Juno Moneta.
Q. When did DR.. Henry Van Dyke
become pastor of the Brick Presbyterian
Church in New York City?-HL.
A. DR.. Van Dyke became minister of
that church In 1888.
@. When were revolving stages intro
duced in the United States?-R. S. D.
A. Arthur Hopkins introduced stages
that swung on pivots about 1914.
G. What is the favorite beverage in
Tibet?-R. B. C.
A. The principal beverage is brick tea
from China which is boiled in water
favored with soda. When thoroughly
boiled, the mixture is taken out with
ladle and poured through strainer into
a churn. Butter and salt are added and
after which it looks like cafe au lait.
The consumption of this beverage among
the Tibetans is enormous, most of them
drinking from 80 to so cups a day. 1t
is said to give high power of resistance
to both cold and hunger Beer brewed
from barley is another popular drink
there.
@. How much money Is spent in buying
articles on the installment plan?-E. j. S.
A. In 1887 installment sales in the
United States amounted to S5 900 900 900,
@. Were the travels of Marco Polo
believed by people of his age?-G. L. K.
A. John Masefield's introduction to
"The Travels of Marco Polo the Vene-
tian" says: Marco Polo's book was not
received with faith by his contemporaries.
Travellers who see marvellous things, even
in our own day. are seldom believed by
those who, having stayed at home, have
all the consequences of their virtue.
When Marco Polo came back from the
East, a misty, unknown country, full Of
splendor and terrors, he could not tell
the whole truth. He had to leave his
tale half told lest he should lack be-
levers How little Marco Polo was
credited may be judged from the fact
that the map of Asia was not modified
h,, III, lieoovorioc fi1l En ,,a.~.