Evening star., 1939-06-16
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

WWy OtuT IHJUWultOn bureau. FreQ.
eric J. Haskin, Director, WASHINGTON,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. What is the longest distance that
q baseball has ever been thrown?-B. v.
A. Sheldon Lejeune threw a baseball
to set the record-breaking distance Of
426 feet 91z inches at Cincinnati, October
II, 1910.
Q. How does the pay Of the National
Guard compare with that Of the Army2
r. j. T.
A. member Of the National Guard
draws the same pay as member of the
Regular Army for each time he drills.
member of the National Guard drills
48 times each year and goes to camp for
Is days. While in camp he also receives
the same pay as that paid the Regular
Army.
@. What is meant by books or other
works being in the public domain?-
F. OK.
A. The phrase public domain" used.
In speaking of book means that it is
not protected by copyright.
@. Every now and then we read about
British white Paper" What does
this signify?-D. D.
A. Occasional official publications Is
sued by the British government are
known as White Papers. Regular official
publications issued by the British gov
ernment in colored covers are blue.
@. If widow marries again should
announcements be sent out?-K. C. G.
Announcements of the marriage of q
widow are sent exactly as they were on
the occasion of her first marriage
@. Is 1t healthful to drink extremely
hot and cold beverages in the summer
time?-T. S.
A. While some authorities claim that
ice-cold water is injurious, its use is
widely practiced by Americans without
seemingly bad effects. Moderately cold
drinks are much more refreshing and
beneficial than either extremely cold or
extremely hot drinks.
@. Who was the NEUROLOGICAL char
acter who had hundred eyes?-K. S.
A. Argus had hundred eyes and only
two were closed in sleep at the same
time. When he died his eyes were placed
in the tail of the peacock.
@. would like to know the length
of life of an asbestos shingle in the
Northeastern States, particularly Mas
sachusetts-P. N.
A. The National Bureau of Stand
ards says that in this climate the life
length of an asbestos shingle is prob
ably is or 20 years.
@. Please advise me regarding the
insignia that man who served during
the World War is entitled to wear in
his civilian coat lapel-C H. w.
A. Silver buttons are issued to men
who were wounded during the World
War and bronze buttons to those not
wounded. Lapel buttons may be ob-
tanned from the Adjutant Generals
office, Washington, D. c.
@. Does a mail messenger, carrying
mail from the post office to the rail-
road and vice versa, have any special
privilege in trafic?-H. P.
A. The Post Office Department says
that mail messengers carrying mail
from post office to railroad are expected
to observe all local and State traffic
regulations.
@. Must submarine be at the sur
face of the water in order to fire a
torpedo?-J. A.
A. The Navy Department says that
a submarine can fire a torpedo either
on top of the water or when submerged,
O. Can you explain briefly how time
is hgured?-P. w.
A. The rotation of the earth on its
axis causes the heavenly bodies to rise
in the East and "set" in the West.
Therefore points to the East of us have
sunrise before we do, and their time
Is faster than ours; while points to the
West have sunrise later, and their time
Is slower than ours. The rotation of
the earth once every "a hours gives a
difference in time of one hour for every
is degrees of longitude. In 1884 an
international congress considered world
standard of time. The world was divided
into zones, each covering Is degrees of
longitude, and the meridian of Green
wich Observatory, England, was chosen
as the zero meridian.
O. How can an exc. c. c. enrollee
get copy of his discharge when the
original has been lost?-C. w.
A. An exc. c. c. enrollee may obtain
duplicate of his discharge by writing
to the Adjutant Generals Office, War
Department, Washington, D. c.
@. From what is the following quota
ton taken: "Breathes there the man,
with soul so dead, who never to him
self hath said, This is my own, my
native land "?-V. M. A.
A. The Lay of the Last Minstrel" ~
by Sir Walter Scott.
O. Was Frederic Remington, the artist,
ever a war correspondent?-M. D.
A. Remington was war correspondent
in the Spanish-American War.
@. Where can obtain booklet out .
lining the latest rules of etiquette?
"A. A. r.
A. See Page Az Of today's Star.
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