Evening star., 1939-11-10
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

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Q. How many c. c. c. boys learn to
read and write after they enter camp?-
N. j. B.
A. During 1899 total of s,445 enrollees
who entered the corps illiterate have
been taught to read and write.
@. Where is the largest fish market?-
K H. J.
A. According to the Fishery Council,
Inc, Fulton Market in New York City
is the largest fish distribution center in
the world.
@. Please compare the maternal and
infant mortality rate in the United
States.-W. c. H.
A. The maternal mortality rate varies
in different States from 25 to 90 per
10000 live births, 20 States and the
District of Columbia having rates of so
or more. Infant mortality rates vary
from 80 to 124 per 1000 live births, 81
States and the District of Columbia
having rates of SIS or more.
@. Is there a place in the South
called Crusoes Island?-L. j. M.
A. Crusoes Island is located in the
midst Of a vast swamp in Eastern North
Carolina.
@. How many loaves Of bread can be
made from barrel of flour?-W. K. B.
A. One barrel of flour is considered
sufficient for an average of 27O one
pound loaves of bread
@. Which of the Presidents did not
use their full names?-J. H. S.
A. President Clevelands baptismal
name was Stephen Grover, Wilson's
was Thomas Woodrow, and that Of
Coolidge was John Calvin.
@. Is musk very expensive?-T. j. H.
A. A pound of natural musk would
be worth approximately $4,000. Syn
thetic musk, which is widely used in tho
manufacture Of perfumes, costs only q
~" AAAAAA2 GU OO1Ad1o q pOullu.
@. When will the New York Worlds
Fair open next year?-H j. M.
A. Saturday, May rs. 1910, has been
set as the date on which the fair will
reopen.
@. Who produced the Shasta daisy?-
G. K. B.
A. 1t was produced by Luther Bur.
bank.
@. To whom did Richard Halliburton
leave his estate?-K. H. j.
A. The adventurer, who was a grad
uate of Princeton, made the University
residuary legatee of his estate, believed
to amount to 100000. His parents are
given life interest but the money
will ultimately go to the Princeton
Library to be used for the purchase Of
maps, charts, and books on history,
geography, and travel.
@. Was Gov. Winthrop the designer
Of the desk by that name?-B B.
A. Edgar G. Miller, In American
Antique Furniture" says that curious
historical error is made by attaching
the name Gov. Winthrop to certain
antique reversed serpentine front desks,
with slanting lid and with drawers
underneath, and with ball and claw
feet. There were three governors named
Winthrop, all of whom died long before
this type of desk was made.
@. Please give some electrical terms
that are named for people-C. R. NJ.
A. The ohm is named for the Ger
man physicist, G. S. Ohm; the ampere
for the French physicist, Andre Marie
Ampere; the volt for the Italian scien-
tist, Count Alessandro Volta: the
coulomb for Charles Augustin de
Coulomb, French scientist; the joule
for DR.. James Prescott Joule, an Eng
lish scientist; watt, James Watt. Scot
tish inventor; and faraday Cor Michael
Faraday, English chemist and physicist.
G. What is Bokhara rug?-P. B. D.
A. Bokhara rugs are woven by tribes
living in Bokhara, district in Central
Asia, north of Afghanistan. They are
made Of fine durable wool with a liberal
mixture of goats hair. A Bokhara rug
may be recognized by its wide selvages
and long fringes at the end and by its
octagonal patterns on q field of rich
maroon or dull crimson.
@. Who applied the term humoresque
to musical compositions?-R. c. H.
A. Schumann used it for short musical
compositions, free and whimsical in
form and strikingly original in harmony
and rhythm. Dvorak and Grieg made
the term popular.
@. How many rural post Office routes
are there in the United States?-C. j. H.
A. On June 80. 1889, there were $4,000
rural routes In operation.
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