Evening star., 1939-07-22
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Husktn.

6y Ffedertc J. H1sktn.
A reader can get the answer to an,
question OF fact by ,Ortttng The Foe.
n'n0 star Information Bureau. Fred.
e1'c j. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
u. Z. Pleose 'nclose stamp for reply.
Q. What country was the nr,t IA
establish minimum wages?-J. H.F.
A. The leader in legislation to estab-
lsh minimum wages was New Zealand
In 1894.
@. Was parsley ever used as 4 funeral
decoration?-C. L. M.
A. The Greeks used the herb n a
decoration at funerals and the express
sion, TO be IN need Of parsley" meant
to be at deaths door.
Q. Where was the first skyscraper In
the United States?-L. w. H.
A. The first sKyscraper was the Home
Insurance Building, erected in Chicago
in 1883.
Q. What products besides food are
made from milk?-W. J.B.
A. Among the products made from
milk are casein wool, belt buckles, but
tons, fountain pen barrels, radio knobs,
combs, knitting needles and glazed
papers,
O. What is the lowest body of water
IN the world?-K. C. B.
A. 1t Is the Dead Sea In Palestine.
which lies 1920 feet below sea level.
O. Who was the Grecian athlete who
ate an OK at one meal?-M W.. J.
A. Milo, an athlete of ancient Greece.
Is said to have killed an OK with a blow
OF his fist and then consumed it. He
was many times victor at the Olympic
ana Pythlan games and was noted for
his unusual feats Finding a tree par
TALLY split with a wedge, he attempted
10 reno 1t asunder, was caught by the
hand and devoured by wolves.
Q. Did Joaquin Miller, the poet, write
any plays?-C. H.
A. His play, THE Danites Of the
Slerras," produced in New York in 1877.
was long one of the most popular West
ern dramas both in the United States
and in England. Three OF his other
plays were Forty -nine," Tally Hol"
and AN oregon Idyll."
Q. Are lemons health giving food?
H. G.
A. They are valuable in the diet as
source of vitamins and contribute to
the needed mineral supplies of calcium,
phosphorus and potassium. Despite their
acid taste, they produce an alkaline
reaction in the body and stimulate the
appetite, promoting digestion.
q. What Is "Ohm's law"?-J. G. r,
A. Ohm's law states essentially that,
with respect to an electric current flow
ing along conductor, the electromotiye
force dn volts is equal numerically to
the product of the current strength Tin
amperes) and the resistance Gin ohnns).
Q. Does horse push or pull a wagon9
s.. K.
A. The horse pulls the load. Every
pull contains some sort of a push and
the only true pull is the force within a
oody under tension. which keeps the
various small particles of matter to-
gether. The horse may push on the COL
lar, but eventually pulls the load since
the traces exert a pull on the wagon
and the load which follow the horse.
Q. How much mail is handled by the
New York City Post Ofice?-D. S. R.
A. The New York Post Once handles
on an average l4,500 900 pieces Of ordi-
nary mail every day, about 100000
pounds OF newspapers and periodicals
and approximately 72,oOo parcel post
packages.
Q. What are the highest awards given
to men In the United States Army?-
L. c. B.
A. The three highest awards available
TO men In the service are the Congress
sional Medal of Honor. the Distinguished
Service Cross and the DISTINGUISHED
Service Medal.
Q. Please describe the Bonnie Blue
flags. P.
A. The Bonnie Blue flag was made Of
SILK by the ladies of jackson, Miss, and
Is said to have inspired the famous bat
tie song of that name. The flag was
presented to w. S. Barry, president Of
the convention that adopted the ordi-
nance of secession in the House of Rep
resentatlves at jackson, Miss, January
y, 1861. 1t had white ground with
magnolia trees in the center; blue field
IN the upper left-hand corner with q
star in the center. 1t was finished with
a red border with red fringe at the ex-
tremity of the flag.
@. What are the names of Donald
Ducks nephews?-E. S. T.
A. They are Louie, Huey and Dewey.
@. What is the meaning of the express
sion, Get along. little dogie"?-M. c. v.
A. Dogie is the name given by cowboys
to motherless calf or to any ill-nour-
ished, scrubby calf, and, as a term Of
contempt, to all cattle. The weak calves
naturally lag behind the rest of the herd
on drive and must continually be urged
forward. Hence in cowboy songs the
chorus frequently has a repetition OF
Get along, little dogie" or Roll along,
little dogie."
@. How many pores are there in the
body?-K. G. D.
The number of r,orae 4, ~. h,,..