Evening star., 1939-10-12
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

By Frederic J. Haskin.
reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by Uritino The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
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Q. DID the numbers Of cavalry d.
cline much in the last World War;
8. j. H.
A. Cavalry increased notably. The
British ended the war with three times
the cavalry 1t had in 1914 and the Rus
SLAMS with twice as many. Other BEL
lgerents also increased their mounted
forces and at the end Of the war there
were more than 1,0O0, 900 cavalry.
@. When did Paul Redfern start on
his expedition?-H. T. B.
A. Paul Redfern left Brunswick, Ga,
for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August Is,
1927. He was flying a single-seater
Stinson-Detroiter monoplane called the
Port OF Brunswick. The explorer is sup
posed to have been lost in the jungles
Of Brazil.
Q. Where is the largest hot spring.
D. B. H.
A. Big Horn Hot Springs In Wyoming
Is the largest known, flowing $500 900
gallons of water at 1875 degrees Fahren-
heit daily.
@. Please give the origin of the
swastika as the national emblem of Ger
many.-L. c.
A. The swastika is probably the most
ancient and widely distributed symbol
that ever existed. It is Sanskrit word
signifying happiness, pleasure and good
luck. The symbol must have been in ex,
istence long before the Buddhist religion
or the Sanskrit language. The sign has
been found in Chaldean bricks and on
painted pottery in Persia of the period
5000 B. c. In the State Historical
Museum at Kiev there are some black
and white swastika flags which were
used by the bandit leader Pettura In his
attack on the Jews of Ukraine in 1919.
There is a possibility that Hitler saw
or heard Of these flags and connected
them with anti-Semitism.
@. How long did the late George
Grey Barnard work on his Rainbow
Arch"?-T. B. S.
A. The sculptors "A Monument to De-
mocracy," popularity called the Rainbow
Arch was the work of 20 years.
hot
President Roosevelt select when he was
inaugurated?-H. H. B.
A. When President Roosevelt took
the inaugural oath he touched I Co.
rinthians, xiii.13. And now abideth
faith, hope, charity, these three; but the
greatest of these is charity"
Q. How many flags has Delaware
had?-M. L. H.
A. The State has the distinction Of
having had the flags of four nations
floating over its soil at various times,
namely, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great
Britain and the United States of
America.
@. For whom is Mount Rainier
named?-P. S. r.
A. Mount Rainier was named after
the British admiral. Peter Rainier, who
figured in the American Revolution. The
name was bestowed by Capt George
Vancouver. English navigator and ex-
plorer, In 1882
Q. How much is radium worth?-
w. R. S.
A. Radium is worth $25,000 a gram.
Q. What causes the moons in finger.
nails?-P. H. r.
A. Hygeia says: Under the greater
part of the body of the nail, the matrix
is thick and raised into a series of
longitudinal ridges which have many
blood vessels; the color of these is seen
through the transparent tissue. Near
the root of the nail the 'papillae or
hngerlike projections, are smaller, have
fewer blood vessels and have no regular
arrangement. Here the nail is not firmly
adherent to the connective tissue LAYER
but is only in contact with it; hence this
portion is Of whittier color and is called
the lunula, or moon, on account of its
shape.
@. How old was Joan of Arc when
she was burned at the stake?-M. B.
A. The Maid Of Orleans was 10 years
DID,
@. How much do newspapers spend
for newsprint?-D. G.
A. It is estimated that newspapers in
the United States spend $160, 900 900 an
nually for newsprint.
Q. Who said America never lost 4
war or won q conference.-the. L. H.
A. Will Rogers
Q. Where were the first arc lights
instaued?-L. ]. L.
A. The first arc lights for public
street lighting were made by Charles
Brush and were used in the public
square in Cleveland, Ohio, April 20, 1879.
Q. How many lectures has Dr. VIII
liam Lyon Phelps given?-L. M. H.
A. Since 1895 he has delivered an
estimated total of 10000 lectures to an
aggregate audience of 100000 people,
not including his radio talks, nor his
16,500 Yale lectures.
@. What Is the value Of the White
House at Washington, D. GIL. s. j.
A. It has been estimated that the
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