Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskfn.

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question OF fact by iDrittno The EUe-
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Q. What was the shortest platform
IN the history Of the Democratic and
Republican parties?-T. J.H.
A. The shortest platform ever pro-
duced by either party was the Demo-
cratic in 1860. which consisted of $50
words.
Q. Where is the monument to Sam
Davis, the Confederate?-T. M.
A. His statue is on the Tennessee
State Capitol grounds at Nashville,
@. Where is Lesbos7 For what is It
noted?-C. L. M.
A. Lesbos is a large Greek island
close to the Turkish shore north of
Smyrna. 1t is now called Mytilene. 1t
was the birthplace Of sappho and Al
caeuS, the famous poets, and of The
ophrastus, the successor Of Aristotle,
@. Who was "Piecrust PaImerP-E
D.. H
A. Admiral James s. Palmer was so
nlcknamed because Of his fastidious
taste. 1t Is said that he always went
INTO battle dressed with scrupulous neat
ness, even wearing kid gloves.
@. What was the salary OF Sidney
Smith, creator of THE Gumps"?-N.
G. S.
A. Shortly before he was killed IN an
automobile accident in October, 1885, the
cartoonist had just signed a three-year
contract for s15O,OOO a year.
O. When was the first ice shipped In
the United States?-R. T. H
A. Probably the first ice cut and
shipped as an article Of commercial
value was sent, in 1899, from New York
to Charleston, S. c. The real BEGIN
nlng Of the industry came in the wear
1905 when Frederic Tudor of Boston
shipped a cargo of 100 tons to the West
Indies.
q. Why Is the moon so minutes later
each evening in rlsing?-H. T.
A. The moon moves eastward amorg
the stars in an orbit that is a great
circle. 1t does not coincide with the
Equator. The revolution about the earth
carries it forward at such a rate that
II gains II degrees on the sun each dav
and therefore it rises on an average
Of about so minutes later each cav.
@. What elements travel with the
greatest velocity?-N. H.
A. The fastest moving elements In the
world are light and electricity, which
travel at approximately 10000 miles
per second. Radio waves travel at the
same speed.
@. Has the pigeon been long domestt-
cated?-F. w S
A. Pigeons similar to those now liv-
ing in a semiwild state in the parks
and streets of our towns and cities
have been as closely associated With
man throughout history as his domestic
animals. The progenitors of these birds
can be traced through medieval times.
H4lo the gymnastics of early Egyptian
kings. and even to the realm Of myths
before the recorded word.
O. Why are imitation windows
painted on barns?-D HIM.
A. The custom was brought to the
United States from Europe. 1t was
started there in order to avoid window
tax and at the same time to give an
appearance of af1uence.
Q. Who was the first woman minister
IN this country?-E. NJ. G.
A. Olympia Brown Q835-l9 was
the first woman in America to be
ordained for the ministry. She was
a graduate Of Antioch College and
studied at the theological seminary at
st. Lawrence University.
q How much hydrochIoric acid is
there in the Stomach?-N. T.
A. The gastric juice secreted in the
stomach contains OF to GA per cent Of
free hydrochloric acid.