Evening star., 1940-10-21
Huskin's S Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdsktr.

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@. Is it possible to give me the num-
ber of automobile drivers who run out
of gasoline on public highways in a
year?-P. N. l..
A. According to the American Auto
mobile Association, the estimated num-
ber of automobile drivers who ran out
of gasoline on the highways of the
United States in 1899 was 1895 900.
c. What is the weight of the biggest
catfish on record?-H. S.
A. The largest catfish ever caught
was a specimen of the Great Lakes cat
weighing $50 pounds and measuring
feet in length. 1t was caught at ST.
Louis, Mo, about 1873 and is repro
duced in the National Museum in Wash
ington, D. c.
@. Can you tell me how long the new
motor road from Burma to China is?-
G. T. F.
A The Burma China motor road is
ITO miles long. 1t extends from Lashio
to Running in the province of Yunnan.
@. Do you think there is any likelihood
of our great gold reserve being made
Valueless by the dictator nations chang
ing the standard of value to tin, copper
or some other metal?-A. L.
A. In the book The Real Danger In
Our Gold" Harry Scherman says the
value of gold is the result of historic
processes running back thousands of
years. 1t can be conceived that some
other commodity might be established
by some countries as the backing Of
their currency. However, to dethrone
gold as the worlds best money. it would
be necessary for practically all nations
to act together, and such action is not
likely.
@. Can you tell me the source OF the
quotation, 1T is far better to know
something about everything than to
know all about one thing. Universally
is best '?-M. G.
A. The quotation is from the famous
'Pensees of Pascal"
@. Is President Roosevelt Of purely
Dutch ancestry?-J. G.
A. In his recent book Country Squire
in the White House" John T. Flynn
says that President Roosevelt has in
his veins a mere 3 per cent Of Dutch
blood and almost 80 per cent of Eng
lish blood. The Dutch name persists,
of course, but the blood is British"
/ @ Kindly let me know how many
radio wave-controliing stations are in
this country-A. w. P.
A. The Federal Communications Com
monitor stations and 30 secondary moni-
tor stations.
+ G. Are there any members Of the Su-
/ preme Court who are not lawyers?-
H. c. G.
A. There is no provision that all men,
bers of the Supreme Court must be
lawyers. 1t so happens that up to this
time all of the justices have been
! lawyers.
/ @. Can you tell me something about
the old Brentwood chairs?-M. B. j.
A. Brentwood is process of molding
wood, after softening with steam. into
continuous structural shapes. The low
backs and arms of Windsor chairs are
examples The process came into use
in Austria in the late 18th century.
@, How many versions of Cinderella"
have been found?-G. Mex.
A Marian Rolfe Cox in 1893 published
book in which 345 variants are in
cluded.
@. If a man signs up for a period Of
three years, how can he leave the Army
honorably without serving the full
| time?-M. w.
A. A man may purchase a discharge
from the United States Army after one
years service. 1t is also possible to OBJ
tain a discharge for dependency. Both
types of discharges are honorable.
| @. should like to know how many
| types of folk tales there are-L. B. B.
A The Rev. S. Barring Gould. noted
British writer, classified folklore into