Evening star., 1940-07-19
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.


A reader can get the answer to ann
question OF fact by iDrtttng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. H1skin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Are many Bibles sold in Germany
-B. T. K.
A. Figures released by the British and
Foreign Bible Society In London show
that the total sales Of Bibles In Ger
many in 1889 amounted to 275,O0O. This
was an increase over 1888 when only
100000 were sold.
@. What was the first house In the
United States to be built by an archi.
tect?-C. @. D.
A. The American Motorist says that
the 20o-year-old mansion known as
His Lordships Kindness" near Clinton,
Md, is purported to be the first house
built in America under the supervision
of an architect, who was imported from
England to plan its erection.
@. In what years was the Work Horse
Parade held in Boston?-J. B. p.
A. The Boston Chamber of Commerce
says that the Work Horse Parade was
held each year from 1908 to 1928 in
elusive. This consisted OF work horses In
various bitches and from 1900 to 1900
animals participated each year. The
parade, which was conducted by the
Boston Work Horse Relief Association,
usually lasted from to 3A hours and
was held on Memorial Day.
@. How many cells does the brain con-
tain?-C. T.
A. There are about 9200,OO0,00O cells
In the gray matter of the human brain.
@. Who took the picture of Susie, the
laughing cat, which was originally pub
lished in the New York Mirror?-L. K B.
A. 1t is the work Of Leo Lieb. photog-
rapher who is now on the staff Of PM.
@. What wife Of tsar cut of her
hair and placed it in her husbands
casket?-C j. B.
A. Princess Yurevskaya, morganatic
wife of Alexander II.
@. What kind Of plant is a phyloge-
netic tree?-F. T. M.
A. This is simply diagram showing
the descent of any group of related
animals or plants-a family tree
O. Why do freight bills covering ship
ments of granite from Vermont bear
label from the Bureau of Entomology
M. r. C..
A. The Bureau of Entomology says that
the voucher accompanying granite ship
ments, particularly from Vermont, has
to do with the gypsy moth. The gypsy
moth quarantine requires that all COM
modities permitted to remain out Of doors
during the period of egg laying be in
spected for the presence OF eggs before
shipment. The voucher attests to such
inspection by representative of the
bureau.
G. What is the religious afiliation of
Charles L. McNary, Republican vice
presidential nominee?-A. K.
A. Senator McNary is a Baptist.
@. In what section Of the United States
are the largest wolves found?-J. e. P.
A. The largest are the timber wolves
which are found generally in the Rocky
Mountains and the Great Plains areas.
They grow as large as 51a feet in length
and the species is one of the largest in
the world.
@. What has happened to German
ZOOS during the present war?-B. Y.
"A Elephants, camels. yaks and oxen
were impounded by the government as
draught animals. Some carnivores were
destroyed and their dens turned into
AFRAID shelters. Some less valuable
ones were fed to more valuable speci-
mems Fish-eaters and reptiles were
killed and their skins and fat utilized,
and edible fish were sent to the markets.
@. Please give some information about
the old-time Dumont Minstrels-V. p.
A. The minstrels were organized by
Frank Dumont and made their initial
appearance on January q, 1896 Mr..
OuliOllt WdS tllc dudiol u ulliuIIlel dOlc
songs, sketches and plays, and produced
his shows at the Eleventh Street Opera
House in Philadelphia. He died on
March II, 1919.
@. Is there a volcano in the United
States?-S. U. S.
A. Only one active volcano, Mount
Lassen, 10,453 feet high, in Lassen VOL
canic National Park Calf.
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