Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSktn.

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@. What was the mental age of the
men who were drafted during the World
War?-C. H. w.
A. The median mental age of white
men drafted into the Army was only a
little over Is years. The median mental
age of Negroes was little over 10 years.
@. Where was the first free school for
the deaf?-P. H.
A. The first free school for the deaf
in this country was established at Hart
ford, Conn, in 1877 by Thomas Hopkins
Gallaudet.
Q. Please give the date OF the G. 4. r.
conventional. r. v.
A. The National Encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and its
allied organizations will be held at
Springfield, Ill, September s-14, 1910.
O. How fast can hummingbirds hy?-
L. @. S.
A. The relatively powerful wings Of the
hummingbird make possible speed of
close to so miles an hour. It's ability to
maneuver in the air and fly backward is
superior to that of any other flying crea-
ture. 1t can stand almost still in the
air with about SIS wing strokes second.
T1l.~ u.
1fe?-C. NJ. D.
A. do all the good you can, BY all the
means you can, In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can, At all the
times you can, To all the people you can,
AS long as ever you can"
@. Is it possible to use a Social Security
card in identifying an American going
to Canada?-B. S.
A. Social Security cards are acceptable
as a means of identification for residents
of the United States who visit Canada.
@. How long does the giant tortoise
live?-R. G.
A. The giant tortoise Of the Galapagos
Islands is believed to live for centuries.
Specimens have been kept in captivity
for more than 100 years.
@. How can a boy join the Army or
Navy Band?-R. H.
A. In order to become member of the
band it is necessary to enlist In the Army
or Navy and to be proficient In at least
one instrument.
@. When did William Jennings Bryan
make his famous Gross of Gold speech?-
M. B. H.
A. The speech was made on July 6,
1896, at the Democratic National Con-
vention at Chicago. The peroration,
which resulted in a stampede for Bryan
was: You shall not press down upon
the brow of labor this cross of thorns.
You shall not cruelty mankind upon
cross Of gold"
@. Please complete the quotation,
There is so much good in the worst of
US and give its source.-R. r. E.
A. There is so much good in the worst
of us, And so much bad in the best Of
us, That it hardly behooves any of us, To
talk about the rest of U.s." was first
printed in the Marion Kans) Record,
owned by Gov. Edward Wallis Hoch, and
Is assumed to have been written by him.
@. Please explain the allusion to
Throttlebottom in referring to the vice
presidential candidates.-E. w. D.
A. Alexander Throttlebottom was the
name of the Vice President in the mu-
steal comedy "Of Thee Sing" The part
was originally played by Victor Moore,
the comedian.
@. Did President Roosevelt receive his
Phi Beta Kappa key while he was at
Harvard?-A. c. H.
A President Roosevelt was initiated
into the honorary fraternity Is years
after his graduation from Harvard, on
June 10. 1929.
O. What is the smallest incorporated
town in the United States?-L. D. H.
A. 1t is said to be Dellview, N. c. with
population of eight. The city directory
contains only one surname, DeAinger.,
The town was created by act Of the State
Legislature in 1925.
O. To what memorial did Alexander
Woollcott refer as "the most beautiful
thing ever fashioned by the hand Of man
on this continent? H. j.
A. In his book while Rome Burns"
the author thus describes the bronze
statue by Augustus Saint Gaudens which
is in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington.
D. c. 1t is a memorial to Mrs. Henry
Adams.
@. Who was the White Woman Of the
Genesee?-E. C. r.
A Mary Jemison Q743-1843) was cap
tured by Indians from her Western
Pennsylvania home when she was Is
years old and lived with them the rest Of
her life. She married first young Del
aware warrior, and, after his death, an
old chief, Hiokatoo. After the American
Revolution she was given a large tract
of land on the Genesee. She leased much
Of it to white settlers and became noted