Evening star., 1940-12-14
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. HaSktn.

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question OF fact by Drtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
&c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
O, Is there an estimate of the value
of the White House and its grounds?
&C. l.. S.
A. The value of the White House and
grounds is estimated at s21 ,935,975. The
land is valued at s19,685975 and the
building at $2,250000.
@. How many companies in the United
States spend over a million dollars a
year for advertising? T. R.
A. In 1899. ga of the largest national
advertisers spent more than million
dollars each in advertising in newspapers.
magazines, farm journals and chain
radio.
O. How many Americans received the
Victoria Cross for service in the World
War?-R. S. L.
A. The War Department says that 576
Victoria Crosses were conferred on Amer
lean soldiers.
O. What is Paraguay tea?-W. S. T.
A. Paraguay tea or yerba mate is made
from the leaves of a species of holly
found in Brazil and Paraguay.
@. How long did Terence MacSwiney
the Irish statesman, fast?-E. c. B.
A MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork,
tasted for IA days in 1920 and died as
result of his hunger strike.
@. Where does Tulsa, Okla, get its
water supply?-H. T. S.
A. Gravity draws the city's water sup
ply go miles down a slope of only 80 feet
from the Spavinaw Dam in the Ozarks
@. How long have convicts worn
stripes?-S. H. G.
A. The striped material used for the
suits of convicts was first produced in
the 18th century in England.
@. Please explain metabolism.-W. S. F.
A. The process by which living cells
are nourished by the nutritive material
in the blood, or that by which they
change their cell protoplasm into other
substances, is called metabolism AS this
process may both build up and tear down
cells and tissues, it may be either con-
structive or destructive.
G. Who is the Glacier Priest?-F. c. c.
A. The Rev. Bernard Rosecrans Hub
bard is known as the Glacier Priest. He
has been in the geology department OF
Santa Clara University for many years
and has made studies in volcanic and
other phenomena. He has spent num-
ber of years in Alaskan explorations and
is the author of several books.
Q. Is gold still being produced in the
Yellowknife district, Northwest Terri
tories?-E. J. H
A. In the first nine months of 1910,
the output of gold from Yellowknife
amounted to sl,3l4373. Since Septem-
Der, 1898, gold to the value of 1882 A
has been produced there.
G. What makes vinegar sour?-G. s.
A. The characteristic sharp sour tas,
of vinegar is due to acetic acid.
@. How fast does Jimmy Fidler broad
caSt?-J. H. M.
A. Mr. Fidler speaks at the rate Of 24o
words a minute.
@. Was Ingersol converted on his
deathbed?-S. S.
A. Biographers of Robert G. Ingersoll
are agreed that he did not in any way
retract his agnostic views either before
or at the time of his death.
c. What school had the first organized
sportS?-L. H. B.
A. The first regularly organized ath-
letic meeting of modern times was that
promoted by the Royal Military Academy
at Woolwich, England, in l849.
G. How old is Hagerstown, Md.?-C.
T. P.
A. Hagerstown was laid out in 176l by
Capt Jonathan Hager, who had re-
ceived patent to 200 acres from Lord
Baltimore in 1739.