Evening star., 1940-10-23
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HaSkin.


A reader can get the ansnDer to any
question OF TACT by 1Ortttng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HaSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. Where is the coldest spot on earth2
r.. G..
A. The lowest temperature recorded at
a meteorological station on the earth
was 80 degrees below zero F., at Verk-
hoyansk, Siberia, February and 7. 1892.
Q. What previous military experience
did Theodore Roosevelt have before
he commanded the famous Rough Rid
ers?-A. j. H.
A Theodore Roosevelt had no pre-
vious military training before he COM
manded the famous Rough Riders dur
ing the Spanish-American War. He
was second in command at first but
was later promoted to the command Of
the regiment.
@. How does the production Of arti-
fetal rubber compare with the produc-
ton of natural rubber?-I. C..
A. For the year 1899, it is estimated
that the total world production of syn
thetic rubbers was about rs per cent
of the total world production of natural
rubber.
@. would appreciate your telling
me how much of the coast of Maine bor-
ders on the Gulf of Maine-G. E. c.
A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey says
that the great indentation Of the coast
between Nova Scotia and Massachusetts,
which includes the Bay of Fundy and
Massachusetts Bay as subsidiary features,
has received the general designation
Gulf of Maine. The entire coast OF
Maine borders upon it.
G. What is the salary of members Of
the British Parliament?-L. F.
A. Members of the House Of Lords are
unpaid. Since 1911, members Of the
House of Commons have received sal
aries and travelling facilities over the
railways. Their salaries were increased
in 1897 from E4O0 to $500 year.
@. From what plant is vanilla derived?
L. F.
A. Vanilla is obtained from the dried
pods of several species Of orchids.
@. Has Hubert Julian, the Black Eag.e,
a grade in the United States Army
J. N. T.
A. Col Hubert Julian, the well-knoVn
colored pilot was for period head o.
the Abyssinian air force ana few its only
plane. He received the rank Of colonel
from Emperor Halle Selassie.
@. How much, if any, nicotine is there
| In denicotinized tobacco?-C. J. L.
A. The Department of Agriculture says
| that the nicotine content OF denicotinized
| tobacco is usually less than per cent.
O. May have some information about
the I'VE Sorts" in Maryland?-K M.
| A. The Maryland Historical Society
says: In Charles and Prince Georges
Counties which are in Southern Mary
| land, south Of Annapolis, there live sew
| eral hundred people of mixed white.
Negro and Indian blood, who live apart
from their neighbors They call them
| selves 'We-Sort,' meaning Our Sort j"
@. Can you tell me how much iron
there is in the human body?-R. F.
A. The total amount Of iron in the
body Of healthy adult is about one
tenth to one-seventh of an ounce, not
much more than there Is IN shingle
nail.
@. What does Gen Chang Kai-shek's
given name mean?-P. B.
A Maurice Grain. in Rulers Of the
/ World" translates the name as meaning
boundary stone
@. I should like to know how to fix
gourds so that they will last indefinitely
| as ornaments-J. w. L.
A. The gourds may be coated with
colorless shellac after they have been
dried in the sun.
@. Please tell me the correct spelling
of Roumania-I have seen 1t several
ways recently.-A. Med.
A. The United States Board on Geo.
graphic Names recognizes the spelling
| Rumania.