Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-10
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.

question OF fact by prittng The EUe-
nina Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Huskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Should a person stand up when
"The Star Spangled Banner" is heard
over the radio2-J M. S.
A. Generally speaking, when The Star
Spangled Banner Is heard over the radio,
If it seems natural and not forced to
stand and uncover it should be done;
otherwise 1t should not
@. When and by whom was the first
Intentionally humorous writing done?-
w. Mel.
A. Joseph Addison observed that
fables were the fist kind of numor. The
first specimen We have Of an ordinary
fable is found in Hesiod who is placed
about century after Homer.
@. Could you please tell me the names
of the members Of the electoral college?
d. O.
A. The members Of the electoral
CO4lC6C O. e oClCIlCu u1lOCl bIlC laws VI IllS
various States on election day in Noven-
Der It is impossible to tell their names
in advance.
@. Will a forest fire ever bring rain
or Is 1t just coincidence that rains
often come with forest fire?-E. w.
A The Weather Bureau says that
hoV If
authentic cases where large forest fires
have produced cumulus type clouds from
which showers have fallen. The fire
on Sister Elsie Peak in California, Sep
TENDER 10, 1913, was one of these cases.
@. Where did Dickens give his read
ings IN Boston, also in what year,
B. L. T.
A. The first reading in America by
Charles Dickens was given In fremont
Temple, Boston, on Monday, December
2, 1867. From the diary of Longfellow,
We learn that Dickens read bis Christ
mas Carol" and the trial scene from
'Pickwick." On another occasion. he
read from Nicholas Nickleby," and from
BOGUS at the HOLY Tree 1lln.
@. How many radios are there in the
United States?-I. D.
A. According to recent report Of the
Department of Commerce. there are
As 100000 radio receiving sets in use in
this country.
@. Who was the author of the "Te
Deum?"-J. S. F.
A. The origin of this celebrated
Christian hymn is unknown Tradition
says that st. Ambrose composed 1t at the
baptism Of Augustine However, 1t is now
generally ascribed to Nicetas, Bishop Of
Remesiana in Dacia.
Q. When and where did women first
use hairpins?-O. D.
A. Hairpins have been used by women
of all ages and even men. The fashion
is supposed to have originated in Asia.
The primitive hairpin consisted Of a
single pin with an ornamental head.
There is in the British Museum a gold
hairpin dating back to the Homeric Age
about the 9th century BIC.
@. Why Is the shamrock used to re-
present Ireland?-C. H B.
A. st. Patrick is said to have chosen
1t to illustrate to the Irish people the
doctrine of the Trinity. A species Of hop
clover. Trifolium minus. is generally
regarded as the true shamrock
@. recently came across a coin bear
ing the following inscriptions Army
and Navy; the Federal Union It Must
and Shall be Preserved" Can you tell
me about it?-J. L.
A. Your coin is Civil War token
issued by private concerns. This prac-
tice was followed a great deal from
about the middle of the 1865 through
the Civil War period when scarcity Of
cash led to the manufacture of this type
of money.
@. Has Verdi's opera Don Carlos
ever been produced in this country2-
J. BIN.
A. The first American performance
was at the Academy of Music in New
York City. April II, 1877. The opera was
sung at the Metropolitan on December
%, 1920. 1t is seldom given nowadays.