Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the dnstDer to any
question of fact by wrtting The Eue.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What race Of people consider grass
hoppers q delicacy?-M. D.
A. Grasshoppers are candied in Chins
and are an important article Of the
Filipino diet The locust has long beer
an important article of food in various
parts Of the world.
@. We have had An argument As to
whether q hen can lay more than one
egg a day Is this possible?-W. D. D.
A. 1t takes from 10 to 20 hours for q
hen to make and lay an egg. Occasion
ally hen will lay more than one egg
during period of "a hours, but in such
case the hen will generally skip either
the day before or the dey after.
O. What is the highest price ever paid
for a ringside seat at Madison Square
Garden for championship boxing
match?-H. D.
A. The highest face value Of q ring
side ticket for championship boxing
bout held in Madison Square Garden
was for the Berlenbach-Delaney bout,
held on December IL, 1925, at which
ringside seats called for a price Of
$3.50, including tax.
@. Is mail being sent from this coun-
try to occupied France?-H. L.
A. So far as the post Office is con-
cerned no distinction is made in mail
going to occupied France" or other
parts of France. All mail from the
United States to France goes to either
Lisbon, Portugal, or Spain, and then to
France Most Of the mail goes to Lis
bon, Portugal There is Atlantic
airmail service for mail to France, also
parcel post service.
@. Please tell me where George WASH
ington attended college.-A. S.
A. Washington did not attend college.
There were few facilities for education
at the time and though he attended
school irregularly, his chief education
was received from practical men and
outdoor occupations.
@. What does the word "sic" stand for
that is often used in newspaper articles?
M. F.
A. sic" is Latin and means thus or so.
1t is inserted. in brackets, after an
astonishing or even erroneous statement
iyoli - L.
Of the original.
@. How many criminals have been
| legally executed in the United States in
the past three years?-M. D.
| A. The Bureau of the Census saws
! that the number of legal executions Of
criminals in the United States was l41
for 1887 and 1877 for 1888 The 1899
| figures have not yet been published
@. What is the source Of the saying,
"The way Of man with a maid"?-A.
| M N
A. 1t occurs in the Bible in Proverbs
xxx.19. The passage is as follows: There
be three things which are too wonderful
for me, yea. four, the way Of an eagle
in the air: the way of a serpent upon a
rock; the way of a ship in the midst of
the sea, and the way of a man with q
maid"
@. How is the yucca plant propa-
gated?-F. L. T
A. The yucca is fertilized only BY the
| yucca moth, each of whose species Is
| adapted to a separate species of yucca.
| The moths emerge at the time Of the
| opening of the yucca flowers, which fire.
| quently remain open only for a single
night.
@. What are the seven capital sins?-
R. B.
A. They are: Pride covetousness, lust,
| anger, gluttony, envy, sloth.
Q. Is there statue of Thomas JET.
ferson? If so, where is it located
V. F. B.
A. A statue of Thomas jefferson by
Karl Bitter stands on the campus of the
University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
@. Please give me some information
about the coon cat.-G. D. K.
a. AAAS cO-NdLlcu lOOll Cat
in Maine and is the result of breeding a
domestic cat and coon. 1t has coarse
hair and the breed is now nearly extinct.
@. Can the American Indian claim
exemption from conscription?-W. F. L.
A. Indians are exempt from conscrip-
ton If they are living on Indian reser-
vations. If they are not living on reser-
vations they must register for the draft
and are subject to the same regulations
as are other men in the age group.
@. Could you tell me the exact words
Gladstone used in writing of our Consti-
tution?-J. B.
A In a letter to the committee in
charge Of the celebration of the CEN
tennial anniversary of the American
Constitution, July 20, 1887, he said: 81
have always regarded that Constitution
as the most remarkable work known to
me in modern times to have been pro-
duced by the human intellect. at single
stroke, in its application to political
affairs"
@. Why Is Addison's disease 50
calleda-M NJ
A. The condition was first recognized