Evening star., 1940-12-12
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. H1Skin.

A reader can get the dnS,Der to any
question OF fact by ,Driting The EUe.
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@. What book by an American has
had the most editions?-E. B. c.
A. 1t has been claimed that Ben
jamin Franklin's Autobiography has been
printed in more separate editions and
translated into more languages than any
other work by an American author.
Q--When did the custom originate of
using mistletoe as a Christmas decora-
tion?-H v.
A. Mistletoe has been used since the
days of the Druids. BY them the plant
was called the All-Healer It's power was
so great that sworn enemies meeting by
accident beneath mistletoe had to lay
down their arms and live in friendship
until the next day.
@. What was the first wedding in New
England?-G. S. P.
A. The first recorded was on May %,
1921, when Governor Edward Winslow,
one Of the founders of Plymouth Colony,
married Susanna the widow of William
White and mother of Peregrine White,
the first white child born in New Eng
land.
@. How does highway mileage in the
United States compare with that in
European countries?-C. K H.
A. The United States, with 3,O65 00l
miles of highways, has a road mileage
nearly three times as great as the total
road mileage of England, France, Spain,
Portugal, Germany and Italy combined.
@. What States prohibit paupers from
voting?-M. D.
A. Paupers are barred from voting in
the following States: Alabama Delaware,
Maine Massachusetts, except veterans),
Missouri, New Hampshire Except veter-
ans. New Jersey, Rhode Island South
Carolina, Texas Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
@. Is il true that the feet of camels
can be half-soled?-C M G.
A. The camels foot is covered with a
cushion pad of hardened skin. When
this skin wears away, caravan guides
and drivers sew a piece of leather over
the foot.
@. How many persons were killed in
the South American earthquake last
year?-W. H. F.
A. The earthquake which occurred in
Chile on January 25, 1899, caused the
death of nearly 10000 persons
@. How much did the Commerce
Building in Washington, D. c., cost?
What was the cost of the grounds?-E. C.
A. The land. which was purchased in
1910, cost s2.459 83l08. The cost of the
building was sl7.50O000.
Q. When did the immigration quota
law go into effect?-M. D. R.
A. Representative johnson of Wash
ington introduced the immigration Quota
bill in 1924 The act went into effect
on July l of that year. assigning a tempo
rary maximum limit of 10000 to the
number of immigrants admitted from
Europe in any one year.
@. What is the origin of the name
Galilee?-M. S.
A. Galilee is derived from the He
brew word gall, meaning circuit, the
Jews being in the habit of passing around
the district instead of through it be-
cause it was inhabited partly by gentiles.
@. Was the Presidents bodyguard for
merly football player?-J. B. H.
A. Thomas E. Qualters, the Presidents s
personal bodyguard, is a former Notre
Dame halfback.
@. Who wrote the poem beginning "At
midnight in his guarded tent the Turk
was dreaming of the hour"?-M S.
A. This heroic ballad entitled Marco
Bozzaris" is by Fitz-Greene Halleck.
@. Who was the father of Ellen Terry S
children?-M NJ
A. Edward Goodwin, architect, archeol-
ogist and artist, was the father of Ellen
Terry's children, Edith and Gordon Craig.
@. What caused the death of Isadora
Duncan?-J. G. H.
A. The dancer was accidentally stran-
gled by her scarf while motoring in Nice,
France.