Evening star., 1940-09-23
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskir.

A reader can get the dns,Uer to nm,
question OF fact by tDrittnq The Erss
ming Star Information Bureau FrsS-
eric J. Haskin, director, Washinotor
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for ,snl,
@. How many times has the orsc. q,
Vice President been vacant?-A.
A. Due to the fact that no provisiou
was made in the Constitution for fr,r
vacancy in the vice presidency N.
Office has been vacant IA times. The tr,,
was due to the death OF Vice Presjdsr,
Clinton in the first administration a,
President Madison; the last when prs,i.
dent Harding died and Coolidge EN-.
ceeded.
@. What is the number Of planes Nm
our aircraft carriers?-T. G.
A. The Navy Department ssys fra,
there are between 10 and 30 planes an
the United States Navy aircraft carri,r,
Lexington and Saratoga The Leyinv,or
and Saratoga each has quarters ava,IabIs
for 1900 officers and men.
@. At what age does a person grow the
fastest?-J. S.
A The most rapid period Of growth
in the human being is in the first wear
of life.
@. Did Grover Cleveland buv eyen,,.
ton from military service curing the
Civil War?-R. z. K
A. Grover Clevelands name va,
among the first called in Buffalo after
the Conscription Act of 1853 but h,
furnished as substitute, for $3.50. an
illiterate but intelligent Pole Of 30 named
George Brinske or Benninsky This sub.
stitute served briefly with the 18th Nev
York troops, injured his back and was
detailed to orderly duty at a military
hospital in Washington.
@. What is the national language O,
Brazil?-J. D.
A. Portuguese is the national Ian
guage Of Brazil. Spanish Is the Ian
guage Of the other South American
countries.
Q. How many times has Jerusalem
been besieged?-W. B.
A. Jerusalem has endured 20 ssees
and blockades, about I8 reconstructions.
as well as TWO periods Of desolauon after
Nebuchadrezzar and Hadrian.
@. Can you advise the average COS.
per page of the Congressional Record?-
w. R. E.
A. The cost of printing the Congress
sional Record is estimated at approx
mately $50 a page.
O. Are gold certificates redeersbie7-
A B.
A. Gold certificates have been redeem
able since 1893.
Q. How large garden must an aver-
age family have in order to prodaco
enough vegetables for year-'round use:
j. L. G.
A. The Department Of Agriculture saws
that half-acre garden will produce
enough for the average family, II prop
erIy cared for.
@. What is the temperature OF tn.
coolest area of water in the Atlantic
Ocean?-W. w. F.
A. Surface water temperatures as low
as % degrees F. have been observed oc-
casionally in the Labrador Current on
the northeastern edge Of the Grand
Banks of Newfoundland.
@, Why is England often spoken Of a,
our Mother County?-P. E. T
A, England is referred to as our Moth
er Country because Of the fact that vs
sneak the same language, and that the
l3 original Colonies were governed By
England before the Revolutionary War.
@. Who invented the kewpe dou'-
A. w P.
A. 1t is derived from the drawing bv
Rose ONeill Of good-nstured fairy in
the form of fat, winged baby with a
topknot of hair.
G. Please give the origin of the term
zero hour.-B. T.
A. During the World War. the hour
for important operations was given ont
in advance merely as % hour" The
exact time was not made known 70 the
troops until the last possible moment in
order to preserve secrecy and surprise
the enemy.
@ How many boys attend Girard
College for orphans at Philadelphla?-
c. G. S.
A. At the beginning of the l9394o
school year. the enrolment was 1925
and 30l boys were on the waiting list for
admission.
Q. Can you tell me just where the
Western Hemisphere begins?-C. 8
A. 1t is usually considered to begin as
the goth meridian west of Greenwich,
England.
@. What famous artist refused - sell
his pictures and gave them to the ma
tion?-O. o. L.
A. George Frederick Watts, the Eng
lish painter, was a wealthy man and
presented many Of his allegorical paint
ings to various cities.
Uncle Sam Needs