Evening star., 1940-12-20
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Haskin.


A reader can get the answer to ann
question OF fact by 1Drtting The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director. Washington.
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@. Where was the first community
Christmas tree in the United States?-
E. J. D.
A. The custom of lighting commu-
nifty Christmas tree began with the erec-
ton of the Tree Of Light in Madison
Square Garden, New York City, in 1912.
@. What was the first ship ever
sunk by submarine?-C. s. K.
A. The first ship 10 be sunk by a
submarine was the Housatonic, which
was torpedoed by Confederate sub
long, while on blockade duty off
Charleston on February II, 1854.
G. How often does the pulse beat In
a minute?-B. G.
A. The average normal pulse of an
adult is 72 beats per minute.
@. Where is the highest waterfall in
the world?-C. H. K.
A. Angel Falls, in Venezuela, sur.
passes all others, with a height of over
$500 feet.
@. Please give the diet of Gargantua,
the gorilla.-R. P. S.
A. For breakfast, the animal is given
three fresh eggs, a tablespoon OF liver
extract and little chocolate sirup mixed
in three pints of milk At noon, he has
vegetable luncheon consisting of cel-
cry, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions and
beets When his afternoon nap is over,
he has basket of assorted fruit At
10 pm he is given the same menu that
he has at breakfast
@. How long has W. A. Julian been
treasurer Of the United States? w.
CR
A. Mr.. Julian was appointed to that
office on June l, 1888
@. How much helium would 1t take
to lift 120 pounds?-T. C.
A. To lift 120 pounds requires ap-
proximately 1850 cubic feet of helium.
@. Where is the monument to Con-
cord grapes?-B. R. W.
A. In Concord, Mass. is a stone bear
ing the following inscription: "Ephraim
Wales Bull planted seeds of a wild
Labrusca grape found growing on this
hillside, which, after three generations
through his work and wisdom became
in this garden, in September, 1s4s, the
Concord grape"
@. How many war prisoners are con-
nned IN German camps?-H. T. S.
A. There are 100000 war prisoners
in Germany.
Q. Is there town named Help
c. j. NJ
A. There Is, in Norway, town named
Hell. 1t lies in the central part of the
country. not far from the Arctic Circle
about 80 minutes by train from the CITY
of Trondheim
@. How is cloth made from skim
mike. E.
A. In making the fibers, the skim
milk is treated with sulphuric acid to
preclpitate the casein. the casein is dried,
ground and then dispersed to a viscous
solution in dilute solution Of sodium
hydroxide. This solution is then forced
through spinnerettes and coagulated In
dilute acid, very much as rayon is
manufactured.
Q. When was the first baseball game
televised?-L. D. M.
A. The first television broadcast of
baseball game was made at Baker
Bowl, New York. on May II, 1899, when
Columbia and Princeton Universities
played a double header.
@. Please give the creed of King
George V.-N. M. B.
A. The creed of the late King George
V OF England was in part as follows:
Teach me to obey the rules OF the
game. Teach me never to cry for the
moon; never to cry over spilled milk.
Teach me to win If can; If cannot
win. teach me to be a good loser"
@. What are the four major errors
OF the eye?-S. L. T.
A. They are near-sightedness, far.
sightedness, astigmatism and double
vision These constitute s5 per cent Of