Evening star., 1940-04-24
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn,

By Frederic J. Hnsktn.
A reader can get the ansDer to anu
question OF fact by Urtttno The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
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@. Is 1t true that a person is taller in
the morning than at night2-D. N.
A. Many individuals are shorter in the
evening than in the morning because the
little cartilages between the vertebras
OF the spinal column diminish in size
during the day due to the weight or
pressure that Is upon them. In some
individuals the difference in height be-
tween day and night may be az much
as one-fourth to one-haH an inch.
O.. What Is the origin Of dunking?-
J. 8. H.
A. The National Dunking Association
says that research experts are of the
opinion that 1t can be traced to the
Dunkers, a religious sect founded in
17O8 by Alexander Mack in Wittgenstein,
Germany. One of their major practices
was trine immersion, and when the cult
migrated to Pennsylvania in 1923 they
brought their custom with them. Also,
the first New England settlers resorted
to dunking law breakers, and thus dunk
Ing doughnut eventually was coined to
represent the immersion of the food In a
liquid.
"a mo a{S,e l.
bushel of wheat?-G. w. w.
A. The number Of grains of wheat per
bushel has been estimated as varying
from 446, 500 to 971 $40.
@. Please give the date of the twin
convention.-M. H.
A. The 1910 convention of the Inter-
national Twins Association, Inc. will be
held in st. Louis, Mo, on August 30, 81
and September at the Hotel jefferson
q. What Is the theme of Anatole
Frances Penguin Island"?-M. G. S.
. A. The Readers Guide to Prose Fic-
ton says that it is satire on French
history, and so, on civilization itself. The
author imagines an island society con-
Quoted by penguins, in which most of
the folles OF civilized society are re.
peated. Beginning with the unfortunate
blunder by which an aged saint baptizes
the penguins, the burlesque is carried
down through the ages, until, in still
distant cataclysms, generalization comes
to wreck
~ col t.
frightful mien"?-A. G. F.
A. This quotation is from Alexander
Pope's Essay on Man."
q. Does mongoose eat a snake after
he has killed it?-W. R.. t.
A. The mongoose frequently eats the
cobra's head, poison glands and all. AL.
though the animal is in no sense immune
to the bite of the snake, when the poison
Is swallowed it does him no harm.
q. What is the term of office Of the
Treasurer of the United States?-G. SD
A. The Treasurer is appointed by the
President and no length of term of Office
is specified
Q. Who wrote "Oh, How Hate to Get
Up in the Morning"?-S. p.
A. This song is by Irving Berlin. It
was copyrighted in 1918.
Q. How fast does the blood in tho
human body travel2-E. w. j.
"A. The blood moves in the principal
arteries at the rate of foot per second
and makes the circuit of the vascular
system in about 20 seconds.
O. OF what material was Noah,s Ark7
r. H.
A. According to Genesis, villa, Noahs
Ark was built of gopher wood. It is not
oefnltely known what kind of tree this
was, probably species of the pine vari.
ETY.. The reference in Genesis is the only
one to gopher wood in the Bible.
q. Did Mickey Rooney's father play in
Judge Hardy and Son"?-V. L.
A. Joe Yule, Mickey Rooney's father.
played the part Of the tire dealer in
that picture.
Q. Is Barbara Hutton an American
ClllZenE-V. Z.
A. The heiress lost her American citi.
zenship when she took the oath of al.
legiance to Denmark.
Q. What is the seating capacity of the
Metropolitan Opera House in New York
City?-L. A. o.
A. The Metropolitan Opera House has
a seating capacity of 3,41s.
Q. Was the man for whom the gull
lotinee was named an executioner?-T.
H. K.
A. Joseph Ignace Guillotin, who sue-
gested this method of execution, was a
French physician and teacher In the
Jesuit College at Bordeaux.
@. Why were the early settlers of New
Amsterdam called Knickerbockers?-L.
r. T.
A. The name is a combination of two
Dutch words, knicker-to nod. and
bocker-a book; therefore nodders or
dozers over books.
@. Was there an English furniture
maker named Gillow?-T. O.
A. Robert Gillow was both a manu-
facturer and designer and founder of
the leading firm of cabinet makers of
his time. 1t produced the present type
billiard table, telescoping dining ia