Evening star., 1940-07-16
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

6y FTeQeT1c y. HGSktn.
A reader can get the answer to amy
question OF fact By ,Uriting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many people in the United
States have lost leg or an arm?-
J. T. A.
A. There are over 100000 persons who
lack hand, arm, foot or leg.
@. What is the predominant Lam
| guage in Brazil?-T. G.
A. The Brazilian Embassy says that
Portuguese is spoken by more people in
that country than all other languages
combined.
| @. How many teeth do cows have?-
C.H.
| jaw and "a molars, making 80 teeth in
all.
@. What was the Supreme Court de-
cision in the case involving the saluta-
ton Of the flag by school children?-
! c. P.
| A. The recent 8-to-1 decision pro-
vided that the States are within their
rights in compelling public school chill
dren to salute the flag
| @. In what year was train blown off
| the Tay Bridge?-D. M H.
A. The Tay Bridge disaster occurred
during the night of December %, 1879,
while gale was blowing. A train pass
ing over the central section Of the via
duct was hurled into the water as
result of the force of the wind. Some 80
persons, an who were on the train, lost
their lives
O. What is the tallest tree in the
world?-E. K.
| A. The Founders Tree, redwood in
Founders Grove in Humboldt State
Redwood Park, Humbolt County, Calf,
is the tallest known tree. 1t is 1854 feet
high, with circumference of Al feet.
BY contrast, the Gen. Sherman Bigtree
in Sequoia National Park, has height
of 272.4 feet and is lis feet in circum-
ference.
@. Please give the birth dates Of John
Kieran and Oscar Levant-E M M.
A. John Kieran was born on August
2, 1892, and Oscar Levant on December
27, 1906.
@. Is there a watermelon with yellow
meat?-W. H. w.
A. Honey Cream, introduced from ia
pan, is a variety with creamy yellow
flesh. The melon is early, round and
attractively striped. The flesh is firm
and very sweet and juicy. Because the
rind Is brittle, the fruit is not suited for
distant marketing.
! @. What is the Harvard Annex
r. E. D.
A. Radcliffe College for Women is
known as the Harvard Annex.
@. Who was the man who threw him.
self in front of depth bomb during the
World Warp. Meg.
A. John Mackenzie was awarded a
medal of honor on May 8, 1918, for his
heroic action in throwing himself in
front OF depth bomb which was rolling
about the deck of ship.
G. Does Mussolini or the King of italy
decide on what laws are to be passed.
B. S. K.
A. Laws passed by the Italian Cham
ber of Fasces and Corporations are
transmitted to Premier Mussolini In his
capacity of the Duce of Fascism and
the head of the state, and he submits
them to the King for his signature.
O. Is there a name for the points OF
the crescent moon?-J. w. B.
A. They are called cusps.
O. At what time of the year do the
most accidents occur?-F. r.
A. Figures released lately by the Ma
tional Safety Council show that the ac-
cident toll during July surpasses that
OF any other month. In July, 1899
$500 persons were killed and 800 900 in
jured. The cost, not including loss of
life, amounted to $3O0,0O0O00.
@. Is it safe to use dried fruit which
has been treated with sulphur C.P. P.
A. 1t has been definitely proved that
the small amount of sulphur left on
fruits is not detrimental to health.
@. Who was captain of the steamship
Wisconsin when she sank?-T. S. IN.
A. The steamship Wisconsin of thd
Goodrich Transit Co. (Chicago), which
sank on October 20, 1929, was conn.,
manded by Capt. Daniel Hugo Morrison!
@. How many Indian reservations ard
there in the United States?-A. w.
A. On January /, 1899, there were 2ool
@. How long was the evolution Of thd
horse?-C. D.
A. Three million years. In the EoI
Gene, the earliest period of the Cenozoid
era, the ancestral horse, Eohippus dawn
horse), was a four -toed forest dweller
16 inches high, about the size of a cat.