Evening star., 1940-11-16
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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question OF fact by trrtttn1 The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington.
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@. How many juke boxes are there IL
the United States?-E. r. H.
A. There are over 350000 jukes in
stalled throughout the United States.
They account for approximately half Of
Q. Where did peacock eye glassware
originate?-F. B. H.
A. The peacock eye was considered
one of the most beautiful of the lace
glass patterns produced in the early DIS
OF the Sandwich factory. 1t was at first
called the comet" named in honor Of
Halleys Comet, which appeared in 1885.
O. How did the United States acquire
Guam?-T. G. H.
A. The island Of Guam was ceded to
the United States by Spain by Article II
Of the treaty Of Paris on December 10.
1898.
Q. Who were the zeno brothers?-R.
T. H.
A. Antonio and Nicolo Zeno were We
netian navigators who visited Greenland
and Newfoundland about 1880 or 1890,
and are said to have navigated the coast
of North America as far south as Vir-
ginia.
@. What city has a famous street
called the Avenue of Liberty?-J. D. H.
A. The Avenue of Liberty is In Lis
bon, the capital and largest city of Por-
tugal. The street is 300 feet wide and
commentaries the freeing of Portugal
from Spain in l640.
@. Where is Crater Lake?-T. G.
A. 1t is in Crater Lake National Park,
Oregon. Reposing in what was once q
gigantic volcano, the lake is an unusual
sapphire blue and is 1000 feet deep.
@. What kind of sheep has an enor.
nous tail?-C. H.
A. 1t is the broadtail sheep, native to
Asia Minor. The extraordinary size Of
the tail is caused by the development Of
fat upon which the animals may de.
pend for sustenance when food is scarce.
@. How tall is Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
velt?-M. F.
A. Mrs. Roosevelt Is feet 10 inches
tall.
@. What State had the first child labor
law?-M. r. T.
A. The first child labor law In the
United States was adopted by Massa-
chusetts in 1886. It required that chill.
dren under IS years of age employed in
manufacturing establishments should be
required to attend school at least three
months in the year.
@. Please give Byrons epitaph to Q
dog-H. T. G.
A. 1t is as follows: Near this spot are
deposited the remains of one who pos
sessed Beauty without Vanity. Strength
without Insolence, Courage without Fe-
rocity, and all the Virtues of Men.
without his Vices This Praise. With
would be unmeaning Flattery If IT,
scribed over human ashes, is but a ir-t
tribute to the Memory Of Boatswain. q
Dog, who was born in Newfour dlsr1
May, 1903, and died at New Stead Able,
November 18, 1903"
@. Does chocolate contain a stinr.
lant?-J. B. H.
A. Chocolate contains a stimulating
alkaloid called theobromine, which is
closely related to the caffeine Of coffee
and tea.
@. Who wrote the poem containing
the line, I'VE come from the loom Of the
Weaver that weaves the web of the
years"?-M. K. B.
A. THE Loom of the Weaver" is BY
Alfred Noyes.
@. What State has the longest name7
H. B.
A. 1t is Rhode Island, whose oficial
name since 1776 has been THE State Of
Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
tions"
O. When told that a word does not
meet the three demands of good usage,
what are the demands9-W. w.
A. The three demands of good usage
are: Present use, reputable use and ma
tional use.