Evening star., 1940-10-25
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

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question OF tact BY vrtttng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
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Q. When we're the first celluloid cam
paign buttons used In presidential
election campaign?-J. N. c.
A. In 1896 Mark Hanna ordered s.
100000 of the first rimless celluloid but
tons for McKinleys campaign.
@. How far can a camel travel with
out water?-W. C.
A. An average camel can travel about
$50 miles between drinks.
@. Where is John O. Groats House?-
c. r. w.
A. This is spot on the north coast
Of Caithness, Scotland. It is the site
upon which Dutchman. Groot, is said
early in the 18th century, to have built
house with eight doors so that there
could be no question of precedence
among the eight members of the family
@. Are weather forecasts available to
all airline operators?-C. P.
A. Both the United States Weather
Bureau and the airlines maintain COM
plete weather services. The weather is
computed hourly and the information is
forwarded by radio to all pilots of air
craft en- route
Q. What is tea taster?-L P. G.
A. He is man who judges the quality
of tea which enters the country The
United States Board Of Tea Experts
consists of seven tea tasters who deter
mine the quality standard for all teas.
There are also four permanent tea
tasters, commissioned by the Govern
ment, stationed at New York, Boston,
Seattle and San Francisco. 1t is their
job TO see that all incoming tea measures
up to the standards set by the board
of experts.
@. Is the average automobile used
more for pleasure or business trips?-
R. L. S.
A. In study of highway traffic In Is
Administration found that 55 per cent of
passenger car mileage is used on business
trips, and that only As per cent is for
purely recreational or social purposes
Farmers use their cars about two thirds
of the time for business.
@. What was the salary of a private
In the Spanish-American War?-F E B.
A. At that time privates in the Army
received about $500 month.
c. How long should a widow wear
mourning j. w
A. Emily Post says "A widow of
mature years may wear deep mourning
for year, followed by another year of
second mourning This is considered
conventional. The young widow should
wear all black for a year, and then
second mourning for six months
O. What is the name of the Govern
ment bureau that checks patents and
ideas for their possible value in the
defense program?-J. D. NJ
A. The National Inventors Council of
the Department of Commerce has been
created to bring to the attention Of
military and naval branches of the
Government all discoveries and inven-
tions appearing to have defensive value.
@ Is there any estimate of the
amount of money Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt has made in her radio broad
casts?-G. D.
A. John T. Flynn, in his book. "Coun-
try Squire in the White House" estimates
her earnings at approximately s45o,0
@. Please give the origin of the word
pedlgree.-B. J. H.
A. 1t is from the French. pied de
grue, meaning a cranes foot The s.
line diagram used to indicate descent
was believed TO resemble the foot OF this
bird.
Q. Has the use of tractors on the farm
increased farm unemployment?-T G. H.
A. In 1887 the unemployment census
reported 7O5 900 totally unemployed
males living on farms. In Southern
States tractors may ultimately displace
100000 farm families and before 1850
mechanization will force 350,o00 to 5oo,-
nm u-orkorc fror,