Evening star., 1940-08-14
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.

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A reader can get the nnstDer to any
question OF fact by Uritfng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. H1Skin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How does the total sum spent by
President Roosevelt compare with the
Government appropriations for all pre-
vious administrations?-C. v.
A. The total Federal Government ex-
penditures for all the administrations
preceding that of President Roosevelt
are said to have amounted to S112,2O3,-
367,065, while the sum for the eight
years o. President Roosevelts admins
tration will amount to S65 ,628, ,526,692.
@. How far do salmon travel?-B. S.
A. A red salmon marked by the Bureau
Of Fisheries in Alaskan waters in May,
and caught A days later in a Siberian
stream, was found to have Travelled 1900
miles in that time.
@, Was Julius Caesar deliberate In
military affairs?-J. B.
A. Froude says: so swift was Caesar
that his greatest exploits were measured
by days ."
@. What prevents airplanes flying the
same airway in opposite directions from
crashing?-E. J. B.
A. Airplanes are required to maintain
stipulated attitudes. For instance, those
flying eastward on a civil airway, fly at
an odd thousand foot level. Airplanes
flying westward on the same airWav
must fly at an even thousand foot level.
@. Please give Herbert Spencers def
milton of evolution.-J. E. M.
A. 1t is as follows: Civilization Is a
progress from an indefinite incoherent
homogeneity toward definite, coherent
heterogeneity.'
@. How many springs are there in Hot
Springs National Park?-C. S. j.
A. The hot water comes from Al sepa-
rate springs, which are situated in an
area OF about 20 acres at the base Of
Hot Springs Mountain. Approximately
one million gallons of hot water are
available for use every day.
@. What is meant by an agate line?-
F.N.
A. An agate line is line of agate type,
and the basis on which advertising
matter Is figured as TO size, cost and
volume There are IA agate lines to an
inch of space, one column wide.
@. How long has John Wanamaker,
the merchant philanthropist, been dead2
H c. C.
A. John Wanamaker died in Phila-
delphia on December II, 1922.
@. Please give directions for cleaning
ivory.-S. w.
A. Ivory objects may be bleached or
whitened by use of hydrogen peroxide.
Before dyeing or bleaching they should
be cleaned by immersion for IS minutes
In spirits OF turpentine and thorough
subsequent exposure to the sun for three
or four days.
@. When was the explosion at Eddy.
stone. Pa?-G. R
A. Through a series of explosions in
the shrapnel building of the Eddystone
Ammunition Corp, one mile from Ches-
ter Pa, occurring on April 10, 1917, 122
persons were killed, mostly women and
children.
@. What novel is called the Negro
american Tragedy"?-C. K B.
A. Richard Wrights Native Son" has
been compared with Dreiser's MASTER
piece in dealing with the problems Of
social maladjustment and envirenment.
Q. In what city was the first bacterial
count of milk made?-W. w.
A. w. T. Sedgwick of the Massa-
chuSettS Institute Of Technology mads
the first bacterial count of milk in Bos-
ton in 1890.
@. Please give some information about
the statue of Christ overlooking Rio de
Janeiro.-L. H. S.
A. The mammoth 130-foot concrete
statue of Christ which overlooks the
harbor of Rio de Janeiro was conceived
by the French sculptor Paul Landowski
and erected by popular subscription. It
is situated on Mount Corcovado.