Evening star., 1940-09-10
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSktr.


reader can get the dnswer to any
question OF fact by 10rtting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HGSkin, director, WASHINGTON,
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@. What were the five most common
names Of men who enlisted in the
World War?-H. L.
A. Statistics compiled from index
files of the Veterans Administration
show that Of the names listed of 4.622-
422 individuals who served in the World
War, Sc recurred more than 1000 times
The first five names which headed the
compilation in the order of their recur-
renee are: Smith, 54,l80; johnson, Al
$50; Brown, 29,s6o; Williams, 28,14o;
Jones, 25, ,72O.
@. When did women first color their
hngernails and wear them long?-H.
T P.
A. In the days of Salome and Cleo
patra, women stained their nails with
henna. Under the social regime Of the
Chinese Empire, fngernails worn several
inches long and covered with gold cases
were symbol of the aristocracy who
did not have to work with their hands.
@. Where is Mark Twain buried?-
B S. N
A. His grave is in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Elmira, N. Y.
@. What are the oldest mammals?-
H. J. D.
A. Science Digest says that rabbits,
together with the opossums, are the
most ancient of the living known MAN.
mails on our continent, dating back to
Eocene times some 10000 900 to 4O.OOO,-
900 years ago.
@. What operas have been given most
frequently by the Metropolitan Opera
Co.?-M S. T.
A. They are as follows: Aida" ""Lohen-
grin" Faust" Il Pagliacci La Bo-
heme," Die Walkure "Tannhauser,"
"Cavalleria Rusticana Carmen" Iris
tan und Isolde" La Tosca" and Nine.
Butterfly"
@. What is included in an urban area?
B. H M
A. The urban area as defined by the
Bureau Of Census, includes all cities and
other incorporated places having a pop
ulation of $500 or more.
G. Where is the Inland Empire?-E.
K. B.
A. This is name popularly given TO
a rich agricultural stock raising and
mining region of the Northwestern
United States, lying between the Rocky
and the Cascade Mountains. It en-
braces a considerable part Of the Co.
lumbia River Plateau, including Eastern
Washington, Northeastern Oregon. the
northern part or Panhandle of Idaho
and the extreme western part of Mon
tana.
Q. Did List give up his musical career
when he became a member Of the Fran
ciscan ORDERS. T. NJ.
A. The Hungarian composer and
pianist retired TO Rome in 1861 and
Joined the Franciscan order in 1865
From 1869 on, as the Able List, he
divided his time between Rome and
Weimar, where during the summer
months he received pupils gratis as
formerly. From 1876 until his death in
1886, he also taught for several months
every year at the Hungarian Conserva-
toire.
@. How is the gold at Fort Knox pro-
tected?-R. L. E.
A. The main part Of the gold de-
pository built at Fort Knox, KY, is be-
low the level of the ground and the
vaults are guarded by every known scien-
tific method of protection. including a
torch-proof wall and photo-electric eve
which detects any intruder. -Four gun
turretS of steel and stone flank the
structure which is set within a steel
fenced inclosure. Armed guards are on
duty at all times. The depository IS
manned with machine guns and other