Evening star., 1940-10-04
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSkt1.


question OF fact by t0ritt1g The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Will you please print what Thomas
Jefferson said against the third term for
President?-N. M.
A. One of his statements was as fol-
lows: IF the principle of rotation be
sound one, as conscientiously believe
it to be, with respect to this office, no
pretext should ever be permitted to dis
penSe with it, because there never will
be time when real difficulties will not
exist and furnish plausible pretext for
dispensation"
@. Please give me information regard
Ing enlistment in the United States
Navy for one year under the Selective
Service Act recently passed.. w. B.
A. The United States Navy and Ma
rlne Corps are not taking enlistments at
the present time as there are long watt
ing lists for these branches of service.
@. What is the average number Of
boxes on rural mail route?-H r. w.
A. The Post Office Department says
that the average number of mail boxes
is l25. A survey made some years ago
showed that the average number of
boxes per mile was a little over four.
@. Who was called the Queen of the
Pamunkeys?-E. G. S.
A. Anne, the widow of Totopotomoi
who was chief of the Pamunkey tribe
from about 1915 to IT'S. She received
from Charles II of England the silver
headpiece or Crown" inscribed to the
Queen of Pamunkey," which is now in
possession of the Society for the Preser-
vation of Virginia Antiquities, Rich
mond, Va.
G. Where in the Bible is the verse
about remembering the Creator in the
days of youthful v. L.
A. The Bible passage to which you
refer is found in Ecclesiastes 12:1: Re-
member now thy Creator in the days
of thy youth.
@. How are Carol of Rumania and
King George VI related to the ex-
Kaiser?-W. M. H.
A. They are first cousins once re-
moved. The former Kaiser, King George
V, and Queen Marie of Rumania are
all grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
G. Where do the presidential electors
meet to cast their votes?-J. L. B.
A. Presidential electors meet In their
own State capitals to cast their ballots
for President.
O. What good does it do to yawn?-
E. P.
A. Yawning restores the equilibrium
of the air pressure between the middle
ear and the outside ear. The result is
often a feeling of relaxation.
O. How many varieties Of cedars are
found in the United States?-J. L.
A. There are no true cedars native to
this country, although seven evergreens
are popularly so called.
@. Please tell me something about the
new car ferry that is the largest in the
world-E. L.
A. The new ship, launched on Sep
tember 18, at Manitowoc, Wis, has been
named the City Of Midland. 1t is stream
lined, 4O6 feet long and has an s,2o0-ton
displacement. The vessel will carry a
capacity cargo Of "a railway freight cars,
so automobiles and 800 passengers.
@. Can you tell me something about
the breed Of cattle known AZ the Santa
Gertrudis?-M. D.
A. This breed Is q hybrid cross be-
tween the Zebu and the Shorthorn and
has recently been recognized by the De-
partment of Agriculture. Thirty years
have been spent in developing 1t.
@. Is it known which of the constella-
tions is the largest?-P. M.
A. Hydra, the water snake, visible in
the southern sky during evenings OF
spring, is said to be the largest, and to
occupy more than per cent Of the sky.
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