Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

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o. What reward was given to Admiral
Jell1coe for his command in the Battle
Of Jutland?-T. M. H.
A. He received the thanks of ParIia-
ment together with grant Of $4,000
pounds. In 1918, he was created viscount
Jellicoe of Scapa.
@. Is the fiamingo native to Florida7-
T. G. P.
A. No. 1t never breeds In the United
States. There are three great breeding
colonies, two in the Bahamas, and one
in Cuba, whence it visits the south
Florida coast occasionally. The Bahama
Government has protected the large
colony on Andres Island for more than
80 years.
@. When was the first drugstore
opened in the United States?-D. G. E.
A. The first drugstore in this country
was opened in the Massachusetts, Bay
Colony in 1916 by William Davice.
Q. At what time of day does the mind
work best?-B. r. L.
A. Psychologists generally agree that
the threshold of highest mentality is
reached about IL am. The mind is
believed to be less active when fatigued.
Q. Where do the largest number OF
airline pilots learn to fy?-K. D.
A. approximately 90 per cent of all
airline pilots receive their basic instruc-
ton in either the United States Army,
Navy or Marine Corps.
@. Where is the tallest school in the
world?-E r. M.
A. The Cathedral of Learning, built
| by the University of Pittsburgh, is the
tallest school. 1t is 535 feet high and
| contains Al stories.
@. What is vanity book?-C. D. H.
! A. This expression is used to define a
book which has been printed by the
author at his own expense.
Q. When was the disaster at the Grille
! Clinic in Cleveland?-A. H.
A. The explosion and fire caused py
chemical fumes from X-ray films &C.
CURED on May Is, 1929.
Q. Why is Denver called the Little
Capital of the United States?-W.
A. 1t is sometimes given this nick
name because there are more Federal
buildings in Denver than in any city
outside Of Washington, DC.
O. Who invented the harmonica?-
R. D. L.
A. The instrument was invented by
| Benjamin Franklin in 1852
@ Did Uncle Toms Cabin" ever ap-
pear as a Serial?-S. C. D.
A. It's first publication was as a serial
in Gamaiel Bailey's National Era
Harriet Beecher Stowe received 500
for it from the publication.
@. How far can grasshoppers hop?-
A. E.
| A. Experiments at the North Dakota
Agricultural College were conducted by
painting the insects red and then freeing
them. Specimens of these grasshoppers
within 10 days were found as far as 300
miles away.
Q. When was the Arch Of Jewels
erected in Washington, D. C-H. B.
A. This peace arch was erected in
observance Of the Limitation of Arms
Conference, November II, 1921 to Febru-
airy 6, 1922. The arch, ablaze with
colored electric lights. stood at Seven
tenth and B streets NV.
@. What are the most dangerous
SportS?-G. L. S.
A. Football is by far the most hazard
Gus of games, producing many more
injuries than polo, wrestling, lacrosse,
soccer, crew and boxing which follow in
that order:
Q. Who wrote the song beginning,
'Sylvia's hair is like the night D.
A. The words are by Clinton Scotland
and the music by Obey Speaks.
Q. Is there a memorial to Casey Jones,
the famous engineer?-D. N.
A. A marker has been dedicated to
his memory at Cayce. KY, where his
widow and son live.
@. What is a Parthian shaft?-E. D. NJ
A. This is an unexpected and satirical
witticiSm. The phrase refers to a GUS
tom of the ancient ParthianS, who in
battle would feign retreat and then
shoot backward with unerring aim.
| @. Was Mary Livingstone the real
name of the radio star before she mar
ried Jack Benny?-C. D. H
A. The condolences maiden name was
| Sadye Marks.
@. How long has rayon been so
called?-R. S. l..
| A. In 1924 this cellulose product was
| officially christened rayon by the Ma
| tional Dry Goods Association and other
bodies.
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