Evening star., 1940-07-13
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

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@. How large was a division Of the
United States Army at the time of the
World War?-L. w.
A. division of the United States
Army consisted of approximately 10000
officers and men.
O. what are the brain foods?-A. H.T.
A. While it was formerly believed that
certain foods Influenced the develop
ment and activity of the brain, 1t is now
known that any food that nourishes the
body, nourishes all parts.
@. For whom was the Panay named?
r. P. D.
A. The vessel was named for the Island
OF Panay in the Philippine Islands.
@. Approximately how much time In
his life has man of 10 spent asleep?
B. j.
A. 1t is estimated that a man of 70
has spent 20 years asleep.
q. What is the heaviest metal?-D. N.
A. The heaviest metal known is os-
MUM.
Q. Is the old home of the Wright
brothers still standing in Dayton, Ohio?
w. H. K.
A. The home of the pioneers in avia-
ton, together with the bicycle shop in
which they built their first successful
airplane, has been moved and set I'D in
Henry Ford's historic Greenfield Village,
O. What do the banks do with worm
out money?-N. P. H.
A. All old, worn and soiled money Is
sent to the Treasury Department at
Washington, D. c., where it is DESTROYED.
Banks receive new bills to replace the
old ones.
O. Was Paul Robson a brilliant still
dent when he attended college?-D. H.
A. The Negro actor and singer was
distinguished both as a scholar and an
athlete at Rutgers College. He attained
the highest scholastic average in the
colleges history in addition to being a.
hve-letter man in athletics and ALL
America football end for two successive
years.
q. How many tons of coal per acre are
there in one-foot vein?-R. W.
A. Recoverable coal in a one-foot vein
runs about 1000 tons to the acre.
O. What was the first public building
in Washington, D. C.?-B. XII.
A. The White House was the first pub
lie. building erected in Washington. the
cornerstone having been laid on October
13, 1892.
Q. Who said that a large nose tndi-
Gates great man?-F F.
A. "A great nose indicates great man
genial, courteous. intellectual, virile,
courageous" is a quotation from Ros-
tand's "Cyrano de Bergerac."
@. Please give Walter Johnsons major
league record in games won and shut
outs.-E. S.
A. Games won, 416: games lost, 224:
total number Of shutouts, 1l3; most
consecutive games won, 16: most con-
secutive shutout innings, Sc; most con-
secutive shutout games, 8.
@. OF what is Charlie McCarthy's face
made?-W. M r.
A. The dummy's face is made of DOW
dered pun1ice mixed with paint. This
gives a soft texture that will not reflect
light and is better adapted to his movie
appearances.
Q. What Is the name of the tree In
Florida that grows sausage?-H. B. G.
A. The sausage tree CKigelia pinnata)
is native of Africa. It has rough pin
nate leaves and peculiar flowers which
hang suspended by long peduncles From
each flower large fruit develops which
resembles a sausage.
Q How long have actors increased
their height by wearing specially built
shoes?-T T. E.
A. The early Greek actors used a kind
OF silt or wooden clog called the cothur-
nus, with which the actors height was
increased by several inches, and the in
PRODUCTION of which was credited to
Aeschylus. In comedy the cothurnus
was replaced by different kind of shoe
having the same effect.
@. What is ginkgo?-S. P. NJ
A. The maidenhair- tree (Ginkgo bilo-
ba) Is living fossil, grown about tenn
pies in China. It has existed essentially
unchanged for 100000 years, longer
than any other tree. 1t is related to the
cycads, and more distantly to the conf
fers The maidenhair-t whose leaves
resemble those Of the maidenhair ferns.
reaches height of 120 feet.