Evening star., 1940-07-17
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin,

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
reader can get the ansDer to any
question OF fact by ,Dr1ting The Foe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director. Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
a. What was the record time in the
World War for building vessel?-S. M.
A. The record for the fastest building
Of vessel was made by the New York
Shipbuilding Corp. at Camden, N. j.
The 8. s. Tuckahoe, 5,500-ton collier,
800 feet long, was put TO sea with full
cargo on the fortieth day after the keel
IVES laid.
@. What is the smallest book known?-
J. T. M.
A. 1t is volume Of % pages of verses
by Omar Khayyam weighing a third Of
carat. In its final form, bound in
leather covers, 1t is 3/l6 by 6/16 of an
inch In dimensions. The book is the
work Of two Worcester (Mass.) publish.
ers, Hamilton Brooks Woods and Fred
erick K. Vroom, and required more than
seven years work. 1t is on exhibit In
the Library of Congress.
@. How many windows are there IN
the r. G. A. Building in New York City?
w. P. D.
A. There are 5,825 windows In the
building, which includes the nine-story
extension facing Sixth avenue.
Q. Was 1t Woodrow Wilson who re-
ferred to his war message to Congress
as message Of death?-L. A. B.
A. Col. House, in Woodrow Wilson as
I Knew Him." reports President Wilson
as saying: Think what it was they were
applauding speaking of the people lin
ing the streets on the way to the Capitol
to deliver the war message). My mes
sage today was message of death for
our young men. How strange it seems
to applaud that"
@. What is the toll charge on the San
Francisco-O Oakland Bridge?-H. TIP.
A. On July the toll charge was re-
duced from 80 cents to Is cents. The
original toll was so cents.
@. How many children did Benedict
Arnold have by his first marriage?-
NJ.
A. Benedict Arnold had three sons by
his first wife, Margaret. These were
Benedict, Richard and Henry.
Q. Why is the religious organization
known as Jehovah's Witnesses so called7
IT. B. R.
A. The title is derived from the forty.
third chapter Of Isaiah: "Ye are my
witnesses, saith the Lord"
@. Did the offspring of Goldsmith
Maid, the trotting horse, become ia.
mous?-E. S.
A. After being retired, Goldsmith Maid
produced three foals. One died as a
yearling. The other two, Stranger 5000
and Rosebud, were speedy, but only
fairly successful.
@. What is terpineol?-B. r. T.
A. Terpineol, also called llacine, is a
thick liquid with a strong smell of
llacs. 1t is one of the new synthetic
bodies now SO largely used by per-
fumers.
@. Who wrote the lines beginning
You are old, Father William"?- T. r.
A. The original quotation is from THE
Old Mans Comforts and How He Gained
Them," by Robert Southey. Lewis Car
rolls parody Of this poem in alice in
Wonderland" is better known than tho
original
@. Who established the International
Peace Garden between Canada and the
United States?-S. A. w.
A. During the 1929 convention of the
National Association of Gardeners, com.
posed of American and Canadian horti.
culturlsts. one Of the members suggested
the establishment of a garden dedicated
to the cause of peace. After considerable
hesitation the convention voted it's ap-
proval, and the garden was established
in the Turtle Mountains, which are To-
Gated partly in North Dakota and partly
in Canada. The Dominion donated 1900
acres and the United States 900,
Q. How soon after a calf is born is Il
safe to drink cows milky. j.
A. 1t is not considered fit for human
consumption until at least five days after
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