Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSkin.

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O. Why does it take longer to fly from
New York to California than from Cali
fornia to New York?-C. A.
A. Because a plane must fly against
prevailing westerly winds, it takes about
IS per cent more time and about IS per
cent more gas to travel from East to
West than in the opposite direction.
c. How many national forests are
there in the United States?-H r.
A. There are 100 national forests,
located in 40 States and in Alaska and
Puerto Rico.
@. When is hay fever most prevalent?
C. L. c.
A. Prof. Muenscher of Cornell Uni
versity says there are three hay fever
periods. The first lasts from April to
June; the second begins in June and
extends through July, and the third
lasts from the middle Of August until
the first killing frost. Most people
suffer in the autumn.
@. Who is the author of the saying,
Mans inhumanity to MANI C. L.
A Mans inhumanity to man" is
from the poem Man Was Made to
Mourn by Robert Burns.
O. What is the capital of Newfound-
land?-G L.
A. st. Johns is the capital. It lies
almost exactly halfway between New
York and London
@. Who made the remark to his
soldiers that 40 centuries were looking
down upon them?-C. S.
A. Napoleon is said to have made this
remark as he and his soldiers stood
before the Sphinx in Egypt.
@. Please compare the salary OF a
professional baseball player with that
Of professional football player-A A. =
A. A professional baseball players
salary may range from a few thousand
dollars to $4,000 year. A professional
football players salary may range from
IS 900 to $4,000 a year.
@ Was London completely destroyed
in the great fre?-L. G. j.
A. Only oue-ffth Of the city remained
standing after the great fire of 1866. 1t
broke out on Sunday, September 2, and
RACED for four davs
@. Please define the word Ashram. Is
it the same as a retreat?-T. C.
A According to the Federal Council
Bulletin, the term is an ancient one Of
East Indian origin. and means "a forest
colony for spiritual education and COM
munity living" The main difference
between an Ashram and the usual re-
treat is that there is more complete
fellowship and a more strict spiritual
discipline. The first American Ashram
began on July q, 1910, at Saugatuck,
Mich.
G. When a will has been made and
duly witnessed, may it be changed?-
j. NJ A.
A. 1t is possible to change a will. .
This may be done by codicil added to
the original will, drawn up with the
same care, signed and witnessed in
exactly the same manner. or the original
will may be destroyed by the testator.
| in the presence of witnesses, and new
will drawn up.
@. Please give me some Idea how our
trade with Latin America compares
with that of Germany with these same
countries.-A. o. G.
| A. The 20 South American republics
exported to Germany in. 1889 per cent
of their total exports, while they bought
from Germany 1873 per cent Of their
total imports, the balance of trade flow
ing to Nazi Germany. They exported
to the United States 343 per cent OF
their total exports, while they imported
from us 40.1 per cent of their total
imports.