Evening star., 1940-09-30
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdskfn.

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question OF fact by ,Dritin1 The Eps.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
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@. How many lands" are there In the
Bible?-E. B.
A. The word "and" occurs 1854 times
in the New Testament and in the whole
Bible 46, ,227 times.
O. Is it right to have the nag outdoors
when it is raining?-B. D.
A. Unless there is some special reason
for doing so, the flag should not be
flown in rainy or stormy weather.
@. Which eats the most food COM
paratively, a COW or a hen7-J. H. @.
A. In general, the smaller the animal
the greater the feed eaten per unit of
weight. Therefore, hen will eat more
than COW, since 1t lives on concenzn
trated food, such as mill feed, while q
COW lives on forages
@. Who has charge OF the seal Of the
United States?-N. H.
A. The Secretary OF State. He afixes
the seal to all civil commissions for off,
GERS of the United States appointed by
the President.
@. Where in the United States is the
largest post ofice?-A WB
A. The largest post ONCE In the
United States is In Chicago. This city
gained the largest post ONCE chiefly be-
cause Of It's great mail order houses.
@. Are there any living descendants
of Abraham Lincoln?-V. K. r.
A. There are three great-grandchil-
dren living, Mary Lincoln Beckwith and
Robert Lincoln Beckwith, son and
daughter of Mrs. Randolph, and Lincoln
Isham OF New York City.
@. What causes moisture to form on
the outside of glass of iced tea?-A. Y.
A. When the warm air in a room
strikes the ice-cold glass OF tea, 1t cool5
rapidly and soon reaches the dew point
The vapor in the warm air condenses
into drops of water on the outside Of til
glass.
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?-J. B. K.
A. The waterway connecting Lake Erie
and Lake Ontario Is the Welland Canal.
O. For whom was Lowry Field, near
Denver Colo. naned?-K. L.
A. Lowry Field, near Denver, was
named in honor Of Second 1t. Francis
B. Lowry, who was killed in action in
France during the World War.
@. Is the term Tory still used in English
poiitics?-P. r.
A. Tory was superseded by Conserva-
tive about 1890 The name Is Irish and
means pursuer. 1t was applied In tire
18th century to the dispossessed Irish
who became outlaws.
O. Will you kindly give me the author
Of the following lines: Il expect TO pas
through this world but once Any good
therefore that show to my fellow crea-
ture. let me do 1t now Let me not defer
or neglect it, for shall not pass this
wav again"?-M. r. r.
A. Stephen Grellot Is said TO b the
author, but the lines cannot bs found .
in his writings. They are also attributed
to Emerson, Carlyle, Marcus Aurelius
and others.
@. Does the eel live In fresh Or salt
water?-L. G. B.
A. 1t spends most Of its life In fresh
water. The common eel is the only fish
that lives in fresh water and then goes
to the depths Of the ocean to spawn.
@. While painting my house 7 had
trouble with gnats sticking to the wet
paint. What can do to prevent this?-
B. K. r.
A. In order to keep insects away from
paint the National Bureau of Standards
suggests that from one to two gills of
oil Of cedar be added to each gallon OF
paint.
@. How wide is the Potomac River at
Its mouth?-J. w. NJ
A The Potomac River is Sal statute
miles at its widest point, which is at its
entrance into the Chesapeake Bay.
Q. If radium is dangerous to those
who work with it, would not a small
quantity such as is used on the numbers
Of wrist watch be harmful II continu-
ally present?-C. L. F.
A. There is tolerance level Of ex-
posure to radium below which 1t Is as
sumed that no serious injury occurs The
amount of radium on a wrist watch is
too small to exceed this tolerance dosage.
@. Which reformed calendar Is now
being seriously considerable. c. r.
A. The World Calendar. sponsored by
the World Calendar Association, which
publishes quarterly journal Of calendar
reform. The World Calendar has II
months Of equal quarters The first
month Of each quarter has 81 days. the
others 80. Every year begins with Sum-
day and the calendar thus never changes.
ALI holidays and feasts, including Easter,
become fixed There is a Year End Day
following Saturday, December 30. Of each
year and a LeapYear Day following
Saturday, June 30, Of leap years.