Evening star., 1941-01-02
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdski1.

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question Of fact by DritfnG The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Warrington,
D. c. Please fnclose stamp tor reply.
@. Who was the first newspaper col
umnist in the United States?-J. T.
A The Rev. Increase Mather was
probably Americas first colurnist'
starting his advice TO the Public" col
umn in 1721.
@. How far do flies hy7-M. M.
A. House flies have been trapped.
marked, released, and then recaptured
as far as Is miles away.
@. Was Philadelphia as large as New
York City when the hrst census was
taken7-J. M. S.
A. The first census was taken In l7sO'
In that year the population Of New YORK
was 33,l3l and that Of Philadelphia,
2s,522
@ Is the famous painting, "The Spirit
of '76." still in existence?-V. w. c.
A. The original of THE Spirit OF 10
Is in Abbot Hall at Marblehead, MASS.
O. Who was the Belgian financier who
was killed by falling from an airplane?-
K. A. L.
A. Capt. Albert Lowenstein was killed
on July T. 1923, when he fell or leaped
from his plane while crossing the English
Channel from Brussels. He died Tnen
he hit the water after falling 1000 feet
from the plane.
@. What flag was flown by the May
fower?-C. L. P.
A. The flag flown by the MayhoWer
was the Union Jack or Kings colors
adopted by the British government IN
1906 This flag bears the red cross OF
st. George, superimposed upon the Tnlte
cross of ST. Andrew, the whole on oarK
blue field.
@. Who was called the Poet Laureate
OF Childhood?-S. B.
A. Eugene Field, author Of Little Boy
Blue" and many other famous poems,
was so called.
@. What is a blue racer snake?-R. y"
A. Blue racer is another name for the
blacksnake, a common colubrine snake
prevalent over Eastern North America
from Canada to Florida. Specimens
from the West and Southwest represent
a distinct color variety, exhibiting
more or less bright olive green with the
whole under, surface greenish white to
bright yellow This accounts for the
names blue racer, yellow bellied and
green racers.
@. Who first described Niagara Falls
L. H. T.
A. While several French missionaries
visiting the Niagara region, wrote ac-
counts Of the falls received from the In
dians, the first white man to describe the
great cataract was Father Hennepin,
who accompanied La Sale to the Mag
ara frontier in 1878.
O. Where is the Tai Mahal?-M. K. L.
A. The famous memorial is at Agra,
India.
@. Did any President complete term
with all Of the same cabinet oficers7-
L. T. r.
A. Franklin Pierce is the only Pres-
dent who completed his term without
| change In his cabinet.
@. What is a round robinf-N. v. W.
! A. round robin is a written petition,
memorial protest. or the ike, the sigma
lures to which are made in a circle 70 as
| not to indicate who signed first. Boswell
traced it to sailors custom followed
when they entered a conspiracy so that
it could not be known who signed first
| or last.
@. What clothing should be taken on
skiing trips. F.
A. Ski clothing should be lightweight,
warm and water-repellent. Hard-fnish
wool cloth, such as sabardine or serge,
is best for ski trousers. A lightweight
waterproof jacket Is usually worn over
q wool shirt.