Evening star., 1943-11-06
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.


By Frederic J. Hasktn.
Many readers send In questions to
the information bureau signed onlv
D1th initials, asking that the answers
appear in the newspaper. The spnr~
Is limited and 1Dould not Accommodate
fraction OF such requests. Besides.
many OF these questions are too per-
sonat to be of general interest. Send
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O. What amount of money is paid out
daily as life insurance?-W. G.N
A. The Institute of Life Insurance re-
ports that American families received
s65o2,0o0 day In life insurance paw
ments in 1912.
O. Do butterflies have fragrancep-
E. L. H.
A. Many specimens are without odor
Wnlie others have fragrance resem-
ping that Of sweet grass. Jasmine.
syringa, mignonette, orange blossoms or
balsam.
". HOW many men does it take to run
oattleshlp and a destroyer?-B. l.. Y
A. The crew of battleship varies
from 1900 to 1900 while the crew of a
destroyer ranges from 122 to 23o,
@ Is Germany using dogs in ths
present warp. N. D.
A Germany early in the war used
trained dogs as sentries. IN ferret ont
saooteurs and to track down stranded
Allied airmen.
Q. What is the area Of the Govern
ment- Printing Ofice?-E. f.
A. The total area occupied nv tho
worlds largest printing plant is 3315
acres. In 1912 this office produced
800 456,048 publications Of all classes
including nearly 100000 copies of the
Congressional Record.
y Are sugar stocks IN this country
increasingly. C. B.
A. Increased water transport enab,ed
the United States to obtain lsroer
amount OF ofshore sugar during the
first six months Of 1943 as compared
with the same period of 1912. However
supplies are still below peacetime levels
and stocks are about 100000 tons under
the l939-l941 level.
y In what year was the entire Notra
Dame team named for aIl-Arerica bon-
ors?-M. E. r.
A. 1r 1880 the entire Notre Dana
eleven was selected by Bill CUNNINGHAM
as his all-America team.
., Are any races of people EXEMPT
from tuberculosis?-N. I. c.
A. No race is exempt. but some races
appear to be more resistant than others
q When was the New York Stock
Exchange established?-P. An.
A. On May II, 1892, 25 of the old-tims
brokers' whose usual place Of meeting
was the shade Of buttonUood tree on
WaA Street, drew up document of for
MAJ regulations. With the growth OF
business more compact organization
became necessary and on February q,
1920, the New York Stock Exchange vas
formed. Memberships cost 500 apiece.
Q Where is the Ovyhee Dam7-E.
c. M
A. In Oregon II Is built on an ex-
tinct volcano
Q How does the heating value Of
apple wood compare with that of coal?-
%. B.H.
A. When dry and vell-seasoned ons
cord Of apple wood equals one short ton
$1,000 pounds of coal.
O. When was Trinity Church in New
York built? What is its vaIue?-P. E.B.
A. The original Trinity Church was
built in 1857 This was DESTROYED bv
fire in l776. 1t was rebuilt u wears
later The second building was found
to be unsafe in 1889 and in 1846 it was
replaced by the present structure An
exact figure cannot be given for its
value. An estimate is sl76OO 900.
Q. What colony received the greatest
variety Of immigrants?-S. S. B
A. No other colony had so many i'm
migrants Of different races and religions
| as Pennsylvania. There were Dutch,
Swedes, English Germans. Welsh and
Irish. There were Ouakers. Presbyte-
rians Catholics, Lutherans, Mennonites
and Moravians
Q. Is iron ore in the process of forma-
tlon?-G. NJ.
A. Recent researches have shown that
| enormous deposits of iron resulted from
the life processes Of bacteria and algae.
Such processes can be observed in sum-
mer in many ponds or sluggish brooks
where decaying organic matter is pres
ent. Sometimes many tons Of iron ore
may be found at the bottoms of such
pools.
@. When were the ancient Roman
cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum
buried?-M. P. D.
A. The cities were buried during an
eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 10 AID.
The ruins were discovered by chance in