Evening star., 1943-09-15
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. Hdsktn.
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@. What is the basic pay Of Cana.
dian private?-D. p. H.
| A. The Canadian Legation says that
a private in the Canadian Army Is now
paid $39 per month.
Q. How many bones are there in the
neck of giraffe?-N M.
| A. Despite It's great length, the neck
of giraffe contains only the typical
number OF seven vertebrae as In nearly
all mammals. including man.
Q. What kind Of plant is the obedient
plant7-F. T.
A. This is a North American herb Of
the mint family The flower has the
peculiar characteristic OF remaining for
a time at whatever angle 1t may be
placed in reference to the stem.
@. Are American soldiers overseas
provided with soft drinks?-R. j.
A. The War Department says that
mobile post exchanges Of the Army fol-
low the troops and sell soft drinks.
@. When did women in the United
States first ask for the privilege OF vot-
ing?-D. d. M.
A. Abigail Adams is said to have been
the first to make such request. In 177s
she wrote to her husband in the Conti-
mental Congress that since new birth
Of freedom was being effected, women
should be granted full political rights.
| @. Please give the significance Of the
letters H SO. P.
A. They were originally the first three
letters of the name of Jesus in Greek.
Often they have been enormously taken
to be the initials Of the Latin phrase,
Jesus Hominum Salvador, Jesus Saviour
of Men.
Q. What is the best day of the week
for advertising letters to reach custom
ers?-L Mem.
A. Generally speaking, mail advertis-
ers attempt to avoid Monday, because
presumably the mail is heavier on that
day due to the weekend carryover, and
also the last two days of the week, when
| thnco xyi, fl,a
buster than otherwise. Mail received on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is
considered best.
@. What States have workmen's COM
pensation laws?-G w.
A. Mississippi is the only State which
now has no workmens compensation law.
@. Is it possible to recognize thor
oughbred dog at glance?-B. N. E.
A. 1t is considered impossible to tell
with complete accuracy whether a dog
is thoroughbred or not simply by its
appearance. That Is one reason why
written pedigrees are required.
Q. Is there any truth in the old say
ing, Clear moon, frost soon"?-L. M.
A. On clear nights the atmosphere
cools more rapidly than on cloudy nights.
The radiation losses are greater and may
be sufficient to produce frost. So while
the moon Is not the cause, 1t may be, in
this case, good indicator Of coming
weather.
@. From what altitude were bombs
dropped upon Tokio?-C. EFF.
A. The War Departments report on
the Toxic raid, April 1s. 1912, stated that
the Americans climbed to 1500 feet for
the actual bombing lest the explosions
otherwise destroy their own planes"
@. Where was Edward G.. Robinson,
the motion picture actor, born?-A. r. C..
A. He was born in Bucharest, Ru-
mania, December u, 1893 His family
came to America and were naturalized
when he was very young.
O. Was there fifth stanza In "The
Star Spangled Banner" as written by
Francis Scott Key?-A. B. A.
A. The original song had only four
verses. Several additional stanzas have
been written. One of the best known Is
that of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
@. Is infantile paralysis new dis
ease?-E. F. c..
A. 1t is not definitely known. Early
Egyptian engravings and mummies re-
vealing deformities have been cited as
indications that infantile paralysis may
have existed 1000 or 5000 years before
Christ. However, the first unquestioned
description Of this disease was written by
Michael Underwood in London in 1884.
q. Does a PIT boat have more power
in proportion to weight than larger war
vessels?-L B. B.
A. The PIT boats of the Navy have
been described as "the most destructive
weapons for their size in the Navvs
whole bag of tricks" The three H.
cylinder engines develop a total of 4 900
horsepower. The boats have already
taken over many of the duties of the
destroyer, a doughty warship so times
their size.
Q. Which Is the longer river-the
Mississippi or the Yangtze ze?-A. Sd
A. The Yangtze is between 500 and TOO
miles longer than the Mississippi.