Evening star., 1943-11-17
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BY Yysderie J. Aaslsin.


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honal organizations which Ssat1t64A
their hsGdQuarters IN Warrington.
Here the Information bureau finds
tho anstcers to nlaav Of the QNsstions
that netcspdper readers ak. When
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and address. Send your question b
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q. What Presidents named their sue
cessors?-P. Z. p.
A. Jefferson, Madison, jackson and
Theodore Roosevelt were Presidents Who
named their SUCCESSORS.
Q. Are there any japanese prisoners
Of war in the United states?-M. r. T.
A. Al Of June 1, ls43. 81 japanese
prisoners of war were being held ut
Camp Mccoy, Wise.
@. What Is the best time of the year
for babies TO be born?-E. l.. H.
"a SobNAco A~FS ANFCeAco tAAAG oulIlIxiCk
10 probably the best time.
@. How did the grasshoppers get into
the 0rasshopper Glacier in Colorado?--
w. Hs
A. Swarms of these insects evidently
were carried by wind to high attitudes
and then became chilled in passing over
the glacier SO that they fell and were
buried within 1t.
Q. Has the ghost ship, the Flying
Dutchman that supposedly sails forever
around the Cape Of Good Hope, ever
been actually seen?-J. A. E..
A. The late King George v Of Eng
land Is one individual who has testified
to its existence In the cruise Of tbs
H. M. 8. Bacchante, the King, then q
midshipman, logs the sighting OF the
phantom ship and the death Of the
sailor who reported its presence.
Q. Was the United States the hrst
modern country to take = regular CEN
SUSIE. Z. X.
A. The United States preceded all the
European nations with the exception Of
Sweden, which made its frst count in
l749 The United States took Its first
census in 1870. France, Great Britain,
Prussia and NoHway were making emu
merations by lblo, Italy In 1851 and
Russia in 1897.
@. In what year was Thackerays
Vanity Fair" hrst published7-L. L. 3.
A. 1t first began to appear as 4 serial
in January, 1S47. At the height Of its
success as 4 serial, Vanity Fair" sold
only about 1000 copies in number.
@. Do animals as . rule have good
| eyesight?-E. N. c.
A. With the exception Of birds, the
eyesight Of animals is poorer than that
of man, and most OF them In the ordi-
nary course Of life do not make much
use Of color vision.
q. What was the frxt order founded
| In this country?-M D. 8.
A. The Order OF the Golden Horse
bilON Wh9 Vic AL ~ W VIC CotAblASilEo 1to
original membership consisted Of men
who accompanied Gov. spotswood Of
Virginia into the wild country beyond
the Blue Ridge Mountains.
G. Is the Ramon Franco who new
across the Atlantic from Spain to Brazil
in 1926 related TO the Spanish ruler?-
]. M. M.
A. Ramon is the youngest brother Of
Gen. Francisco Franco.
q. Please give some information about
the so-called torpedo Clubs. A.
A. The War Shipping Administration
announced on October ., 1s42 the for
nation Of = club for seamen Of the
United States Merchant Marine who
had survived enemy action in line Of
dues or obligations other than to foster
good fellowship and patriotic effort
among merchant Seamen. Membership
will be optional with those eligible and
will include both officers and seamen.
@. Who performed the hrst blood
transfusion?-R. D. j.
A. The credit for hrst performing .
blood TRANSMISSION upon = human being
is given to Jean Denys OF Montpelier.
An account of his experiment done upon
boy aged Is. was published in the Phil
osophical Transactions for July ~, 1857.
q. What Is the meaning Of the letters
sep after the company and battalion
number of serviceman?-E. r.
A. The War Department says that the
initials stand for separate" indicating
that the soldier Is not part Of q regular
unit Of the Army but Is In = separate
or mobile company which can be as
signed to any organization.
| @. Why Is Father Time always rep
resented As an old man with a scythe9-
L. McC.
A. The personiacation Of time rs an
old man goes back to antiquity. Many
authorities connect him with the Greek
god Kronos, who Is described as an old
man wearing q white robe. In ancient
sanskrit literature the sickle is referred
to as the symbol Of the crescent moon.
the father god of the cycle year.
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