Evening star., 1943-11-29
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hnskfn


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q. Who owns the original Wright air.
plane?-O. E. N.
A. The historic plane in which the
Wright brothers made their first Sue
cessful flight at Kittyhawk, N. c., is
owned by Orville Wright. For more
than 20 years it has held place Of
honor in the Science Museum, South
Kensington, London.
@. In what year did the United States
issue the first adhesive postage stamps?
e. L. H.
A. In 1847, the fourth country to do so.
The United States, however, was the
first to have pictorial stamps, issuing in
1869 q set depicting pony express
rider, Columbus landing in America and
the signing Of the Declaration of In
dependence.
@. Will the presidential election take
place as usual next year?-N. E. B.
A. Regardless of war the presidential
election will be held in November. 1914.
and whoever Is elected President will
take office January 20. l945.
@. Where is the famous Shaker COL
ony?-W. w. T.
A. At Shakertown, KY, having been
settled In 1905. The houses have no
decorations and no mantels over the
fireplaces Each family house has q
double entrance, one part for men and
the other for women. The sexes were
separated at work, during worship and
In the dining room but shared social
activities.
@. What kind of books formed the
bulk of the book trade In the early days
in this country?-C. L. L.
A. In the late 17th and in the 18th
century there were more almanacs pub
lished than all other books combined.
Because there were few newspapers. the
only way to find out about holidays.
fairs, court sittings, ETC., was by con.
sulting an almanac.
@. Do any animals besides the camel
store water?-M. o. w.
A. Yes. For instance, there Is toad
living in the desert Of Australia which
drinks enough water in a few weeks to
last nearly half q year During the
short rainy season It pumps itself so
full of water that 1t swells to double
size.
@. Is 1t possible for the walls Of Jerico
to have fallen exactly as described in
the Bible?-F. P. L.
A. The falling of the walls is not i'm
possible and may have been due to syn
chronism Trumpet blasts of just the
right rate OF vibration could have made
the walls shake until they collapsed.
@. How much weight has the 2Oo-inch
telescope lost in grinding?-R. G.
A. -Four tons were lost from the origi-
nal weight in the grinding process.
@. When did the violin maker Fran
cesco Ruggeri live?-M. E. M.
A. francesca Ruggeri was the eldest
and best known Of this family of violin
makers. His dates are 1645 to 100. Ole
Bull once bought an instrument by this
maker for which he paid $4,000.
Q. What was the average number Of
home runs made by Babe Ruth in a
year?-N. NJ. H.
A. He holds the major league lifetime
record Of TIA home runs, or an average
Of 80 year.
@. Why is a yardarm Of a ship called
by this name?-L. E. M.
A. The name recalls the fact that the
yard was measured by the arm of King
Henry I of England.
Q. Did President Mckinley attend
college?-S. o. H.
A. He entered Allegheny College in
a short time, returning home because
OF illness He intended to return but
lacked the necessary funds, so he began
to teach school. He then entered the
Army.
@. Please quote the proverb which
mentions the four things from which
there Is no recall.-C C. N,
A. The Arab proverb is as follows:
For four things there is no recall the
spoken work, the arrow sped from the
bow, the march of fate and time that IS
past"
@. Who designed the Stone Mountain
half -dollar?-S. T. S.
A. Gutzon Borglum. The equestrian
figures of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen.
Stonewall Jackson are on the left OF
one side. The inscription is, Me
mortal to the Valor of the Soldier Of
the South" The coin was issued in
compemoration of the Stone Mountain
Memorial near Atlanta, Ga.
@. Who was Everett Tomlinson?-
M. R. L.
A. Everett Tomlinson was an author.
editor and Baptist minister. BY 1927 he
had written over 100 boys books, and
the total sales had passed the two-mil-
lion mark. Tomlinson was born at
Shiloh, N. j., May %, 1859, and died
October 30 1881.