Evening star., 1943-11-19
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. H1sktn.

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@. Is Joseph Stain a large MANI
w. B. G.
A. Stain is described AZ being Of
average height and weight. He is handi-
capped by having only partial use Of
his left arm.
@. How many persons have the per-
manent rank of general?-J. w.
A. OF the five full generals now on
active duty In the Army, those who
have the permanent rank of general
are Gen. Macarthur, Gen. Eisenhower,
Gen. Arnold and Gen. Craig.
@. At what age do wisdom teeth ap-
| pear?-W. B. E.
A. They may be cut anywhere between
the ages Of IL to 40. About 40 per cent
| of the people never have them at all.
@. Which of the fingers is the most
sensitive?-L. H. N.
| A. 1t has been found from an expert
| ment with the left hand that the index
| finger is the most sensitive, followed in
order by the middle finger and thumb,
then the little finger and finally the
ring finger.
@. Are the records Of all the census
| returns available for reference?-T. L. L.
A. The official records, beginning with
the first census Of 1870, are on file in the
| United States Census Bureau They
total nearly 100000 pages and occupy
more than mile of shelves.
O. How many kinds Of sugar are
there?-F. T. S.
A. There are literally hundreds of
sugars, some as bitter as others are
sweet. Sucrose is common sugar. usually
obtained from sugar cane or beets. Two
other extensively used food sugars are
dextrose and lactose.
| Q. Is the Pentagon Building larger
than Radio City?-L. C.J.
A. The Pentagon is larger than all the
buildings in Radio City put together.
@. How often may cork tree be
stripped?-D. OIL.
| A. When the cork oak Is stripped Of
It's bark not more than once every 8 to
10 years, the quality of the cork improves
with each stripping.
Q. What was the color OF the one
hurdred-thousand-dollar bills?-E C. K.
A. When they were printed, these bills
were gold on the back with black face
bearing the number and the seal in gold.
O. In what year did the most strikes
| occur?-N B. S.
| A. An all-time peak since 1881 was
recorded in the year 1887, when 4,740
strikes occurred, involving 1,s60,621
workers.
Q. What became Of Jeffersons orig
| tnal tombstone?-P. w. B.
A. The remains OF the first monument
erected over the grave of Thomas Jeffer-
son were given to the University of Mis-
souri, and now stand on the university
campus at Columbia, Mo. The original
stone was Clipped away until Congress
decided to replace it with the one which
| now stands over the grave.
Q. How much iron is there in the
| human body2-E L.. H.
A. The whole body has only enough
iron to make a single nail
@. What are the principal uses Of
shark liver oil?-L. A. N
A. 1t Is used in tempering STEEL in
paint and many other commercial wavs.
Shark liver oil is now known to rival
cod liver oil in the possession of vita
minis. The liver may equal fourth or
NTH OF the total weight of the fish and
yield as much as four gallons of oil.
q. What does the Army use in Jungle
areas to purify water?-L. B.
A. The War Department says that
calcium hypochlorite is used by the Army
for this purpose in all areas.
@. Is camel coal hard or soft coalp-
S. P. N.
A. The Bureau of Mines SAYS camel
coal is variety Of bitumnous or sub
bituminous coal. 1t is found and mined
to some extent in virtually all the States
where bituminous coal is mined. High
grade camel coal is adapted to most Of
the common uses of other bituminous
Goals except the making of coke.
O. Was Jim Bludsoe a real person.
r. D. w.
A. The hero of John Hays poem was
the engineer, Oliver Fairchild.
O. What happened to Aaron Burr
| after his trial for treason?-J. Blk.
A. After the trial he went to Europe.
where he wandered for several years
before returning to resume the practice
OF law IN New York City He married
the famous and wealthy Nine. Jumel
and lived to be 80 years old.
After tho EIowere