Evening star., 1943-08-18
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the dnsper to any
question OF fact by ,griting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
c. What is the difference between
'beachhesd" and "bridgehead"?-E C.
A, A beachhead Is a toe hold on
beach after military force has landed
there. A bridgehead is defense posi-
tion dominating or covering the extrem-
ity of bridge nearest the enemy.
@. How long did 1t take Wendell
Willkie to make his trip around the
world compared to the time 1t took Nellie
Bly, in 1889?-F. S. w.
A. Nellie BLY, returned from 72-day
trip around the world on January IS,
1890. Wendell Willkie left the United
States on August 26. 1912. and returned
on October l3, 1912. His actual flying
time was $50 hours, or days and l6
hours-a little less than one-tenth of
the time it took Miss Bly,.
@. Who started the selling OF apples
by the unemployed in 1880 or 193l9-T.
M. w.
A. This movement was sponsored by
the Unemployment Relief Committee of
the International Apple Shippers Asso-
citation in New York City in the fall of
1880.
@. Who was the ballplayer who bet
tered Walter Johnson's feat of throwing
silver dollar across the Rappahan-
nock?-O. F. A.
A. After Walter johnson threw a
silver dollar across the Rappahannock.
distance of 372 feet, AL Wieland, short
stop for the Milwaukee Club of the
American Association. threw four silver
dollars across the Des Moines River.
They went from 395 to 430 feet.
@. Are snakes blind?-B. L.
A. Snakes have very good eyesight,
normally. but when they are casting
their skins, film forms over the eyes
and makes their eyesight poor tenn
porarily.
@. Does the White House conform to
any special type of architecture?-E.
L. H.
A. The White House may be described
as "a perfect type of late 18th century
renaissance mansion popular in Ireland
and England" at the time.
@. Where is Michelangelo buried?-
c. H. F.
A. The remains of Michelangelo were
inferred in the Church of Santa Croce
in Florence, Italy. Machiavelli and
Calico also were buried there.
@. Which country was the first to seek
peace in the last war?-G. P.
A. Bulgaria signed an armistice on
September 20, 1918.
@. How many cases of rabies are there
in the United States each year2-C. S. C.
A. The United States has some 5000
cases of rabies a year, mostly in dogs.
These largely could be prevented by
proper measures. Rabies has been elimi-
mated in or kept out of several countries,
including Australia.
@. Are there tides in the Mediter-
ranean?-D. F. w.
A. Although the Mediterranean IS
virtually tideless, there is an up-and-
down fluctuation known as "marrobia"
that occurs along the south and west
shores of Sicily. The sea may rise or fall
perhaps feet within very few min
utes.
@. Is any of the scrap material sent
from the battlefields to the United States
fit for salvage?-D. G. E.
A. Many repairable airplane engines,
oxygen cylinders, ammunition contain
ers, steel drums, as we'll as other goods.
including some clothing, can be salvaged.
The scrap includes ferrous and nonfer-
rous scrap and rubber.
@. How much did the largest WALL
eyed pike ever captured weigh?-R. c. E.
A. This fish, captured on June Is, 1912,
weighed 10 pounds 2 ounces. 1t was
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Akron, Ohio.
@. How long is the average work week
in manufacturing industries now COM
pared to year ago?-F w. M.
A. The average wage Garner in the Is
manufacturing industries worked 45.2
hours per week in May, 1943 which was
So per cent longer than in May, 1912.
@. What will be done with the pris-
oners of war We have brought to this
country when the war Is over?-T. VIZ.
A. The War Department says that &C
cording to the principles drawn. up at
the Geneva Convention of 1929, pris-
oners of war will be returned to their
respective countries after the cessation
of hostilities.
@. When were tomatoes first cultivated
for food in this country?-G B. G.
A. The tomato was not offered IN
American garden catalogues until 1928.
1t is berry belonging to the n1gntsnaoe
family and for long time was consid-
ered poisonous.
@. What is amontilado?-M. Med.
A. 1t is one Of the two chief types Of
sherry wine imported, deriving It's name
from Montilla in Southern Spain.
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