Evening star., 1943-10-09
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

By Frederic J. Haskin.
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O. Where were the Gospels written?-
E. L. H.
A. st. Mark was almost certainly writ
ten in Rome and st. Matthew has been
assigned on several plausible grounds to
Antioch. Nothing is known of st. Luke.
According to tradition St. John was
written at Ephesus.
@. What were Washington's favorite
authors?-S. B.
A. He liked best Addison and Gold
Smith, also read Shakespeare, Swift,
Smollett Sterne and Fielding Cervantes
was a prime favorite and there were
two copies Of Don Quixote" in his
library.
@. What breed of cows furnishes most
Of the milk for the Wisconsin cheese
industry?-C. F. E.
A. While there are probably more
Holsteins in Wisconsin, there are nearly
as many GuernSeys, and the milk OF
the two is often blended to get better
product.
@. Who was the only President not
sworn in on the Bible?-K. E. P.
A. Theodore Roosevelt. Immediately
after McKinleys death he took the oath
of office at the house Of Ansley Will
cox, a prominent lawyer of Buffalo,
N. Y, who, in a letter of October Is,
1908, said, according to my best recol-
lection, no Bible was used, but Presi-
dent Roosevelt was sworn in with
uplifted hand"
@. Is there such a thing as flying
snake?-N. D. A.
A. Flying snakes were observed by
the late Martin johnson in Borneo.
They have no wings, but crawl high up
into tree and then project themselves
out into the air and glide toward an
other tree. The snake is small and
poisonous.
@. Babe Ruth in 1923 batted .625, the
highest In world series history. Who
ranks second?-H. J.
A. In 1914 Hank GoWdy Of the Boston
National League Club batted 545 in
four-game series. He played regularly
as a catcher. This mark was also made
by Gehrig in 1923. In 1923 Pitcher Jack
Bentley of the New York Giants batted
900 in five games. He appeared at the
plate, however, only five times. making
three hits, so 1t is doubtful If he would
be classed as a regular.
@. What is the religion of the British
royal family?-S. H.
A. The royal family belongs to the
Church Of England. The King of Eng
land by virtue of his Office is head of
the English church throughout the
world.
@. What States have migratory
farm labor plan?-M. B.
A. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and North Carolina recently set up such
a plan.
@. Is Venice connected with the main
land Of Italy by bridge?-T. T.
A. The comparatively new Littorio
Bridge connects the two 1t Is two and
half miles long.
@. What statue was tried for murder7
C. N B.
A. One such case was the trial of the
statue of Theagenes, a Greek athlete and
Olympic champion. The reason was that
it was pushed from its pedestal and
crushed man.
Q. What is the chemical that Is
plugged into tree stump in the autumn
so that it can be burned out in the
spring.. E.
A. Put in two ounces Of saltpeter, I'LL
the hole with water, and plug it. In the
spring, pour in eight or ten ounces Of
petroleum and ignite. The stump should
smolder but not blaze, until it is en-
tirely consumed.
G. When was the first cuckoo clock
made?-S. P.
A. Such a clock was first made IN
1870 by Anton Ketterer of Schoenwald
in the Black Forest, Germany.
Q. What was the date of the first air
raid on London in the last war?-F. J. G.
A. On the night of May 81, 1915 q
German airship armed with an inefi-
cient type of bomb caused Al fires, killed
people and injured IA. There were
other raids by airship between that time
and November %, 1916, when the first
airplane attack on London occurred.
Q. When and where was the peace
treaty between the United States and
Germany signed?-W. H. A.
A. The treaty was signed August Is.
1921, in Berlin, by United States and
German representatives; was ratified
September II by the German National
Council; ratified by the United States