Evening star., 1943-10-02
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSktn.

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@. What is the smallest Towering
plant?-E. D. w.
A. The smallest known is the Wolfiiia,
named for the physician and botanist,
Johann Wolff. 1t is found floating on
the surface of quiet ponds and is smaller
than the head of an ordinary pin.
O. For whom is Winston Churchill
named?-L. V.
A. Mr.. Churchill was named for Sir
Winston Churchill, who was the father
Of John Churchill, the first Duke of
Marlborough. Sir Winston was a cava-
lier of the reign of Charles II.
@. When displaying the flags of the
United Nations, what is the proper
order?-C. V.
A. There Is no rule to follow in regard
to sequence except that the American
flag must be in the center. 1t is correct
to have it on fagpole little taller
than the Others
@. Is 1t true that sailors never fold
their clothes when at sea?-T. L. B.
A. The Navy Department says that
when at sea a sailor never folds his
spare clothing, but turns it inside out.
| rolls 1t tightly and slows it away in his
| locker. When unrolled for use the collar
| of the blouse is then creased in three
| places and the trousers are creased cn
the sides. The rolled clothing is stretch
| ed tightly, and as rule no pressing Is
done.
| Q. Who was the first law professor in
| the United States?-D. K.
A. The first law professor in the United
| States is said to have been George Wvthe.
who served at the College of William
and Mary at Williamsburg, Va, 1779 to
| 1888. Among his pupils were Thomas
Jefferson, James Monroe, Henry Clay.
| @. How long has Mickey Mouse" been
| in existence?-S. T w.
A. The first Mickey Mouse" short was
finished in 1923. The idea is said to
have come from the experience of Dis
ney while occupying a certain studio in
! MISSOURI that was overrun with mice,
One was especially persistent and nick
named Mortimer Mouse This was too
long name for the cartoon and there
fore shortened to Mickey.
| @. Has major league baseball game
ever been played with only one ball?-
]. L.
| A. More than one baseball has been
used in every major league game since
1920.
O. What spider carries its young on
its back?-G. G.
| A. The female of the wolf spider.
| Lycosa scutulata. One observer esti-
mated that such a spider whose body,
exclusive of eight long legs. was a little
more than an inch long, carried on her
back about $50 young
| @. Why are some lakes a decided
emerald green in color?-E Y.D.
| A. Water in deep layers is blue and the
combination of blue water and a yellow
sandy bottom produces the emerald
green.
Q. What caused the death of Eugene
Sandow, the strong man?-B. E.
| A. He died in London in 1925. The
remote cause of his death was the lift
ing of an automobile unaided from a
ditch into which it had fallen after an
accident.
@. Please give the term which is used
TO express fear of dirt.-R. G.
| A. Mysophobia is the term which de-
notes excessive fear of dirt or contami-
nation.
Q. When did Herbert Hoover visit
Hitler and what topics were discussed?-
C. E. B.
A. Former President Hoover called
upon Adolf Hitler in Berlin at noon on
March 8, 1888 Their conversation lasted
40 minutes, and the major part of it
was devoted to a discussion of eco
nomics. Mr.. Hoover did not appear in
any official capacity, but simply as
private citizen. The United States Am
bassador to Germany. Hugh R. Wilson,
and Paul Schmidt, the foreign office in
terpreter, also were present.
@. What Is meant by the mark of the
| beast"?-J. F.
| A. DR.. Smaller Mathews, writing on
this subject, said: I'm the Apocslvpse
| particularly chapter %, there are sym-
bolic pictures of two beasts who are
represented as arch-opponents of the
| Christians. The first demanded yor-
ship and is said to have had as his num-
ber 666. numerical symbol most easily
referred to as Emperor Nero or the Ro.
man empire"