Evening star., 1943-08-24
Huskin's S Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskfn.

By Frederic J. Hdsktn.
A reader can get the nns,oer TO any
question OF fact By wrttfng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington.
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@. Are there any restrictions upon
religion in the Soviet Union7-E. L. H.
A. Freedom of worship Is permitted.
Visitors returning from that country
report that the churches are crowded.
@. What proportion OF the family
incomes goes for food?-H. L. D.
A. So far this year food costs 10 per
cent of the average income. IN 1919.
food absorbed 33h per cent of the aver
age income.
@. How does grasshopper breathe
without nose?-S. B.
A. 1t has many nostrils distributed
along each side Of the thorax and the
abdomen.
@. What portion of France is occu-
pied by the Germans under the terms
of the armistice?-L. NJ X.
A. The French German armistice
provided for the occupation of certain
specified French territory by the German
and Italian troops The Germans rough
ly held little more than one-half of
France, keeping control of the entire
northern coast Of the country.
@. What is the average length of life
of the domestic cat?-M. B.
A. The life span of the average do
mestic cat is about Is years. However.
some have been known to live 80 years.
@. What was the date of the British
White Paper suspending immigration of
Jews into the Holy Land?-W. j. C.
A. Lord Passfield in White Paper
issued october 20, 1890, announced that
no margin of land available for agra
cultural settlement by new immigrants
remained in Palestine, therefore, 1t was
the duty of the mandatory power to sus-
pend such immigration until the un-
employed portion obtained work.
@. What are the qualifications for
membership in the Supreme Court OF
the United States?-W. K.
A. There are no specific qualifica-
tions. When a vacancy occurs, sugges-
tions are made to the President by the
Department of Justice and by leading
Government officials. Up to this time,
all the justices have been lawyers, but
there is no such legal requirement.
@. Are corporations allowed to con-
tribute to campaign funds?-C. R. D.
A. An individual may make campaign
contributions, but corporations are not
permitted to contribute to campaign
funds.
O. Please give some information
about Pidgin English-W. E. B.
A. Pidgin English is essentially an
English vocabulary adapted to Chinese,
and with the Chinese grammatical
system.
@. What is the meaning of the
phrase, From Patsu," used by man in
the Navy?-M. w.
A, The Navy Department says that
the term ''Patsu" stands for Patrol
Aircraft Transport Service Unit"
c. How long was Italy neutral in the
First World War?-R. K.
A. In the First World War Italy de-
clared war against the Central Powers
May %, 1915. She had previously de-
clared her neutrality on August 8, 1914.
@. Is it possible for a ship to roll
over more than As degrees without being
swamped?-F. R. C.
A. The degree to which ship may
roll varies with every ship depending on
design and load. The roll may be sub
stantially more than As degrees.
O. What is the origin of the word
'torpedo"?-O. E. N.
A. The word is derived from the
Latin "torpere," to be numb. Robert
Fulton is said to have been the first
person to use it when, in 1905, he DEM
onstrated a method of destroying ships
by exploding a charge of gunpowder
against the hull under water.
Q. What territory is included in the
term "Barbary"?-C. S. NJ.
A. Barbary is the part of Northern
Africa bounded on the east by Egypt,
on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on
the south by the Sahara, and on the
north by the Mediterranean. 1t COM
prises Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and
Tripoi. The name is derived from the
Berbers, the chief inhabitants of the
region.
@. Was any President of the United
States born outside this country?-R. J.
A. All our Presidents have been
American born. Those born before
the United States came into existence
in 1789 were Washington, Adams, JEFF
ferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy
Adams, Jackson, William Henry Harri-
son, Van Buren and Zachary TAYLOR.
Q. What countries have fewer than
two persons to the square mile?-P.
A. Greenland, Newfoundland and Lab
rador. Australia has a population of
only "a per square mile. In contrast is
the Province of Kiangshu, China, in
which Shanghai is situated and where
there are almost 87o persons to the
square mile.
Faith of My Fathers