Evening star., 1943-11-12
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

ftondl organizations Which maintain
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the ansUers to many OF the questions
that newspaper readers ask. When
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@. What is the yearly loss to the
whole country resulting from the actiyi-
ties Of injurious insects?-L. M. G.
A. A conservative estimate is $20O0,-
000, 900 annually, while injurious fungi
cost another billion. -.
@. What are the most sparsely popu-
lated countries?-I. G. L.
A. They are Australia, with two per-
sons per square mile, and Canada, with
three. In the United States the density
of population Is A persons per square
mile.
@. Why is the Great Bible known by
this name?-E. E. G..
A. The Great Bible gets its name
from its formal. for it was larger than
any previous edition. It was issued in
1889 by Miles Coverdale.
@. Do migrating birds always fly due
south?-E. L. H.
A. Birds do not fly directly south but
use certain fyways or paths which, once
chosen, they follow year after year.
@. What are the political parties Of
China?-B. L. l..
A. The Nationalist government is
represented by only one party, the Ma
tional Peoples party of China founded
by the late Sun Yat-sen. In addition
there is the Communist party, which
developed after 1911.
Q. How many persons have died Of
hydrophobia in Washington, D. Co.
Tx.
bia Health Department, there is only
one death from hydrophobia on record.
@. Does the Bank of England accept
small individual deposits like other
banks?-M p
A. Although it is bank of deposit,
| it does not accept small deposits OF
individuals as do our national banks
O. What is the native name of Ice
land?-J F.
A. In Icelandic. the proper name Lee
land is spelled Island.
O. Is meat considered hard to d.
| gest?-P. D.
A. Meat is very digestible. About 81
| per cent of its proteins and about 95
| per cent Of the fat are digested. Few
foods can equal this record
@. Is there any evidence that person
loves with his hearts,. T. G.
A. Centuries ago, the intestines were
believed to be the seat of the emotions,
| and at one time the heart was so re-
| garded. This fact is evidenced in the
| familiar phrase, Il love you with all
| my heart" Science now recognizes that
| this is actually facetious statement.
| @. How much time must eIapse before
an individual can be declared legally
| dead?-B. E. M
A. The length of time which must
| elapse before man may be declared
| legally dead by the courts varies IN the
States, but is usually seven years. There
must be proof of diligent and umavailing
search, and presupposition of death.
O. Is it possible to fertilize the egg
of rabbit with salt?-M C.
! A. A test-tube rabbit was created by
DR.. Gregory Pincus of Clark University
| in 1889. To produce it, an egg was taken
from female rabbit, fertilized with
a simple salt solution and transplanted
into another female rabbit for incuba-
ton.
@. What is the area of the Pacific
| Ocean?-F. D. NJ
| A. 1t covers an area of 1854 900
square miles and is about % times as
large as the United Stataes.
| @. How many Masons are there in the
| United States?-F M
| A. There are about 15,40O Masonic
lodges with a membership of 2,4500O
organized in 40 independent grand
lodges. one for each State and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
| @. Under what conditions do diamonds
burn?-C. CT.
A. When strongly ignited diamonds
burn up in the presence of oxygen into
| CO.. They burn away gradually at
temperatures ranging from 76O degrees
to 875 degrees c., according to the hard
ness. When exposed to the intense heat
of voltaic arc, the diamond is con-
verted into graphite at $500 degrees G.
@. Does an aviator find it warmer in
the air in summer than in winter?-
| c. j. S.
A. He would find it warmer in summer
up to a height of about 10000 feet.
Above that point he would notice little
difference in temperature.
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