Arizona republican., 1920-06-19
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

Please answer in question column: Give receipt for canning nuskmeions cantaIoupes. Also time and varieties to plant and make garden in the Salt River Valley. J. w. C, Mesa, Ar'z'
 A. So far as known no method of canning has been employed Inese melons have been candied and during the war period a system of preserving them was employed by dissolvins a tea cup of sugar in four cups of warm water and boiling the melons. cut into small squares. The boiling should be continued until the melon is thoroughly mushy, but are delicious.
 Information regarding times for planting the various vegetables raised in Salt River Valley gardens may be secured by writing one of the seed houses of Phoenix asking for a cir cular
 O. Is canning Of fruit possible with a small amount of sugar? F. H.
 A It is not necessary to use such thick syrup as we did in the days Of plenty A 10 per cent syrup made of one quart sugar and nine parts water will make palatabie any of the acid fruits. Glucose or corn syrup can be substituted for part of the sugar value. X palatable syrup may be made by
 
 cose, and cups of water. It requires about ounces of syrup for pint jar One cup of sugar will make 10 cups O. syrup. A pound of sugar will make .6 cups. This last amount will be sufficient for 20 pints of canned fruit. When the 10 per cent syrup Is used the cost of the sugar to can pint jar is 11sc. figuring sugar at soc per pound
 O. What use IS made of court tial fines? A. E. R.
 A. These fines are used toward the support of national soldiers homes.
 O. When was the first war loan made to England? A. M. P.
 A The treasury department states that the first loan made to Great Bri- tain by this government was made on April 25. 1917. and was for s200. 900 900.
 o. Do as many foreign born whites live in cities as native citizens? R.. U. T.
 A. Considering cities of 25.0o0 and over, only 2o.5 par cent of native born whites are found in such towns, while $ per cent of the foreigners who come to our shores remain in cities.
 c. Has any one batted 400 or bet ter since 1912? C. E.
 ter in a major league was Ty Cobb ia 1912 He batted 40 that year. and since then no one has passed .3s0
 e. In duplicate auction bridge are the cards dealt over, if all hands pass on the original play of board? G. B. C..
 A The cards are not dealt over. They are simply placed in tho board until their turn to be played in dupli- cate. It is quite possible that on this round a bid will be made on the hand. since the players judgment may diff fer.
 o. sDoes drowning person take a death grasp" on person attempting a rescue7 l. M.
 A. Authorities doubt such a grasp. As soon as drowning man begins to lose his recollection. he gradually slackens his hold until he quits alto gether. A rescuer should be careful to avoid being grssped. however. The safest method Of approach is at the had. Grasp the struggler by the hair. turning him on his back. Then throw yourself on your back and swim. hold ing the man by his hair, his back to your stomach.
 o. What is the word that describes the feeling most people have had that the same circumstances have occurred before, when such could not have been the case? R. A. S.
 A. The term for this is paramnesia.
 O. When was the American flag first raised? N. K. C.
 \. On June 14, TIT. the Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting our original flag. John Paul Jones claimed to have been the first to raise the new flag over a naval vessel, and probably the first use of the Stars and Stripes on land was at Fort Stanwix where 8 hastily improvised banner was raised on August 3, 1177.
 c. What is Batik? H. H.
 A. Batik is the name applied to the wax-dyed fabrics that have become popular in America in the last few years. WaX-dyeinS is a process oi dyeing fabrics by hand after pattern is formed by covering part of the cloth with wax so that it resists the actior Of the dye. For example. take for your pattern a yellow butterfly sitting on green leaf. Cse yellow cloth. and with paint brush dipped in hot bees wax draw the butterfly and cover il with the wax. Dip in green dye. Int wax covering the butterfly will resis1 the action of the dye. After the fabri; is dry. draw the leaf and cover with hot wax. Dip the fabric in a dye thai you wish for your background. Neither leaf nor butterfly will take the color When dry. wash in gasoline to remove wax and the process is complete.
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