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q. Can YOU give me the recipe for
old-Fashioned election cake2 T. Nj.
A. The recipe for Hartford election
cake calls for pounds of dried and sfted
flour. 2 pounds of butter, 2 pounds OF
sugar. 6 gills of homemade yeast, 4 eggs,
half an ounce of nutmeg 2 pounds of fruit
and quart of milk Rub tho butter into
the flour, add half the sugar, the Yeast,
half the milk (scalded and cooled TO luke
warml. then the eggs well-beaten and the
remainder of the milk Beat well and add
the sugar, spices and fruit. Let rise three
ior four hours until very light. then bake.
o. How can tell direction by COM
mon watch? n. II.
4. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says to point the hour hand Of watch
toward the sun. Halfway between the
hand and the Il O'Clock mark will be
south.
@. have never seen an Indian with
moustache or whiskcrs. Are they a
bcardloss race? S. G.. O.
4. Most Indians would have n slight
10 mod crate growth of beard and mustac he
if they allowed the hair to grow Boards
are not wholly unknown Some of the
Mrxican Indians have full boards, the
Guarayos Bolivia, wear lorg straight
boards and the Cashibos Of the upper
Ucayli are bearded.
Q. What is tho origin Of the word
'southpaw?' NJ. G. L.
4. The probable origin Of this word is
in the game of baseball The diamond Is
usually laid out so that the pitchers left
hand IS approximately toward the south.
a left-handcd pitcher becamwe known as q
southpaw. and then the term crept into
general use
O. WHY does every American ;man-of-
war fly the Union Jack2 Isn't this the
national flag Of Great Britain and Ire
land? F. r. X
\. The Navy Department says that
the following Is tho distinction hetNet"
the American Union Jack or the American
I-nion Flag. as il is more often called, and
the Union Jack of Great Britain: The blue
field III the American national flag on winch
the white stars are placed Is GENERALLY
known rs a union This has been adopted
IS the navy flag or jack the blue flag being
covered by stars Of the union. Great Brit
ain union Jack, which If the national flag
Of that country, is entirely different IN de-
sign, having on IT the crosses Of st. An
drew, st. George and 81. Patrick. Their Is
no similarity between the two flags except
III name.
@ How long will person to whom
tctanus antti-oxin is gwen be immune
from lockiaw9 F. G. 5
A. The Bureau of Chemistry SAYS that
a person TO whom tetsnus anti-tONn has
been gwen will be immune from locklaw
for a short time only. scarcely more than
a week or so.
O. VIII an electric generator generate
current if placed in vacuum ". J. =.
A. The Bureau of Standards says that
such a generator will generate current
placed IN ii vacuum.