The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-24
Answers to Questions

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Editors Note:--A Richmond reader,
signing Thank you" but giving no
name or address has asked a number
OF questions which are answered be-
low:
Louis XIV was called lie Grand
Monarque."
The Thinker was modelled by Au-
guste Rodin.
Many painters have interpreted
The Last Supper. but Leonardo da
Ninci painted the one which is the
most famous "rhe Night Watch"
correctly called The Sortu of the
Civic Guard'o, was painted by Rem
heur; Breaking Home Ties. Thomas
Hovenden, Baby Stuart, by Van
Dyke.
To clean fur do not use soap and
water. Get some clean, common whit
ing-powdered, and plenty of it-put
IT in damp place for a day or so. but
on no account let it get wet; rub it
into the fur with the hand, and don't
be afraid to rub it. Let the whiting
stay in till next day, give the fur an
other good rubbing then shake out all
the whiting you can, and give it a
GOOD brushing with a clothes brush.
It will now be pretty clean except the
SKIN at the bottom of the furs. To
remove the dirt from this put the fur
over the back OF a chair, and use the
point of the clothes brush very briskly, |
al the same time giving a short puff of
wind every time you give a stroke |
with the brush. With little practice
YOU will remove every trace of whit !
ing, grease or dirt. Lastly, pour alco- |
hol on a plate, dip the point of the
brush in this. and lightly pass it over
the fur: move the brush the same wav
p the fur runs.
Q. Is it true that giants obtain their
Growth as result of a disease?-l
7. D. B.
A. Gigantism is rare disease sup |
nosed to be associated with changes in |
he pituitary body The abnormal |
'rowth is usually in the bones of the |
zee arms and legs. Most giants seen |
- circuses have this disease. or de- |
velop it in time.
Q. Please give recipe for fresh |
mint ielly?--A. NJ. X.
A. Pour boiling water over I cup of |
clean mint leaves and allow to steep |
me hour. Press the juice from the |
caves and add tablespoonfuls of this |
extract to l cup of apple juice and q
up of sugar. Boil until Jelly test is
obtained. Pour into hot glasses
Q. Does aspirin contain a habit |
forming drug?-F. 4.
a. The bureau of chemistry saws |
hat aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid .
This is not recognized as a habit |!
'orming drug
O. What weight should a horse car
v being 141% hands high and weigh
ing S25 pounds M A.
A. The bureau of animal industry
avs that it would be impossible TO say
9yactly what weight a horse weighing
20 pounds and standing 14b hands
ngh could bear without injury. Such
horse would be considered under
weight and underfed for army DUR
roses. In any case $50 pounds would
'e the extreme weight which a Young
lorse of this size should carry for any
'ength of time.
q. What month Of the year are
maple trees tapped for SUGAR.. X.
A. The customary time in the spring
or tapping maple trees is when the
weather has reached that stage when
u freezes at night and thaws in the
day time. The first indication of the
Using sap in the trees is the signal for
rspping. The season may begin anv- /
where from early February until the |
srst of April. depending upon the par
ocular conditions each year. Some |
times the season is very early and |
again il may be exceedingly late II