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G. How can ] be sure jelly is done
without using thermometer a. NJ. y.
A. Dip a spoon in the boiling juice.
raise Il above the liquid and let the
contents run on the aide Of the spoon.
Whom jelly If done. the last portions
viii leave the spoon In sheet, in
stead Of In drops When this stage Ii
reached, remove the Jelly from the fire
al once
q ffaa the penalty In golf FOR nov-
Ing a ball from an unplavabie He been
changed7 r. n. q.
a. The rules for golf formerly pro-
vided that ball could be moved from
an unplayable lie and teed up at a
penalty OF the LOGS Of two strokes
Under the present rules, the penalty
IL loss OF one stroke and distance.
the same az the penalty for ball out
Of bounds on lost ball.
Q. What fertilizer should be used
In getting ground ready for cowpeas?
s. w
a. Tosobtain the best results with
cowpeas. the Bureau of Plant Industry
advises that poor or unproductive soils
be fertiIized with about 500 pounds Of
acid phosphate and so pounds Of pot
ash 10 the acre.
Q. How much iarger is Australia
than the island which is second in
size? II. q. M
a. Australia, containing 2,94g,e5f
square miles il about three and a
half times az large az Greenland, the
island which Is second IN size.
@. How can forgerles Of pictures
be detected? n A. M
a, Photograph reveals many dif-
ferences OF brushworlg and medium
between old and modern paintings
Eadiography has also been used with
success.
q. What Is the largest sawmiH in
the world and what is It's daily out
put2 +. r. o.
a. The mill Of the Great Southern
Lumber Company at Bogalnsa, Louis
lana is probably the largest sawrnill
under one roof in the world It's ca
pacity is rated at 900 900 feet per day.
q. Please explain the difference in
almonds. IT. n. A.
a. Almonds are or two kinds
bitter and sweet The bitter almond
Is cultivated to limited extent in
Mediterranean countries. and the nuts
are used In the manufacture Of favor
ing extracts and OF prussic acid The
sweet. or edible. almond IS grown on a
commercial scale in the south OF
Europe. in California, and in some
other countries OF similar climate. The
nuts contain large quantity OF a
bland. fixed oil. they have an agreeable
flavor, md are used for desserts in
confectionery, and incidentally in an
emulsion which forms a plea SAINT.
cooling, diluent drink. There are three
classes OF sweet almonds the hard
shell, soft shell, and the paper shell
almond The latter two only are i'm
portant commercially.
O. Is Buddhism older than Chris
tianity2 HF
a. There are so many points Of
resemblance between Buddhism and
Christianity that many have believed
that Buddhism was an attempt to
copy that religion. Most Oriental
scholars agree. however, that it arose
In the north of Hindustan between 500
and 500 years before Christ.
q. At what temperature does yeast
work best2 J. S. B.
A Yeast is made up of tiny
plants which grow and multiply in
bread dough and form gas which
causes the dough to become light II
grows best in temperature of about
S4e F.
Q. What is the nickname for the
Ace Of C1ubs2 - V.
A. It is often called the Puppy
FOOT
@. What star is called ''the runa-
way starr III. y. b.
A. This name has been given 10
eGroombridge $780," a 6-7 magnitude
star in Ursa Major. 1t has the ex-
eeptionslly large proper motion OF Z
minutes annually. Its real motion in
space is about 200 miles per second.