Evening star., 1923-11-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

2 @. If a house faces directly south
| by compass will the sunshine at noon
enter az right aDA,lss the rear rounas
A. No; the sun is due south at
local mean noon abAH the middle OF
April. the middle d. June, the tst
( of September and tina latter part of
Decenabe-. About Ahe middle of
February the sun is dne south about
efourteen minutes after local mean
Esix minutes after local mean noon,
and about the LIST OF Noyenl Der, about
sixteen minutes before kcal mean
noon
Q. Is it true that water itself is
Lintoxicating?--E.. I. II.
q. Water in excess is an kntnyi-
can't according to, Science SeAytee.
with the aid Of an extract from one
or the duct1ess. glands and also vAth-
thirst. DIR. Leonard c. Rowntree az
the Mayo clinic has proved that ex%
cesstve water drinking. by either
humans or animals. may result In
,hntoxication IN Water intoxication"
he says, lis hard to produce, as ma
ture has provided against the ac-
cuintation of water IN the body In
POISONOUS amounts. Through thirst
the intake of water is regulated TO
the body's needs Unless the intake
tis greatly in excess the OUTPUT
through the kidneys and the skin
taxes care of the surplus. In order
TO control the thirst. an extract from
small ductless gland at the base
influence of this drug the patien, kent
drinking water until he developed
marked headache. nausea a stsgssr-
ing gait, unstsadfness OF muscle and
lasted for few hours. The same
process was tried with dogs wteh
even more striking results. The con-
vulsions of water poisoning are
cerebral IN origin and of extreme
from one 10 ten or fffteeR minutes"
Q. Please define domestic science,
domestic art household economy,
household management. household
administration apd home eeonomics---
L. H
A. Domestic science is that science
which pertains to the preparatio OF
FOOD; domestic art is that activitS
which rs concerned in the making Of y
mats and garments; household eeono-
my is the practical system whereby
household affairs are managed; house.
hold management is synonymous with
domestic or household economy"
household adHin.stra ton IS the over
sight of the activities connected with
the maintenance of q home: home
economics Is the science that treats
OF tHc means ana methods which
make possible the we'll being OF the
family.
Q. What percentage OF intentions
patented make money for their i'm
ventors-G. r. r.
\. Only about 1; per cent of the in
venttons patented are ever eemmer-
@. What is meant by saying a per
son is an Acrates2-C. 5. r.
\. This was the name of a male
character in Spenser's ''Faerie Queen
who persouified Incorporate love Of
pleasure.
Q. How many people are killed by
lightning each yearTB. G-
a. About five or six persons rer
] 100000 die annually from light
ming shocks.
Q. How much money was involved
in the great 'Humhert sHyfndIe?-
N L. J.
A. On the representation that she
bad inherited fortune of Sae,ae1, see
from an American millionaire, Nine
Humbert and her husband uetted
about $40 600, 900, while the amount
of notes in the form of original loans
and renewals eqUalcd s140,00e.0e0.
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