Evening star., 1924-05-10
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN


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tee OF correspondents, subject to the
approval and supervision of the
Speaker of the House and the Sen
ate committee on rules.
Q. When will the Jewish New Year
come this year?--M. p. B. D..
A. In 1924 it occurs on September
@. Should eggs be washed "A. F.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that eggs should not be washed
Washed eggs deteriorate more rap
idly than unwashed. Although dirty
eggs are discounted in price, wash
ing eggs will usually cause pro-
ducers a greater loss. 1t is best to
use dirty eggs on the farm and mar
ket only the best of quality of clean,
unwashed eggs.
Q. Did Gen. Allenby have water
from the Nile piped to Jerusalem?-
l.. A. z.
A. He did not pipe the water OF
the Nile into Jerusalem. Shortly after
the occupation of the city by the
British water was brought to the
city from the reservoir originally
built nearly 1000 years ago by Pom
thus Plate. This reservoir is known
as Birkelt Arrout and, lies a few
miles south of Pools of Solomon. The
reservoir was repaired and enlarged
and now has a capacity OF 5000, ,00t
gallons.
Q. Please publish biography OF
Howard r. Garis.-O. c. G..
A. Howard Roger Garis was born
in Binghamton. N. Y, April rs, 1873;
received an academic education; re-
porter and special writer for the
1896; member of Authors League OF
America; Reptile Study Society
Among his books are the following
with Force Of Arms" 1902; Uncle
W1ggily" series. thirty-five volumes;
Tho Young Reporter" series, ten
volumes; Rick and Ruddy'' series,
three volumes; has written eighty
books for children since 1902; in
ventor of Uncle Wiggily and other
games Mr.. Garis' homo is at 1O3
Evergreen place, East Orange, n. ].
Q. Please give sea-water pressure
per square inch at different depths
"A. NJ z.
A. Following is table of pressure
at observed depths of the ocean: AT
SO feet the pressure is Is pounds to
the square inch; 66 feet 80 pounds:
80 feet, IS pounds: 100 fathoms, go
pounds; 1000 fathoms, 2.700 pounds.
Q. How many people in the United
States are illiterates?-I. S. K.
A. According to the 1920 census
there were 4.931.905 persons in the
United States ten years or more of
age unable to write in any language
Q. In what direction from Rome
did the Appian Way lead?-W. T. D.
A. 1t led in a southerly direction
to Capua. Afterward il was carried
on to Brundusium. 1t crosses the
Alban Mountains and the Pontine
Marshes. Tho pavement of hexagonal
blocks. principally of lava, on a firm
foundation and strengthened with
cement, is still in use in places. The
road was begun under Appius Claud-
ius Caecus in 312 BIC.
Q. Who wrote God Be With You
Till We Meet Again"?-M T. G.
A. This hymn was written in 1882
by Dr. j. E. Rankin, and was first
sung in the First Congregational
Church, Washington. d. c., of which
DR.. Rankin was pastor. He was also
at that time president of Howard Uni
versity.
Q. How much coffee is drunk in this
country?-B. /. Y.
A. All coffee is. of course, imported
In 1923, 1.425,oo0,00 pounds were re-
ceived-an incease of S4,000,o00
pounds over the former high record
This amounts to about 1914 pounds
per capita.
Q. Why was the Huguenot half
dollar coined?- A. L.
A. 1t commentaries the landing of
the first Huguenot colony in this
country in 1924. Most of the colonists
went to Fort Orange, now the city of
Albany. Some went to Delaware and
Connecticut, while a few remained
on Manhattan Island. This coin, like
the Pilgrim half-dollar, is sold at a
premium.
Q. Where is the farthest north
United States lighthouse?-J. F.
A The bureau of lighthouses saws
the lighthouse farthest north is Cape
Espenberg light, which is in IS de-
grees IS minutes latitude and 1853 de-
grees 40 minutes longitude. 1t is
located at Katzebul Sound, Arctic
Ocean
Q. What is the ramie imported from
japan used for?-H- C. E.
A Comparatively small quantities
of 1t are imported into this country
and into Europe, where it is de.
gummed by chemical methods, combed
and spun. Practically all of the ra.mie
yarns made in the United States
England and France are used in the
manufacture of incandescent gas
mantles.
G.. How long have men ridden
A While no date is recorded, it is
probable that men have ridden horse
back for about 5000 years.
Q. From what country was the to-
mato plant imported to the United
States?-H. N. A.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that the vegetable we know as
the tomato was not imported into
this country, but is an improved va
riety of a native tomato plant.
Q. How many one-room school
houses are there in the United States
Il ". s.
A. The bureau of education saws
that at the present time there are
175,455 one-room schoolhouses in the
United States.
@. Of what kind of wood are good
violins made IN. M.
A. The under surface or back of a