Evening star., 1924-09-03

and the psychoanalysts use the term
| In a more restricted sense. To them
| a complex is an abnormal condition
| resulting from an individuals at
| tempt to repress his attitude toward
a group of associated ideas and to
drive the whole complex out of
consciousness. This congests and
raises the potential energy of the
complex and results in a trouble
making mental twist.
| Q. How long dc bees liveo-J. II.
| A. Working bees and drones are
| supposed to live from one to nine
months, while the life of the queen
bee is rarely more than three years.
Q. Who was Chief Standing Bear?
j. F.. NJ
A. Chief Standing Bear was a Pom
] ca chief. The Ponca tribe of Indians
is now located in Oklahoma and
Nebraska.
O. In what foods is calcium found
| and what is its function?-F. r
A. Calcium is found in the following
| foods: Cauliflower, celery, buttermilk,
spinach. cheese, milk. cabbage. string
| beans, carrots, blackberries. strawber-
RES, onions, figs, tomatoes, lemon Juice,
| dried beans, eggs, beets, fresh peas, oat-
meal, prunes, raisins, potatoes, whole
| wheat bread, white bread, lean beef and
| cornmeal. Calcium helps to build bones
| and teeth.
@. When should poultry flock be
culled w. c.
A If a single systematic culling is
made it should be done in August or
September At this time it is easier to
estimate the relative value of a hen as
an egg producer and to weed out poor
| II ia hest hOUevpr n CnIl
| whenever discovered. any hen which is
/ sick, which is very thin, or which shows
| evidences of non-production, weakness
or poor vitality.
| O. Wat will take paint spots of
| linoleum?-P. r. o.
A. To remove paint from linoleum
| saturate the spot with equal parts of
turpentine and spirits of ammonia, then
wash with warm soapsuds.
Q. What star is the most distant?-
/ B. NJ.
A. The Naval Observatory says
there is no one star that is known as
| the most distant. Prof Harlow
Shapley of Harvard College Observa-
tory has recently discussed a nebu-
lous area in the sky in which are
some exceedingly faint stars: and
! these stars, according TO Prof. Shap-
|
earth something like 100000 light
years. light year is equal to o.
| S75, 900, 100000 miles
Q. How many people were killed
| by automobiles last year?-L Y. X
| A. The National Safety Council
says that the number of automobile
! Fatalities for the year 1923 in the
| United States has not yet been ac-
| curately determined, but the latest
| estimates place it at 1900, with an
additional 1.750 which occurred at
grade crossings. making an approx
mate total of 17,450. This averages
! between AZ and 4s per day.
| Q. What animals furnish the most
food to man in proportion to the feed
| they requre?-A NJ
a. The Department of Agriculture
| says that considering the amount of
food for humans produced by the ami
| mails from the food raised on an acre
! Of land, the dairy COW leads all 9TH
ers. Next to the dairy COW in food
production from the yield on an acre
of land comes the hog.
Q. How many people can attend
meetings in Madison Square Garden
| F. H
A. The seating capacity of Madison
| Square Garden. set for boxing con
| test or meeting. is approximately
| $4,000. When it is set without floor
chairs, the capacity is approximately
| 5000.
| Q. Was there a time when preachers
were applauded?-E. G. T
| A. EuseoiuS says that Paul of Sa-
| mosata encouraged the congregation
to applaud his preaching by waving
linen cloths, and in the fourth and
fifth centuries applause of the efforts
| of popular preachers was customary.
The reverential spirit of worshipers.
| however. gradually led to the aboli-
| tion of applause.
| @. When was the Cunard Line
| founded?-W. o. H.
A. Samuel Cunard in 1899 Joined
| with George Burns and David McIver
| in founding the British and North
| American Royal Mail Steamship
Packet Company. From this the
present Cunard Steamship Company
was evolved. The first ship of the
| company, "Britannia,' made its first
voyage in 1910.
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