Evening star., 1924-03-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

| known to the world. The actual dis
| covery and isolation of quinine is to
be ascrihed to the French chemists
phe1Ietier ihai,sh and caventon in 1920. al
ceeded In isolating the febrifuge
principle which was practically
| quinine in 1916.
Q. What is the French name for
| canned goose liver and how are the
livers prepared?-C. P. G.
A Foie gras is the French term
70 for goose liver. One of the. most
| France, is the scientific fattening of
| geese for the enlargement of their
| iivers. The birds are kept in special
| coops which prevent their taking
exercise and are fed to the limit OF
their capacities. Foie gras is i'm
| ported in jars or tins in four forms
| foie gras au naturel, pate de foie
| gras, rurie de foie gras and saucisson
de foie gras.
! Q. VIII loadstone attract through
a vacuum? win it lose strength from
with steel?-A. NJ. E.
A. Loadstone will attract through a
vacuum and will lose its strength
from constant use, If brought in con-
\ tact with steel.
O. What is the origin of the ex-
| preston ito exchange new lamps for
| old"?- A. NJ.
A. This expression refers to the
l story of Aladdin and his wonderful
lamp. A magician obtained this mar
| velous, lamp by offering a new one
TO Aladdin's wife in exchange.
! q. What are the strongholds Of
Great Britain?-T. r.
! A: The strongholds of Great Britain
| include London, Portsmouth and
1 h a N nj fnr n
| Q. Why are the boots of a cavalry
| man turned backward when attached
! to the saddle OF his horse in the fun
| eral procession?-E. n. T.
| A. This custom has come to US from
other countries and the Significance
of 1t is that the owner has ended
his march,"
Q. What color Is the Poland China
hog?-T. NJ. w.
/ A. The color of the Poland China
pig is black with six white markings.
Q. It is not a fact that wild ducks
| as well as geese Will fly in ""
| shaped formation when moving south
in the fall?-D. o.
A. While ducks do frequently fly In
| a ''V'-shaped formation, this is not
an invariable custom.
| O. What is the legend about bird
| removing thorns from the crown
placed on the head of Christ?-T. B.
a. The medieval legend Is that the
| crossbill, bird of the family of
| fnches, whose bill is peculiarly
! formed. enabling it TO extract sub
| stances deeply Embedded. worked at
| the thorns sef Christ's crown, seeking
10 extract them, and its plumage be-
| came stained with blood For this
! act of mercy it was blessed by the
| dying Savior.
Q. Why Is the Black sea said to be
different from all other seas?-B. F. P.
A. The existence of sulphuretted
hydrogen in great quantities below
precipitation of ca.cium carbonate
| and the stagnant nature of its deep
| waters serve to make the Black sea
unique. The depths of this sea are
| lfeless. Another popularity is that
| twenty-five and fifty fathoms which
| is colder than the deeper water. This
is because the deep water Is saltier
. than the surface water and practical
1! iy motionless In wintertime the
| surface water reaches freezing point
and in the spring sinks to the top
, of the saline deeper water.
| O, What proportion of it's income
does q firm spend in advertising?-
| E. II. NJ.
| A. Each kind of business Is pecul-
| lar to itself The Gould Advertising
| Agency says that comparatively
small department store may not spend
more than 2 per cent for advertising.
| A large one will spend per cent.
while the very big stores spend ard
| per cent for advertising.
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