The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-18

possible, and Unfair 20 n ShC
intentions might be.
I can SAP this much. tho, II
for a iconan TO continually IN
amusement. II you ipere Old 4
10 hare complimentary ticket,
be ont of place for her 10 iRp
stance she might inrite you Il
friends, II she icishes TO cont
care 10 reeiprocdte, yon IN tur
to the thedter.
The conventions hare brod
because Of iroRdn's nelc pldc
comes most difficult TO dralo {
What nation invented the needle
Needles q stone, bronze. and
bones ,ccre used hy prehistoric maH
RoHe needles teith eyes arc found
"a fke reindeer cares OF France
and lake Dwellings, o. central En-
rope. AncieHt Egyptians naHsi have
had rcry fine needles IN order fol
erecufc tie delicate embroidery
they produced Yomer describes
embroidcries Ordinary needles ana
Surgeons needles hate been r. ID
in the ruins Of PorpeiL The Cht-
ncsc arc belicreS 10 hare been the
first 20 use needles o. steel. and
these Implements tCcre brought tntol
Europe D. the Moors- BY 1910 the
| eedlc- making industry ircs esfab-
, shed IN Nuremberg. Tbs maua-
lecture Of needles trns fdkeH up on
iarcc scale IN England dariae the
reign Of Queen Elizabeth.
What Is hydrocynnic acId7
A coloriess HQtid iehich soldifies
az degrees. r.. to fedfherv oTys-
tolls. and bciis az 80 degrees rs
specific gravity "a about OF. 10
Z ssstsssoiir,s freely a. snafer. forming
liquid tchicA rcddcHs i = ii;t-.s..- pdpsr
SLIGHTLY 10 % ore Of the riof
prompt ard tirKient poiscns knotrn.
Very dhnte hydrocyanfc ocid "a FIRE..
QSeniIg ascd incidentally as a POI
erfaI sedGfirc and dnfi-irriidH,.
especially 70 clay cough
What Is French eoffec7 How II
II prepared7 Also Turkish coffee7
French coffee 10 uttered or per
cclGfeG coffee. The coffee e placed
"a sirdiner. sfyais>r IN coffee-pof.
and pot on the range. Add crada-
oily boiling irafer and ofIotc 10 10
fIier. Cover befsrecn additions OF
trater. Turkish coffee 70 made OF
i. hall pwirert=cd coffes and half
sugar. This Is boiled together ard
serred without cream Aiioto the
sediment 10 settle at tho bottom Of
the cups before drinking.
Is IL permissible 70 vrito 70 pris-
oners at penitsntiariss: Is their
mall censored7
Yes, prisoners are aHoiosd 10 re-
ccire mail; al raG1 Il strictly CEN
sored. Most prisons furnish the IN
mates nth stationery. Regulations
dffer az the different insiifutions.
Information on the rries Of q par
tieaiar insfitafion can aItcovs De
obtained from the irarden IN
charge.
How can a rhinestone ring be
cleaned and polished7
Wash With soap ard tcofcr, but
take care that no ircter gets behind
The setting. Then polish Nth a
chaHlois and Hitic rouge.
What are the average salaries OF
university professors7
They rorU totdciv according 10
the size Of The college. IA rule.
the salaries are around three fnou-
sand dollars in fairly good sized
insfitHfioH.
How many ex.serpice men are
under treatment now In veterans
bureau hospitals?
approximately asg00.
What does the expression, "there
was more Samson than Solomon in
him" mean?
That his physical ability ,eas
greater than his mental ability.
Samson ieas noted for his great
strength, aud soromon for his fris-
dom.
What flower IA known as the
Rose Of Heir?
A fioioer fhcs blooms on tree
Of great sfse and strength cropin0
on the sides Of Mount Aqua. high
peak near the roIc1no Of Fae0o
among the mountains Of Central
America. The blossom measures
about ~ inches across. 70 gets ITS
name from the fact that the In
dams believe that the crater Of this
roIcano 10 the entrance 10 he'll and
that the fIoioer IL a native o. that
region. The Hoieer is dark brolrn
IN color.
How can paper white narcissus"
and the Chinese sacred lily" be
made 70 bloom each winter.
They cannot be made TO bloom
each piHfer. These plants do not
do i1efi in this climate and have
10 BE- forced. hfter blooming ono
seasoH IN r1ter. they must BE-
planted IA good soil and iciH not
bloom again until tho second sed.
son. The bulbs arc 80 cheap that
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