Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. Will stone soak up water
I'D. G.
A. The Geological Survey says that
some kinds of stone are quite porous
and will absorb considerable guam
titles of water, while some marbles
and grantees are practically i'm
pervious to moisture.
Q. What are the Sayings OF the
Seven Wise n?''-W. A. II.
A. The Sayings of the Seven Wise
Men" are the notices which were in
scribed in the Temple Of Apollo at
Delphi and were KNOW myself" by
Simon of Athens; Consider the End, .
Child of Sparta; "Suretyship is the
precursor of ruin" Thales of Miletos;
Most men are bad" Bias of Priene;
avoid excess" Cleobulus Of Lindus;
'Know thine opportunity" by Pity
Gus of Milene; Nothing is impossible
to industry" by Fernandez of Corinth.
Q. What is meant by the balance OF
trade?-G. BID.
A. The balance of trade is the diff
ference between the value of the to-
tai imports and the total exports OF
a country.
Q. Is Edna Lyall living IN. J. NJ.
A. Ada Ellen Bayly, who wrote IN
der the name Edna LyalI, died in 1909.
Q. How many members of the A. L.
f. married French girls?-M. E.
A. The War Department says that
1909 American soldiers were married
in France during the war.
Q. Did David Starr Jordan, former
president of Leland Stanford Univer-
sity, work his way through college?
M. w. Z.
A. He did, and is proud of it. lie
had little money when he Joined the
first class that entered Cornell Uni
verSity, but he managed to pay his
way through college by waiting on
table, huSking corn, taking care OF
lawns, digging bitches and tutoring.
Speaking of the manner in which he
financed himself, Jordan once said.
"A young man is not worth educath'@
who cannot work through college
that way"
@. Is it true that a toad can live
for months without air?-C. q. y.
A. During the Winter season, when
it is in a state of Information, q toad
may live for hours, perhaps days,
without air. In the Summer time,
when it's system is active, it will die
In a few moments if deprived of air.
Q. What is the difference between
sterilization and paSteurization OF
mike. o. o.
A. Sterilization is process by
which the temperature of milk is
raised high enough or maintained
long enough to DESTROY all germs and
spores. This method is seldom en-
ployed because it gives the milk a
-tr,yrv- fzE,f ion i1A
temperature used is high enough only
to destroy most germs. including di-
SeaSe germs, such as those of tuber-
culoSis and typhoid.
O. What is the difference between
a hand-played and a machine played
roll?-S. j. B.
A. A Machine played roll for a
player piano is one which is cut by
a machine according to the notes, not
being played at all. hand-played
roll is played by a musician, and then
cut, thus incorporating the variation
nf the human touch.
O. If vegetables become scorched
what should be done?-C. c.
A. Plunge the container in which
they are cooking into cold water. Al
low to stand a moment Remove the
vegetable, being careful not to take
uD any Oh II WHICH Cllu5S 70 tAc pan
Q. How many free negroes werc
there in the United States at the be-
ginning of the Civil War?
A. There were 3S7,970 free negroes
and 3,953,760 slaves in this country in
1861.
Q. Which of Thomas Moran's
paintings are in the Capitol of the
United States?-C. q. 4.
A The Grand Canyon of the Vel
lowStone" and the "Chasm of tho
Colorado" are the Moran paintings
hung in the Capitol. The United
States Government paid $4,000 each
for them.