Evening star., 1924-09-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

/, miles. direct, or 200 miles wfnding,-
\ traverses an exceedingly rocky pre-
| cipltous path, until it falls into the
north end Of Dead Sea. The river
| throughout Its course is exceedingly
| swallow In the dry season. The aver
age width is from 80 to so yards. At
Its mouth 1t is 1s0 yards wide. Tho
plain OF the Jordan Is subject to
great inundations. during the. rainy
| season. The total fall of the river
| from its rise to its mouth at the Dead
Sea. which Is 1912 feet below sea
level, is 2,30o feet.
Q. At what time in the Fall is it
safe to trim soft maple trees?-
A. Soft maple trees may be
trimmed late in the Fall after the
growth has stopped for the Winter.
Q. What is amber?-D. A,
A. Amber is fossil resin Of vege-
table origin. 1t is found in great
quantities along the coasts of the
Baltic Sea. Pieces have been found
occasionally weighing II to 1s
pounds. :
O. What is the best insuiator FOR
ice?-J. H. F. .-..+
n. Inc bureau OF StandarQS says
wood is the best insulator. How
ever. it is as impossible to keep an
Ice box could without melting the ice
as 1t would be to keep a stove hot
without burning coal. OF course, an
Ice box should be so constructed as
to prevent the heat from the outside
getting into the inferior of the box.
Q. Give a short biography of the
life Of Pastor RusseIl.-D. "
A. Charles T. Russell was born at
Pittsburgh, Pa, February 16, 1852,
died October 81, 1915. In early life
he was a Congregationalist, but be-
came an Independent preacher and
advanced a new theory of Bible
Of the wicked and the imminence of
the 1,000-year millennium foretold in
the Book of Revelation. It Is said
that he had over $4,000 adherents to
his doctrines, and that 100000
copies of his writings on the Bible
were sold.
Q. Please tell me how to water
proof the back of an old Brussels
rug.-M. W..
A In order to waterproof textiles
1t is necessary to soak them in the
waterproofing solution for several
hours. This would prove impractical
for carpet. We would suggest that
you give the back of the carpet one
grade of varnish being sure to let
the hrst coat dry thoroughly before
the second is applied.
Q. What is the verse that includes
the line, "If / can't pay, why 1 can
owe"?-A C. E.
A. The line is from a stanza in
Heywood's BE Merry Friends" which
reads: Let the world slide, let the
world go: A fig for care and a fig
for woe! If l can't pay, why / can
owe, and death makes equal the high
and low"
Q. What ingredients are there in
gumdrops "A. NJ. A.
A. Gumdrops are made of granu-
lated sugar. water, gum arabic, flaw
oring and coloring.
@. Has the constitutionality Of the
eighteenth amendment been tested in
the courts?-L w. A
A. The United States Supreme
Court on June Z, 1920, handed down
a decision in the case of G. G. Demp-
sey and c. Feigenspan, plaintiffs, in
which it sustained the constitu-
tionality of the eighteenth amendment.
". "Hen Was lHc lusl iilci ho
tional yacht race sailed?-G. NJ.
A. The first race took place August
g. 1851, when the Americans yacht
"America" defeated the British yacht
Aurora" by eighteen minutes.
Q. For what part Of his Guild Hall
speech in England was Admiral Sims
reprimanded by William Howard
Taft, who was President at that
time?- f.
A. The particular part of Admiral
Sims speech referred to was: IF the
time ever comes when the British
empire is seriously menaced by an
external enemy, it is my opinion that
you can count upon every man, every
dollar, every drop Of blood OF your
kindred across the sea-"
O. What is the value OF an ounce
A. The mint value Of gold does not
fluctuate, but remains constant at
$2067 per ounce of pure gold. The
unit in weighing gold is the troy
ounce.
O. To what people is the term
"Greaser" applied?-O. H. P.
A. In the southwestern part OF the
United States a Mexican is often
called a "Greaser," just as an Italian
may be referred to as a Guinea" in
the East.
Q. What combination OF cards
will count rs and 26 in cribbage?-
8. G. A
A There are no combinations OF
cards in cribbage which will total
rs or 26.r
@. What city in Africa is the
largest?-L N. R
A. Cairo, the capital OF Egypt, is
the largest city in Africa
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