Evening star., 1924-11-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

wooden club then washing in cold
water The black outer skin is re
moved with u knife, again washed
| and spread on Il board to dry in the
open air. with the white shiny skin
| turned outward. To prevent shriye1-
ing or shrinking, the bladders must
be fastened 10 a drying board. The
best quality of isinelass comes from
sounds that are dried in the sun.
After drying, the sound is again
moiStened with warm water and the
interior shiny skin is removed b.
hammering or rubbing. Finally, it Is
rolled between two polished iron
rollers.
Q. Was Beethovan deaf at the
time of his death?-R. c.
a. Beethoven was hard of hearing
as early as his thrtieth year nd
was totally deaf for years before hts
death. When dying his last wor1s
were Il shall hear now"
| Q. Do animals live as long in n
! tIvity as in their native State?1~
| +. c. c.
a. II is not possible to make ar
| absolute comparison, but il is known
! that foxes and monkeys are so fret
| ful in captivity that there lives ara
materially shortened, while elephants.
! snakes and turtles do not seem Ia
| suffer from captivity.
! Q. Why is the expression SAT-,
as the Bank OF England used"
| A NJ. l..
/ \. The Bank Of England was it.-
/ corporated in 1894, and from its out
I set has been closcI! connected with
the English government. The reA
serHe Of its banking department Il
I always in coin or In notes agaIu>@
/ which there is coin living in the ssuA
| department Of the bank. Since it 6
| through the Bank of England tn
other banks clear" many Of the~t
| keep their reserve lying as depuSI-
in it. rather than in their own banks.
1t is essential, therefore. 10 the Sta
| bility of all banks in that countr.
! that the Bank of England shall a
ways be possessed of coin, and cvc:.
be able to pay on demand. all checks
Of depositors or notes that may b.
! presented TO il.
Q. How many parts are there IL
| Ford cart r. J.
/ A. The Ford Motor Co says tha-
| there are from 2,400 TO $500 parts
in Ford touring car.
| Q. In the word .'vis-a-vis is the
| first - sounded2-B. T. W.
| \. The first ''s" is sounded tte
word being pronounced as if spelled
| "yee-za-yee.'
@. How much OF the gold produced
! is used in coinage p. T. d.
( A. About onc-fourth Of the annual
, production of gold is used for money
! the remaining three-fourths being
consumed in dentistry, in the art
such as jewelry, gliding and gold lea
work, and the making up of the ar
nual loss from various causes.
! Q. What books are known as the
worlds great Literary Bibles p
( y. p n.
| A There are few books so prt
eminent for content and style THAI
I they have been called The LiterarE
Bibles" They are the "Iliad' and
/ Odyssey" of Homer, THE Divin-
Comedy" of Dante, the create
dramas of Shakespeare and Goethe's
| Faust" Each of these embodies
| the ideals of race, or an age, or Z
| civilization.
| Q. Are men afflicted with STAN
| mering as much as women?-H- T. Il.
A. Statistics show that the pro
portion of males to females is TO :.
Q. Is South America directly
south Of North America p. W NJ
A. Almost all OF South America IS
east of North America in Ion gitude.
| The extreme western coast of South
| America is directly south Of Florida.
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