Evening star., 1924-10-28

| berland in the National forests
f. F, s
A. The Government sells only the
timber standing on the stump. 1t a.
/ lows the cutting of the mature. Do
cadent or diseased trees only and pre-.
serves the smaller and younger tim
Der for continued growth.
Q. When was the oil boom In Cal
fornia III. s.
a. The first production of oil in
California occurred in 1876. There
was a rise in the production in 1Sga
but the largest production came in
1902.
Q. Is the Yule log part OF tn
English celebration of Christmas
r. o.
A. The custom of burning the Yula
log on Christmas eve is not generally
observed in England The custom
is still followed in some of the rural
sections. 1t is more prevalent in the
Scandinavian countries.
Q. Please give directions for col
oring a Pipes. j. W.
A. Ordinarily, the pipe is boiled
for coloring in a preparation of wax
which is absorbed, and a thin coat
ing of wax is held on the surface OF
the pipe, and made to take a high
polish. Under the wax is retained
the oil of tobacco, which is absorbed
by the pipe, and its hue grows dark
er in proportion to the tobacco used.
A meerschaum pipe at first should be
smoked very slowly, and before a
second bowlful is lighted the pipe
should cool off. This is to keep the
wax as far up on the bowl as pos
sible, and rapid smoking will over
heat, driving the wax off and leav-
n mir dr. rd A
pipe should never be smoked OUT
doors in extremely cold weather.
Q. Exactly what is meant by a
gentile2-F. r..
A The term gentle has different
meanings among different peoples.
To the Jews. it is one of non-Jew
ish nation or non-Jewish faith; with
the Christians, one neither a Jew
nor a Christians heather; in India
nom n-Mohammedan; among Mormons,
non-Mormons.
Q. When and where was the first
mail carried between towns in the
United States?-M. +. H.
A. The first mail on the American
continent started from New York for
Boston, January l, 1873.
Q. What Official rank did a chaplain
of the Revolutionary Army hold?-
D. r. c.
a. The War Department says that
an act of the Continental Congress,
passed July 8, 1875, provided that d
chaplain be appointed for each regi-
ment in the Continental Army, and
that their allowance be increased to
$33--a month. The rank held by chap
pains in the American Army during
the Revolutionary War has not been
ascertaned, nor has it been ascer
tanned whether the rank was the
same for all chaplains in the Con-
tinental Army at any given time, or
whether the rank differed in the
States that furnished troops for that
war.
@. We catch fish in a pond near
our farm in which there are pine
logs. These fish seem to taste of
turpentine. If fish can absorb turpen-
tine, why don't fish living in salt
water taste salty?--J. 4. G.
a. The Bureau of Fisheries says
that this is result of physiological
and chemical assimilation. 1t can
be likened to the fact that when
iodine is applied to human beings
some systems absorb it SO readily
that ii can be tasted. Others absorb
it slowly and imperceptibly.
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