Evening star., 1924-05-02
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN

O." On what date did the federal
troops enter Alexandria, Va, at the
beginning Of the civil warHT. C. :
A They entered duNng the night
OF May 1924. 1861, and the city was
taken. on the cath. ~ 49, t,~57.s.
O., How. can q panama hat, be
cleaned?-C.. =. Z. ii. :. .,si 81. =
T A. A mixture OF three parts ben
zine to one part magnesia,- applied
with a small brush. is a successful
cleaner for panamx hats. Scrubbing
with soap and water Is also effective,
rinsing and wfping each. small area
as washed. a'a- g.. .r--
@. What is the difference. between
guardian and a trustee2-M ST..
= A. A guardian is always an actual
person, while a trustee may be a
person or" an artificial creation such
as trust company or other oorpo-
ration: 80 49, ''- 80 -
@. Why won't trees grow well in a
town where soft coal smoke and, coal
dust are in evidence?-D. w. T: 49,.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that soft coal smoke deposits
4 coating of carbon and coal ash
upon the leaves of trees which inter
OF the breathing pores of leaves.
Smooth-leaved trees, such as ever
greens, suffer most because OF the
coal-smoke deposit that lies in close
contact with the leaf surface. The
other trees prevent the forming Of a
compact coating over the leaf sur
faces. Such trees endure smoky
atmosphere much longer.
@. Has Princeton University al
ways been so-calied?-J. Z. IL.
p A. When chartered in. 1746 this
school was known as the College of
New Jersey, and was located at
Elizabethtown. It was moved TO
Princeton in 1856. but 1t was not un-
til October %, 1884, that the corpo-
rate title was changed to Princeton
University. Ill =, .-,-..s. II
O. How many Irishmen fought for
England in the world war?--E. t.
A. A >, total of 275.5s2 Irishmen
from Ireland served lin the British
army and navy, according to the
Irish National Bureau. This was So
per cent of Ireland's total population,
@. What are the requirements for
jury service EN- M. S.
A To serve on a grand jury man
must be twenty-one years Of. age, but
read, write and understand English:
must. be a citizen of, the United
States and a resident of the county
within which the jury is to act ana
must not have been convicted or any
crime involving moral turpitude.
O. From what part OF the tree is
figured walnut made al IL
A. In the average tree the only
place that a decided figure Is found
is in the stump. Figured walnut Is
also made from large grow this, known
as burls. which may be found occa-
sionally on the trees. All these pieces
of wood are used as veneers
Dust what constitutes a fam
tly?-F. T. s.
A. The term family as used by the
whether related by blood or not, VINO
live together as one household, usu-'
ally sharing the same taple' one
person living alone is counted ram
ily,. and, on the other hand'- az tne
occupants of a hotel, boarding house
mr. lodging house, if that is their
usual place of abode, and all the IN
mates Of an institution, however hu-
merous, are treated as constituting
single family. The private or naturaI
family commonly, comprises huspaho'
wife and children, -
O. Are there mountains more than
4 mile high in New YORK -. w. D.
A" Marcy, a peak of the aaron
GackS, with an elevation OF o,o19 49,
ia the only. mountain in New YORK
state that is mile or more IN height.-
O How long have they been hav-.
ing golf tournaments In Eng iano 3
F. B. L g;
A The arst British open tourna--,
Ic rnd, in lSbl and tne nGSL
amateur in. 1886 The frst British
women's tournament took place IN
1888 'z.-e9 - ''r@'i -'n- .-T:t
@ why aren't clouds frozen when
In an atmosphere below s2'?-H.
: A The weather bureau says that
clouds in an atmosphere whose tenn
is below 32' generally do
consist of particles Of snow.
@. Is Neufchatef cheese a cream
L, -=.-.
A. Neufchatel cheese Is not listed
as a cream cheese. since cream cheese
is usually made from milk having
about 6-per ceHt fat, while Neut utcnatel
cheese is made from milk having
only per cent fat
O. What is the Greek equivalent
for Lord have mercy upon US, which
Is used in church Services?--F. r.
A. The Creek translation for this
expression is "Kyrie Eleison.
Q. What foods will add iron to the
G. R.
A. Foods rich In iron are dried
lima beans, dried navy beans, beef
teak, eggs, entire wheat grain, oat-
meal, dried peas, prunes, raisins and
spinach.
o. If colored man went to. the
North Pole with Admiral Peary, what
was his name9--E. A. .''''a..E',.5 4
A. One member of. the Peary party
was Matthew A.. Henson, colored
man.
Q: what is meant by <rousins-ger-
man 20. E
A. cousins-serman are first eous-
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Q. What is the, story about the. Sc
BOY rebellion being caused by the,
sepoys being forced to. eat neat!-J.
.. n. -. r. i. \
A. Sepoys ars the, native British
indian soldiers. In religion they are
for the most; part Mohanmedan and:
Brahman. One considers the cow
sacred, the other is not pc rmitted to
eat pork. The Enfield rifles which.
were put in the hands OF the esepoys
had cartridges: CREASED, with, tallow
and lard. st, was necessary for the
soldiers to bite these cartridges with
their teeth On May 10, 1887, the Sc
poys rnutinied in Meerut, when native
troops rose and liberated some of,
their comrades who had been imprfs-
oned for refusing to handle the Eng.
Iish cartridges. +'s s''''".@-. I
@. What Is it'-in the waters of
some rivers and springs that petrifiesI
wood ?---R. A. Re-. !. -. g 49,: !:
A The bureai, OF chemistry says
that 1t is the lime salts, and. in some,
instances, silica, in the waters of
some rivers and springs that petri-:
6es wood. - ! - 1