Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05

@. Was the. United States a, signer
OF the treaty which Germany violated
when she invaded BelEium:-E. L.
A. The United States was not sig
natory to the treaty guaranteeing the
neutrality OF Belgium, which was
signed April 10, 1899. by the following
nations: Austria, France. Great Brit
ain, Prussia, Russia, Belgium.
Q. How are pear, apple and cherry
trees dwarfed?-E. K.
A. To dwarf q pear tree 1t should be
grated into q ounce root. Apples
should be grated either on q paradise
or q Doricin stock. Cherries. peaches
and plums are dwarfed by pruning,
including little root pruning If
Mahaleb stock.
@. How much butter fat and water
must there be In a pound of butter?
w. w.
A. Butter must contain at least SO
per cent Of fat and not over 1s per
cent water.
Q. Is ancient Hebrew spoken in
Jerusalem?-G. e. w.
A. Owing TO the efforts of Ben Ye-
hudah, an enthusiast for Jewish ma
tionalism. the ancient Hebrew is be-
ing revived. This language was not
spoken even SO late az the time of
Christ. IN those days the inhabitants
Of Judea spoke Aramaic. For more
than forty years Ben Yehudah
worked. Besides all his propaganda in
the schools, in the press and on the
platform he set to work on a tremen-
~, lA~ t,A TO-
umes, almost as great work as the
great Oxford Dictionary, on which a
corps of English scholars have been
at work for generation. He died
with that work uncompieted. but SC
far advanced that his disciples car
the Holy Land now speak Hebrew and
are proud to call 1t Their mother
tongue" The British government
/ which holds a mandate over Palestine
| under the treaty of Versailles, recog.
! nizes Hebrew as an official language
and publishes a Hebrew copy Of al
legal governmental papers.
@. Does America build the major.
fly of locomotives and coaches usee
on English and continental railways
H. n. A.
A. The Railway Car Manufactur.
ers' ASSOCIATION says that this is not
IIuc we have III the past, dHO
doubtless in the future will continue
to build q considerable amount OF
railroad equipment for certain Euro.
pean countries, but we must every
where meet the competition of Eng.
lish and continental builders"
@. Are scallops dredged with d net
or rakcd like oysters, and do they
have shells?-S. A. E.
a. Bay scallops are dredged with
a dredge that has an iron frame with
with nets. Scallops do have shells.
@. Does a windmill pump water
on the down stroke or the up stroke?
G. H. S.
A. Whether windmill pumps
water on the down stroke or the W
stroke depends entirely on the type
of pump. Usually deep we'll pump
pumps on the up stroke.
@. Has the United States a bust
ness representative in India?-M. E. B.
A. James Z. Miller, 81 Old Court
House street, Calcutta. is the United
States Trade Commissioner for India
Q. Does a road over private land
ever become a public road?--B. b. X
become a public roao after 1t has
been used for twenty years or more
by the public. The owner of the land
can close the road at any time before
the expiration OF this twenty years.
O. What is the nature Of the blood
less operation that DR.. Lorenz per-
forms?-C. NICK.
T A. DR.. Lorenz specializes In ortho-
pedic surgery. After years Of study
he developed his so-calied blood ess''
method of reducing congenital dfsio-