Evening star., 1924-07-05
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC ). HAsKIN

Q. In the balloting for a nomine.
for President. how does it happier
that half votes are cast?-M. /.
a. The number of total votes II
the convention is fixed, being appor.
toned among the states according I,
q dennite plan. The number of dele
gates to a convention, however, is Z
matter left to tho discretion of tn,
state represented. From a state with
thirty votes. there may be sixty dele
gates with a half vote each. In thi!
way votes may even be divided int
1ourths, ffths or other fractions.
9: Which takes the most heat u
melt gold, silver or copper?-A. L. s
A. The geological survey says tina
eoIo meIts at heat of 1,083 degree.
esn.israde, silver melts at $50 de
I'os3 degrees centigrade.
~ How much butter fat shouIt
cream contain that is sold to :
creamery?-R. H.
a. The Department Of Agriculture
says that about 80 per cent butter IA
rs recommended standard for the de
livery OF cream to a creamery. II IN,
test Is lower, there is less skimmet
mix left for use on the farm and the
cream Is more apt to sour.
s Q Where is the Emerald Buddha?-
, A. This Buddha is in the Wat Phra
Neo, one OF the most remarkable
pasodas in Siam, situated in Banskok
bangkok contains about 39S Buddhis,
watts or temples.
u Are the white elephants ot
Siam a breed or are they albinos,N
c. II. Ao'iios -
A. These animals are albinos. and
are noI really pure white. They are
covered with yellow splotches, due tc
why is it no longer possible
70 ouy sheet music at a price lover
tnan that marked on the covert M.
A. The Federal Trade Commission
mas investigated the practice Of sell
ing sheet music at a discount, and as
a result has ruled that the price
printed on the music shall he naid
Tor H. This will not result, however
IN higher price to the general public
as leading music publishers have con
sented to mark their output at the
price they think it should bring
.hat Is, one e,third less than the price
oppCdfc On the music
Q. Did the people of southern
Europe have any knowledge in the
middle ages concerning the voyages
TO this continent made by the Morse.
men?-N. w. %
A. 1t is improbable that south
Europeans had any knowledge OF
these transatlantic voyages of dfscov-
cry.
Q. Can you tell me if in Lincoln's
day, for example. long addresses
We're published in full. as in the case
OF Senator Harrisons and Representa-
tive Burton's speeches?-w. N. G.
A. Four New York papers pub
lIshed in full Lincoln's Cooper Union
Address"
Q. What hens have laid more than
200 eggs in a year in an oficial con.
test?-W. r. c.
A. The Department of Aericu,tur.
says that at the Vineland. n. j.. law
ing contest there is sol egeer-
White Rock hen. At the PuyalIup
western Washington. laying contest
mere are several 800 eggers. nearly
stated that one laid 33s eggs. This
is supposed to be the highest ofTicia]
record OF any egg-laying contest
Q. What is the origin of Boston
baked beans and their place on New
England breakfast menus?-H. f.. B.
A. In the absence of positive in
formation on the subject this con-
lecture is offered: In the early DAYS
of the Plymouth colony people did
their baking in brick ovens. These
ovens were heated on Saturday and
enough baking for the week was
done at that time. AS the oven cooled
off the temperature was just right
for beans, which need long. slow
cooking, SO they were thus ready to
be eaten on Saturday night and were
probably put back into the oven to
keep hot and these were eaten for
breakfast on Sunday morning. Many
New England people reheat them and
eat them for breakfast each morning
until they are gone. and some people
who bake them on Wednesday con-
tinue to serve them for breakfast
each morning until the Saturday
beans are baked. In northern New
England beans have been baked from
time immemorial in a hole in the
ground, the hole having first been
lined with stones and the stones made
very hot with fire built in the hole.
In lumber camps the beans are usu-
ally put in to bake the night before
they are to be served for breakfast
@. Has the Navy Department a
complete file of documents concern
ing it's own history?-T. A q.
A. 1t has a large but incomplete
journals, pictures or other docu-
mentary material of historical in
terest concerning the Navy. who is
willing to give or lend them, should
forward them to the superintendent,
Office of naval records. Navy Depart
ment, Washington, D. c.
O. What becomes of unclaimed ex-
press packages?-B. E. NJ.
A. The American Express Company
says that unclaimed packages are
sold after one year, in order that
the express company can obtain the
amount of money that was used in
the shipping of that particular pack
age.
O. A friend of mine maintains that
the first American citizen President
of the United States was Martin Van
Buren,, and it was decided to leave
the matter to you for decision.-w. J.
A. Martin Van Buren, was the first
President of the United States who
was not born a British subject. All
of his predecessors, of necessity, had
been American citizens, but President
Van Buren was born an American
citizen.
Q. How long is Sandy Hook?-M. j.
A. Sandy Hook is a peninsula run
ming six miles north from the coast
of New Jersey and partly inclosing
lower New York. Bay.
Q. What does "B'nai Birth" mean?
j. P. E.
A. The expression "Bnai Birth"
means Sons of the Covenant. This
of German Jews has for
it's purpose the moral Improvement
of its members. 1t was established
in the United States in 1s43.
Q. What acid will dissolve a dia-
G.
A. The geological survey says that
there Is no acid which will do this.
@. What is the origin of the term
turned turtle"?--S. 8. S.