Evening star., 1924-11-01

| Q. What Is the difference between
| Plymouth Notch. VT, and Plymouth
UnIon?-P. T. F..
! A. The section of the town where
President Coolidge's father lives is
! known locally as Plymouth Notch
| Plymouth Union is the other village
in the town.
Q. What is regarded as the finest
! Christian mosaic?-T. B. B.
| A. Christ Enthroned," in the Church
of Santa Pudenziana, Rome, is so re-
garded by most critics.
Q. Is it true that feeding canary
birds certain food%will deepen their
color?-C. K.
! A. The color of canaries may be
deepened or intensified by certain foods
given during the moting season. Tu-
meric, marigold flowers, saffron. cochi-
| neal, annatto, mustard seed and other
agents rich in natural color are often
used for the purpose. Weak and old
birds should not be experimental
| upon.
@. What is the greatest number of
innings played in one game OF base
ball. without either team scoring?-
T.S
A. The performance of the Wash
( ington and Detroit teams July Is
| 1909, when they played 13 innings
| without either side scoring, is the
record Of the major leagues.
Q. Where are coral islands found?-
c. f.. D.
| A. Coral islands. formed from pet
| rif1ed skeletons of coral polyps, are
numerous in the warmer portions OF
the Pacific and Indian Oceans, where
the growth of coral goes on with
great rapidity. These islands also
| occur to a lesser extent in the Gulf
Of Mexico and along the Atlantic
shore OF the West Indies.
Q. What is a Consumers Leasue.-
W. D. S.
A A Consumers League is an as
sociation of persons who desire, so
far as possible. to do their buying in
\ such a way as to further the welfare
! OF those who make or distribute the
| things bought. The movement start
| ed in England in 1890. and about the
| same time was taken up by the Work
ing Mems Society in New York.
Q. Please give information in re-
gard to the Creek Indians?-T. /. A.
| A. The Creeks were an Indian con-
| federacy formerly holding the greater
| portions Of Alabama and Georgia, and
second in Importance among the Gulf
tribes to the Cherokee. They were
agricultural, but warlike, living in
| villages of log houses plastered with
clay and arranged in rectangIe
| about a central public space for cere-
| monials. In the colonial wars and
the Revolution they generally sided
| with the English. They were grad
Il l1yr \
| tory until only a few small tribes
States.
Q. How many woman presidential
postm2sters have been appointed dur
ing the last four years?-W. w. W.
! A. The Post Office Department says
that 2,573 women have been appointed
to this position.
Q. How soon after discharge must
person apply for compensation un-
der the World War veterans act?-
T. o. A.
A. The law provides application
for compensation can be made five
years after discharge, and in excep-
| tional circumstances the director OF
the Veterans Bureau can extend the
time two years more.
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@. What was Ralph W. Emerson's
definition of a great story?-C. S
A The philosopher defined such a
| story as one which would evoke both
| tears and laughter.
Q. What kind of beans are used
in chop suey?-A. D. H.
A. Beans used in making chop
suey are mung beans. In order to
l har in
covered jar with a hole broken
| through the bottom. This jar should
! be placed on some sort of a support
and water poured in it every morning
and evening. In ordinary Summer
weather with this treatment the
sprouts are large enough to use in
about one-half weeks time.
Q. Do the outer planets move
eastward among the fixed stars?-
NJ. l. w.
| A. The outer planets move east
ward in the long run; but when they
are on the opposite side of the earth