Evening star., 1924-08-27

Il activity, as well as love and family
life, are expressions of this urge, dis
cipliaod and trained for the purposes
| of civilization. Most kinds of in
sanity and perversion are believed
| to be failures OF this force to find con-
genial outlets in civilized life. with
| the result that it reverts to primitive
| forms or tries to do so.
Q. What kind of engines did the
ZR-2 have?-K. l. D.
A. The power plant of this Ill
| fated ship" consisted of six Sunbeam
| "Cossack" engines of $50 horsepower
| each.
@. Can presiding officer vote as
| member of body and have also a
casting vote?-B. r. K
! A The casting vote is the final and
decisive vote which the law in some
| cases confers upon the presiding
| ohcer In case of a tie vote. The
rules governing the particular as
semb.age would govern the right Of
the officers to vote at all. or to vote
only in case of tie. or to vote as a
member of the body and afterward
cast deciding vote.
| Q. Is there any difference between
huckleberries and blueberries?-
| S. D. M.
l
| is very clearly drawn. The buckle
berry is restricted to plants of the
genus Gaylussacia, and contain large
brittle seeds. The blueberry is ap-
| piled to species of the genus Vac
| cinium in which the seeds, though
| numerous. are so small that they are
not noticeable when the berries are
| eaten. The latter is superior from a
| market standpoint.
| Q. When was John Trumbulls pic
ture, The Signing of the DecIara-
tion," made, and when the Duraud
| etching F.. r. II.
A. John Trumbull was employed
| by Congress to paint THE Signing
of the Declaration of Independence"
in 1917. Asher B. Durand's etching
of this work was made about 1925
Q. What is the meaning Of the term
"sui generis?"
A. The definition os the term is
merely "Of his. her. its or their own
kind; peculiar
Q. What can be put in a refrigera-
tor to keep it free from odors?-
w. L. S.
| A. Frequent washing of the ice box
is important. A small saucer of air
| slaked lime set in the bottom Of tie
refrigerator will absorb odors caused
| by food.
Q. Does aspirin contain a habit
forming drug?-F. A.
| A The Bureau of Chemistry says
that aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid.
| This is not recognized as a habit
forming drug.
Q. What weight should be carried
| by horse 1412 hands high and
weighing s25 pounds?-M. A.
A. The Bureau of Animal Indus
| try says that il would be impossible
| to say exactly what weight horse
| S25 pounds and standing 141e hands
high could bear without injury. Such
| a horse would be considered under
| weight and underfed for Army pur-
poses In any case $50 pounds would
be the extreme weight which young
horse of this size should carry for any
length of time.
Q. Can a copy of Chief Justice
Whites will be obtained &C. NJ.
A. A certified copy of this will may
be obtained from the order depart
ment of the register of wills office,
courthouse, Washington, D. c. This
| will contained but 81 words. 1t
reads: This is my last will. l give,
bequeath. and devise to my wife, Leita
| M. White, in complete and perfect
ownership. all my rights and prop
| erty of every kind and nature, wheth-
| er real, personal or mixed, wherever
| situated, appointing her executrix of
my estate, without bond and giving
her Seisin thereof"
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