Evening star., 1924-12-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN

Countries reporting stations are:
nahdoa- ~; Cuba, 81; England, g.
France. .; Mexico. 4; Brazil. 4; Argen-
tina, 3.
/ - How far Hp the Thames do the
London docks extend?-J L.
A The London docks now embrace
80 miles of the river from the Tower
Bridge to Tilbury Dock
/ -. How does the population to the
square mile in Illinois compare with
| the average for the United States?
E. G.
A The population of the United
states per square mile in 1920 was
I 300; of the State Of Illinois, ll5.7
Q. We have heard that dahlia bulbs
are good to eat If so, how should
they be cooked2-L. G.
A. The Bureau OF Plant Industry
says that dahlia tubers are edible In
| the sense that they are not poisonous,
but as their contents are ihuiin in
| stead of starch, they cook up into a
| sort Of mucilage, and 20 would hardly
| be of value for eating purposes.
Q. What was q double monastery,
and were there any in Ireland
| W. w. D.
a. ~ =. aston Say UOUDiE
morasterIes were religious houses
comprising communities of both men
| and women, dwelling in contiguous
establishments. united under the rule
of one superior and using one church
| in common for their liturg1cal offices.
Ireland presents only one known ex-
ample--kildarc.
Q. At what rate are divorces on the
increase?-D. T.
A. The divorce rate was 231 per
100000 married population in 1906
PSI ir 1915; $50 in 1872, and 363 in
1923.
Q. According TO the census. what is
meant by a family ?-C.-W. NJ
A 1t refers TO the number of per
sons living in the same house and
sharing the same table
@ What part of the earth's popula-
ton is Christian?-E T. Z.
A. The population of the world is
approximately 100000, 900, and about
6o0,o0e,0o0 are CT the Christian faith
@. Is tea a nutritious BEVERAGE
| A. r. l..
A. Tea is not a food. It neither
builds up tissues nor supplies them
| with potential energy.
9. is mercury a good theromstat?--
L. Men
A The Bureau of Standards SAYS
| that thermostats employing mercury
as the material which expands with
temperature are widely used. The
surface should be covered with an In
sulating liquid such as kerosene to
keep oxidation and dirt from spoil
ing the mercury surface.
Q. Who was BIennerhasset?-W.
W. 8.
A. Herman BIennerhasset was
born in England the Sth of October.
1854. He married his own niece and
was socially ostracized- He came to
America and settled near the Ohio
River, where he developed a princely
estate. He was involved in the scheme
Of Aaron Burr to form a southwestern
empire and was arrested and tried on
the charge Of conspiracy.
| Q. Can you give me the artists in
| terpretation of Life and Love"?-E.
S. T.
A. George F. Watts is quoted as
follows in a recent book by Maude
| Howe Elliott: Life is poor thiH2
II best, toilins up to a steep, roueiI
| path, and unless helped by Love not
worth having. Love does not lift
the burden from Life, nor give it very
much support. but touches it gently.
tenderly and makes the stony path
endurab BILE" This is the artists in
| depreciation ot bis painting.
Q. In colonial days. of what were
| spectacle frames made?-D. Z. B.
| A. We find an advertisements in the
| Pennsylvania Gazette which mentions
| finest Crystal Spectacles. set III
| Temple, Steel. Leather, or other
| Frames"
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