Evening star., 1924-10-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. Is Nippon the name of the main
island of the Japanese Empire?-
r. N. K.
A. The name OF the chief island OF
| the empire Is Hondo, or Hon-shu. Nip
pom is the name CT the entire Japanese
Empire.
Q. How are avocados served?-
W. e. NJ.
A. The primary use Of the avocado 4:
| as salad fruit, to be served with salad
dressing. 1t may also be eaten as a
dessert, with sugar and cream or with
lemon or orange juice. In tropica
countries 1t is frequently eaten in soup
Q. What does the average lion and
tiger weigh?-W. H. p.
A. A 10-foot tiger will weigh about
500 pounds, while a 9k foot lion weighs
between 400 and 500 pounds.
Q. Which form of currency. paper OF
coin, is the more expensive for the Gov
ernment to maintain?-J. II. d.
A. Paper currency is more expensive
to maintain, as the life of a one-dollar
bill is less than one year.
Q. VIII a tree show mark that is
supposed to have been cut on 1t SO
years ago?-D. o. W.
A. The Forest Service says that the
blaZes which are put in trees never
grow out, provided that the blaze Is put
in properly. One of the members Of the
Forest Service cites an instance of a
blaze that was made in 1861 and states
that it Is possible to stand 10 feet from
this blaze and distinguish it clearly
Q. Who owns Bedloes Island on
| which the nf I,iheTtU Gfani iS
L. S. T.
A. This land was ceded to the
United States Government for the
purpose of harbor defense and was
once occupied by Fort Wood.
Q. Where can 1 get English and
French time tables?-H. w. b.
A. Time tables are not given away
by the French and English railroads
as they are by those in America.
The time tables are sold and pub
lished in book form. The English
time tables are published in a volume
called Guide Official" and it is pub
lished by the International Sleeping
Car Co. 2s1 Broadway. New York
City. The French time tables are
published in book form by the Com
pany International OF Grand Europe,
40 Rue de l. Arcade, Paris France.
Q. What kinds of wood are used
for railroad ties?-R. B.
A. Railroad ties are made from
the following woods: Oak (prefer-
red) Eucalyptus. black locust. cedar
walnut, cypress, pines of various
kinds. fir, larch. spruce, redwood,
gum, ash, beech.
Q. When British citizen becomes
naturalized in the United States Is
his former country notified "A. F. \.
A. His native country is not noti-
fed when a British subject becomes
a citizen of this country.
Q. When were wild flowers do
mesticated?-W. T.
A. 1t is not possible to state def
finitely exactly when wild flowers
were domesticated- The ancient
Egyptians, Greeks, Assyrians, Ro-
mans and Chinese cultivated flowers
for use and pleasure and propagated
many plants. One of the most an
cient examples of cultivated plants
IS a drawing representing figs. found
in the pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt
Authors have assigned a date vary
ing between 1900 and 4,200 years be-
fore the Christian era. The first no.
tions concerning gardening were in
troduced into Japan by the Koreans
in 604 A. D. In China 200 years B. c.
The Emperor Chennung instituted o
ceremony in which every year five
species Of useful plants were sown.
@. How large do snails grow
V. E. r.
A. Species of snail found in East
Africa, grow to be inches long
Their eggs are about the size OF
pigeons eggs. Both the snail and
the egg are used for food by the ma
tives.
Q. Are there any wild tribes ot
Indians in the United States?-G. K
A. The Bureau of Indian Affair