Evening star., 1924-07-08
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC ,. HAsKIN


admiral; John r. Brooke. major gen
eral. retired; John Lincoln Clem
major general. retired; Washington
Gardner, commissioner of pensions
Edwin S. Godfrey, brigadier general
retired: Adolphus w. Greedy. majo
general. retired; Oliver Wendell
Holmes, United States Supreme Court
Eli L. Huggins. brfgadier general. re
tired; Nelson A. Miles, lieutenant gen
eral. retired John McElroy. editor
National Tribune: o. H. Oldroyd
owner of Lincoln memorial collection
G. NJ. Saltzgaber. commander-in-ch ief
Grand Army of the Republic: Isaa.
r. Sherwood. surviving civil wal
general in House of Representatives
Denton j. Snyder. author and pub
Usher of books on Lincoln; James
Tanner, lost both legs at Bull Ruf
while corporal: Francis E. Warren
United States senator from Wyoming
surviving civil war soldier iE Sen
ate: James H. Wilson. major general
retired: Samuel B. NJ Young, lieuten
ant general, retired.
Q. What are cocoanut SHES. as uset
in some of H. G. Wells books o.
fiction?-B. n. G.
A. A cocoanut shy is a form o.
sport. played with an OUTFIT OF cocoa
nuts set up, as by "a strolling faker
to be thrown at with sticks
Q. What are the natural enemies o,
rattlesnnkes?-P. F. Mac.
A. The biological survey says tha
ringsnakes, hawks, owls and any o.
the larger predatory animals are val
uahle in the determination of these
reptiles.
Q. Please tell something about the
papal bull issued on Ascension day
r. T. e.
A. The secretary OF st. Patrick's
Church says that Pope Plus did no,
but simply declared" the holy year
for 1925. papal bull Is merely ar
edict or declaration of the Pope seal
ed with a bulla or round leaden seal
The name bull since 1878. has been
applied to all papal documents writ
ten on ordinary parchment. The bull
concerning holy year was issued by a
Pope many centuries ago. Holy years
are declared usually every fifty years
but in this case there are twenty-five
years between, since the last holy
year was 1900. These are years in
which the Catholics of the world
make pilgrimages to Rome.
Q. Where do most Of the oranges
8. NJ. D.
A. California produces approx
mately 20 per cent of the oranges
grown in the United States. Florida
being the only other state producing
any considerable quantity. Nearly all
OF the lemons grown in the United
States are produced in California. A
lemon grove near Santa Paula is said
to be the largest in the world. The
quantity of grapefruit produced is in
creasing. but Florida far outrank.
California in both quantity and
quality.
Q. What causes the aurora bo.
realis?-M. w.
A. Scientists have not reached a
definite conclusion. There seems to
be no doubt that it is the result OF
electrical discharges through the up
per regions of the atmosphere. 1t is
known to be associated in some way
with the magnetism of the earth, and
the occurrence OF sunspots has been
thought to have some connection
with its appearance
@. Did many of our soldiers die of
pneumonia during the ward. l. A.
A The War Department says tina,
United States forces than were killed
in battle. 1t says that S3.6 per cent
of the deaths from disease were
caused by pneumonia.
Q. Where do cubeb berries grow
and what fnrp-p
A. The cubeb is a small aromatic
shrub, native in Java and Borneo. but
now cultivated in various tropical
countries. The dried unripe fruit lie
much used in medicine as a stimulant
expectorant and diuretic- The in
halation of smoke from burning cubeb
has palliative effect in some af-
fections Of the respiratory passages.
Q. Have copies Of the Declaration
Of Independence always borne the
signatures of the signers?-H. E. B.
A. The first printed copies of the
Declaration, of Independence which
were sent out contained only the
names of the President OF the Con-
gress and the Secretary. The parch-
ment with the original signatures was
deposited with the Department OF
State. In 1923 John Quincy Adams
had copper plate facsimile made
to give copies to the signers or their
heirs.
Q. Is there such a stone as a black
diamond? If so, what is it's value:
IT. S
A The geological survey says tha,
there are black diamonds, but they
are not so valuable as white ones They
vary in color from steel gray tc
black, their value depending upon
size. quality, shape, etc.
Q. Please give recipe for cracke,
jaek.-A. r.
A. Stir two cupfuls granulated
sugar over fire until 1t turns brown
Add two tablespoonfuls molases and
two tablespoonfuls butter Cook to
hard ball stage. Have two quarts
popped corn in a wide shallow pan
Pour candy over it Set away to
harden, then break into pieces
Nuts may be added to the corn ii
desired.
Q. When did the custom of sleep.
ing on wedding cake oHginates?-R
NJ. s.
A. The exact origin of the Gus.
tom Of sleeping on a piece of wedding
back to the early Britons and is
found not only in England. but in
almost all European countries.
Q. What is lemon squash"?-H
D. G..
A. Lemon squash is the term usec
in England for lemonade.
@. Who was the original Joe Mil.
ler?-G. T. K.
A. Joe Miller was an English come
dian, born in London in 1884, whit
died in 1913. John Motley compiled
the joke book which is attributed tc
Joe Miller about a year after the
death of the jester.
@. Can you settle a dispute by
stating what Guineaman is?-H. F
A. A ship used in trading to and
from the coast of Guinea is known as
a Guineaman.