Evening star., 1924-11-15

the capture Of Liege. in Belgium. on
August 8, 1914, -four days after Ger
many declared war against Belgium
q. DO NAL mosquitoes bite and do
they bite more than once ?''-E. A. p.
A. The female mosquitoes are the
only ones which bite, because of the
fact that the mouth of fhe male
mosquito is not equipped to enable
it to suck blood. MOSQUITOES, con
trary to the popular belief, do bite
more than once.
o is lit possible to see Saturn.s
rings with a .6S power telescope
NJ. c. g.
A., The Naval Observatory says
power Of 90 diameters has sufhced
to show the rings of Saturn, but. in
general. power of at least 30 di-
,amaters should be used -.
| @. Is there an eighth wonder, Of
the world?-W G. McA
A. Any remarkable undertaking IS
apt TO be called the eighth wonder
OF the world" This designation Is
at the moment being applied to the
seulptural work on Stone Mountain
executed by Gutzon Borglum.
@. What are best mans duties
J. NJ. H G..
A A best mans duties include carry
ing the wedding ring until the point II
reached in the wedding ceremony where
il Is placed on the brides hand arrang-
.irs for vehicles which will take the
bridal party 20 and from the church
the payment of the Clergyman, sexton
and choristers, il there are any, for
which. Of course, the bridegroom sup
plies the money. In short. the best man
is supposed to relieve the bridegroom
of all tRe details which can be attended
to by a friend
G. Is all right or alright cor
rect? II il should hn "aIi right Uhv
rot all togther'' and "all ready =
G. X
A. The old English form alright IS
obsolete. and the accepted form is al
right These words do not follow the
reasoning advanced for. the words al
ready and Altogether. which have
meanings quite distant from the words
when separated into the words all
ready and ali n:togther,"
Q. What woods. are good for cary
ing?-W. H. B. 49,
A. The Forest Service says that there
are a number OF woods which are salts
| factory for carving, among which are
the following: Black walnut yellow
! poplar. Eastwood, red gum and oak.
Q. What is the Vinegar BibIe":c-
A. The Vinegar Bible is 50 named
! from the headline of the twentieth chap
! ter of st. Luke. which reads The Para
bic of the Vinegar" instead OF vine
yard" 1t was printed in 1717-
Q. How old are chickens that are to
be fried E. V. r
| a Frying chickens are from TO 5
weeks old,
! O. Why does England have a poct
| laureate while America has not?-D. A
! A. The naming Of q poet laureate is
/ an English custom. The United States
| has never named one. and as far as il
is possible TO learn does not contem-
| plate using the custom. Several Of the
States have poet Iaureates.
| :, Q Would a rural mail carrier be a.
lowed his Is days leave of absence with
/ pay when he is to be retired on account
| CT age and disability y A. w
( A The Post Office Department says
! that rural carrier would be allowed
whatever accrued leave he is entitled to-
Q. Was the American flag buried
with the bodJ- or a soldier returned
! from. q broad w. E. e.
a. The war Department says that
| before the casket was lowered into
t4the grave the flagwas removed and
hcould DE cfaimsd byt1he nearest OF
/ kin. IL no 30 snciiAclainiswas made. the
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