Evening star., 1924-09-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. Which vegetables contain the
| most water; and do watermeions con-
tain more water than Irish potatoes ?
r. l. A.
A Vegetables containing the high
est percentages Of water are aspar-
asus. "a per cent: celery. 945 per
| cent; lettuce, 94.7; fresh tomatoes,
S4.3; turnip, s5; cucumber. $50 The
cucumber is not much more than
solid water. there being Just enough
| other material to give It flavor and
consistency. The watermelon CON
tains S2.4 water, whereas the Irish
potato contains only 62.6 per cent.
@. Are there good roads in the
Philippines?-M r W
A. The Philippines are sometimes
called a paradise for motorists, be-
cause they possess more than $500
| miles OF fine macadamized roads.
Q. What is black frost?-A. D. N.
A Black frost Is frost or cold SO
intense as to blacken vegetation.
Q. What is the expectation of life
in the United States as compared
with other countries w. G.
A AT birth a person in the United
states may expect TO live 56 years
IN Australia, 55 years; in GERMANY
49, In India only % years Persons
| IN the United States who live to so
years have further expectation OF
u years, according to estimates based
on nsures of the 1920 census.
O. Was the jury for the Thav
case the largest ever impaneled in
the united States?C j.
a AT the trial of Harry K. Thaw
o'V Jurors were called before a jury
couid De made up. The largest list of
eaiesmen was drawn 40 years ago
"hen LOO were summoned i'm q csse
! City. AVG" iofh
IN "hat circumstances was .sMop-
sieur Beaucaire" written w = vi
a. Booth Harrington, in an Interview
reiated the following: When / started
l couldn't sell story anywhere,
sent them to every publisher In the
"orio' guess. and they ALWAYS came
oack- You were kind enough to saw
you liked one of my first 'Monsieur
Beaucaire 1 must tell you how 7
happened to write it 1 had a friend
VINO seemed enormously successful to
me and he asked me to illustrate a
Story or his. l could do that, at anv
rate, ana was very much pleased
sold
his story failed. and there | was left
with these illustrations on NV hands
so sat down and wrote a story TO fl
my Illustrations and sold it. Wasn't
that lucko'
z. How did the term French leave,
originate IS. TT
A Most authorities believe that the
term can be traced to the eighteenth h
century French custom of withdrawing
from crowded assemblies without taking
leave of the host and hostess Another
explanation is that the word French
Is corruption of the word frank
| meaning free.
O. What flag is meant by the Red
DuSter%'-O O. B.
A This term is familiarly applied
by sailors to the British merchant flag.
IL is red flag with the British Union
Jack in the upper left hand corner.
Q. Does a property owner control
use of the air above his ground p
NJ. J.
A Legally, property owner owns
the surface, below, and above il II
he held to the letter of the law. he
could require that permission be asked
before an aviator few over his property.
The Supreme Court of Texas gave
nominal damages to a property owner
for such trespass
Q. What is the difference between
an atheist and an infidel?-V L. p.
A An atheist denies the existence of
God; while an infidel is a person who
does not believe in a specified faith.
Q. What is the superstition about
children whose mothers die at their
birth?-D. Q.
A In medieval times such children
were known as fatal children, and an
idea prevailed that they we're destined
to fame but also to early death.
Q. Is the barn owl a pest?-H G.
A. The Biological Survey says that
the barn owl takes only a small pro-