Evening star., 1924-06-04
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HAskIN

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| Q. Should a young lady ask her
| escort to come In when he brings her
home from the theater or from o
party?-O. w. B.
A. She should not ask him in A
few words of thanks for pleasan,
evening should be said as her escort
| leaves her at the door.
| Q. Why is the courthouse at Fair
fax. Va, considered a landmark
A. At Fairfax Court House. seven
teen miles from Washington. Is a
| monument to the first Confederate
soldier to fall in the war between the
| states. The court house dates from
| colonial times, and contains the wills
of George and Martha Washington.
@. Why did the English authori-
ties forbid the burial of Eyron's body
in Westminster Abbey?-T. r. N.
A. HaIleck says: Byron was SO
| saturated with the revolutionary
spirit that he rebelled against these
also (the proprieties and moral re-
strictions of the tine) and for this
reason England would not allow him
to be buried in Westminster Abbey"
Q. To whom was the title '~Yon-
kerSD. 81 first applied in this country
A. A patentce, Adrian Wander
Douck, was the first person IN TINS
country to whom 'Yonker, meaning
young lord" was applied
Q. Where is Edgar +. Aliens hos
| p!tai?-M. B.
A. Mr.. Alien is the founder Of the
| Memorial Hospital and the Gates hos
pital for Crippled Children at Elyria,
Ohio. He is giving his entire time
| without compensation TO children
hospitals and the care OF crippled
| children
@. Were any Presidents OF the
United States born British suhJects?-
L. D. r
A. Eight Presidents were born
British subjects: Washington. John
Adams, jefferson. Madison; monroe;
John Quincy Adams, Jackson and
william Henry Harrison. Martin
Van Buren, was the first President
born an American citizen
Q. OF what is camels hair cloth
a. Real camers hair is used in
making this fabric 1t comes from
the cooler sections of China as the
hair obtained from the camels IN
nor abundant At a certain season
of the year comels shed their hair.
which drops of in bunches. most
frequently while the cameis are
asleep When q caravan is on a trp
there is always a special boy whose
duty il is TO gather up the shed hair
in baskets. When a port as reAch 60
the hair is sorted and baled for ex-
port
"a
in its orbit w. H D.
A. The moon travels through space
at a speed OF $3.50 feet per second
O. In Arkansas there is a county
the name of which. Yell" seems TO
DO a command What is the origin
A 4 former governor Of the state:
Col Archibald Yell. is honored by
the name of this county.
Is 1t true that more Italians emil
crate TO South America than to the
United States?-K- S B
A. Emigration ductuatex Accord
ing to statistics furnished to the
conference on immi grafton at Rome
United States was receiving IL per
cent of Italian immigration; Argen-
tina. 80 per cent while Brazil re-
ceived nearly as many immigrants as
both countries combined. BY 1910
conditions had changed to: United
States. 20 per cent; Argentina, 10 per
cent; Brazil, 10 per cent
Q. Is kainit good for lawns?
A. Eainit has considerable value as
a fertilizer. Excellent results are Sc
cured when il is combined with acid
phosphate, to be used as top dress
ing for lawns. The combination should
be: Acid phosphate, 20 pounds; kainit
Is pounds.
@. When the skin is b1istered from
sunburn, should the blisters be
opened III. l. OK
A. The public health service says
that 1t is better to leave them alone
After a time a now layer Of skin Is
formed and the bIsters break OF
themselves.
Q. May there be any variation In
the size of a base ball?-W. E p.
A The Official Playing Rules Pro-
fessional Base Ball Clubs say that
the ball must weight not less than
five nor more than five and one-quar-
ter ounces avoirdupois, and measure
not less than nine nor more than nine
and one-quarter inches in circumfer-
ence-
O. What is or was the land OF
Cockaigne?-A G. E
A The Land Of Cockaigne was an
imaginary land of idleness and
rooted with cake, the rivers ran with
wine and roasted fowl offered them
selves to be eaten. The name was
applied in deriSion to both London
and Paris, following the writing of
satirical poem entitled THE Land
Of Cockaigne," about 1900
Q. Is gas used to heat an ineu-
bator?-J. H
A The Department OF Agriculture
says that it is not a common prac-
tice to use gas to heat an incubator.
Electricity and oil have proven more
successful
@. When was the first Jew given
a baronetcy in England ?-D. e. h
A Isaac Lyon Goidsmid was the
first He was made a baronet by
Queen Victoria in 1s40,
Q. What is meant by the -grace OF
God T'-J. R
A Grace of God is an oppression
from the writings Of St Paul. who
frequently used the term grace in the
sense of gift which enables those
who have it to do that which they
Gould not do without it The Church
of England and the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the United States
teach that grace is the assistance
given by God to those who believe in
Him, SO that they may please Him
and keep His commandments. The
Roman Catholic Church teaches that
for all acts conducive to salvation the
inner grace of the Holy Spirit is
necessary.
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question by 4critsssg The Stdr Inforn0-
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