Evening star., 1924-10-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

! &C. c. M
A. The dark OF the moon" is that
part OF the lunar month when the
moon Is not visible 1t may be con-
sidered as covering period of about
| iour days, two days before and two
Gays after the time of the new moon
me rest OF the lunar month may be
called the light OF the moon" These
| are popular expressions, however, and
| cannot be precisely defined.
.. What is palindrome?-O. L.
! A: Paiindrome means running
| back again. and is used to indicate
word or sentence that is the same
when read backward or forward.
Level is a word which is palm
| drome. Madam, I'm Adam" Is
sentence that is a palindrome.
Q. What materials do you buy to
| paint an automobile, and how much
of each KINDA. H
A. For the average size car, white
lead. in oil, i k-pound keg; filler.
| pounds: whiting for putty, pounds;
| linseed oil, l quart; turpentine. l gal
lon; coach japan. pint; color
| pounds; color varnish, 1 quart; rub
bing varnish. y gallon finishing
varnish. Y gallon; powdered pumice,
w.. &,
| six sheets each.
Q. Was sugar used in early times?
20. l. T..
A. The Department of Agriculture
| says that sugar from the sugar cane
was probably known in China 1000
years before it was used in Europe
Several centuries before Christ Greek
| physicians called sugar by the name
| OF Indian salt" and honey made
| from reeds" When merchants began
| to trade in the Indies sugar was in
cluded among the spices, perfumes
and other rare and costly things car
r1ed to the western countries of
Europe At this time it was used
exclusively in the preparation of
medicines. When sugar was first in
troduced as a food, 1t was regarded
with suspicion. 1t was said to be
heating. to be bad for the lungs and
| to cause apoplexy.
@. Where do Angora cats come
from?-E. J. q.
A. Angora cats are originally sup
posed to have come from Angora,
province in Asia Minor, though some
authorities maintain that the original
home of these long-tailed silky cats
was Persia and Arab
adobe,-A. H. F.
A. Adobe is a word traceable to an
Egyptian hieroglyph signifying brick
From this origin it became at-tob in
Arabic. and in Spanish it became ado
bar, meaning Ito daub or plaster" The
term adobe was adopted in the United
States from Mexico to designate the
process of molding sun-dried bricks in a
wooden frame for building houses and
garden walls.
Q. Is the grain we call corn known as
corn the world over?-R G.
A Corn is a term often used for the
| important cereal crop of a given re-
gion; thus in England corn usually
means wheat; in Scotland. oats; in Ire
| land, barley: while in this country it
means maize.
Q. Why are London policemen called
Bobbies?-A B. c.
A. The name was taken from that of
Sir Robert Peel, who created the Irish
constabulary. also known as Peelers
The names spread to England.
Q. Why was it that only Shelley's
heart was buried?-B. b
A. The ashes and unconsumed
heart of Shelley twhose body was
burned. in accordance with Italian
law) were buried in the Protestant
Cemetery in Rome.
Q. What is cheddar cheese "A V.
a. This is the most common Amer
lean or New York cream cheese
Originally cheddar was an English
cheese, to which this hard, yellow
American cheese is similar.
Q. What is French pastry?-P. r.
| S.
A. French pastry is a term used for
platter of mixed individual fancy
| cakes, such as eclairs. fruit tartlettes.
| mocha cake, Napoleons, Pont Neuf
| cakes and cream puffs.
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