Evening star., 1924-09-25

ried woman wear for a parent
+. q. X.
4. Emily Holt says that a, married
woman should wear mourning for
a parent at least one year. 1t is
considered better taste to vear
mourning for a year and six months
and then go into second mourning.
Second mourning consists OF cos
tunes OF crepo de chine or fustericsg
silk and hats trimmed with blsri,
ribbon or flowers or dull Jet ornx
ments. After six months white or
lilac touches may relieve tho second
mourning. The wearing OF mourning
IS optional and personal mater
entirely.
Q. Where in the Bible can find
reference to the man in the moon2-
D. A Z
~ Legend connects tho man in The
moon with tho man spoken of In
Numbers, xy.32-37, who was con
demned to death for gathering stick
on the Sabbath. There are also leg
ends to the effect that Cain is the
man in the moon.
U Is it true that snake will not
harm one IL 1t is not molested c-F.S.
a The Department oS Agricuiturn
hdyS that the king cobra Of Asia has
oeen known to follow and attach
persons, and tho large constrictine
snakes OF tho tropics also at times
are aggressive. The poisonous snakes
OF the United States usually do not
| attack men unless moIcsted.
! @ What is meant by the saving
! Go 10 Bath and get your head
| shaved" p. r. y
! A At one time persons who showeG
! symptoms of insanity were sent 20
| drink the mineral water at Bath
SHAVING tho head was generally per
formed when insanity was suspected
| The obvious meaning is, satirically.
You are going mad: YOU had bette
go to Bath and get your Acau
! shaved"
Q How ripe should tomatoes b.
| when picked?-H G.. r.
~ Tomatoes which are 70 be ship
ptd to a distant market should be
picked when two thirds ripe. II for
local markets tho fruit should be
rper. For home consumption or for
canning the tomatoes should be left
on the vine until ripe
.. At what price must silver sell
for the American silver dollar 10 bo
intrtnsically worth its face vslue:-
L. q. Z.
A Ihdt the silver in a dollar ma
be worth its face value the market
price OF silver must be up to sL2a
an ounce. When it goes above thai
point the silver in dollar is worth
moro than the coin, and spectators
may be expected to melt dollars and
sell the silver as such.
Q. What effect do moth balls hav..
on an engine when used in gasoline
TO reduce carbon?-J. l..
a. The American Motor School has
said that when used in proper pro-
portion moth balls do not harm the
engine. One moth ball to 10 gallons
Of gasoline is eficacious in reducing
carbon and will not hurt the engine.
Q. What are the four words in the
English language which end in
| "douS" A. l..
a. The four words in our Language
which end in "dous" are tremendous
stupendous, hazardous and jeopardous
@. What is the story Of Barry
a st. Bernard dog?-M A r
A According to legend, Barry was
shot by traveller, whom he was
about TO rescue, in mistake for .
wolf. His body was stuffed and is
TO be found in the Natural Eistory
Museum at Bern, Switzerland.
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