Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

203,762 members. The extraordinary
development Of this movement can be
explained by one thing only; the ire
mendous demand and appreciation of
the work IL accomplishes in taking
girls at a formative period in their
lives and instructing them in mental
and physical hygiene and in the use
of their minds and bodies to the bene-
fit OF their communities, and, beyond
these of their country.
Q. Are bear cubs smaller than other
new born anlmals?-C K.
A. Bear cubs are smaller in pro
portion to the size of the adult ami
mails than the young of any other
mammals except the marsupIals. The
bear cub is from 1900 to 1-250 of the
weight of the mother: deer, 100; dog.
1-25; human being, about 1-20; por-
cupine. LIS.
Q. What did the mother church OF
the Christian Scientists cost, and
what IS it now worth?-w S.
A. The original cost of the land on
which the mother church Of Boston,
Christian Science, was built (gift OF
Mrs. Eddy, was $4,000. The cost OF
the original edifice was $780, 900, includ
Ing the organ, which cost $4,000. The
estimated present value OF the lot, with
its extension, is $4,000. and the cost
OF the temple extension $4,000, 900. Its
seating capacity is 5000 and it was ded
icated in 1906.
O. How can green bananas be rip
ened?-W. F.
A. In order to ripen green bananas it
Is well to keep them in q warm, moist
cellar or warehouse under a tempera
ture of 20 degrees centrigrade or be
EahrpnIpif ?
| takes about one week to ripen them. II
the conditions are right, the bananas
could be ripened on a ground floor
well in a basement.
@. Why has February only IS days
| ]. X. c.
| a. The fact that ordinarily the month
of February has only % days is due TO
! the arrangement Of the calendar by the
Romans. This month had originally %
days, but when the senate decreed thai
the eighth month OF the year should be
| named for Augustus, a day was taken
| from February and added to August
which had then only 30 days, so that
it might not be inferior to July, named
for julius Caesar.
| @. What was the name OF the man
who died Of yellow fever, after having
allowed himself to be bitten by an in
fected mosQuito?-P. S.
| A. This was DR.. Lazear. Several
other doctors, including DIR. Carroll
and Dr. Walter Reed, submitted them
selves for experiment, and after con-
| tracing the disease fortunately recoy-
| cred. An Army nurse, Miss Clara Mas
of East Orange, n. j., died as result
Of these experiments.
Q. What is meant By the term the
4 r.
| A. BY this grammatical term is meant
the tense OF the principal verb or verbs
| of q sentence.
@. Are any trees taller than the 800
foot redwoods found?-W. p.
A. The eucalyptus tree of Australia
| is a competitor OF the redwood and &C
casionally specimens are found a little
higher than the redwoods.
Q. What is fuorspar used for?-
F. o. H.
A. Fluorspar is very important
| product, since it is used in the manu-
! facture of glass and of enameled
ware. in the electrolytic refining OF
sntimony and lead, in the production
! of aluminium, in the manufacture o.
hydrofiuoric acid and in the iron and
steel industries
Q. How much of Lake Champ!aln De
| longs to Vermont?-H w.
A Two-thirds of the entire area OF
the lake is within the borders OF Yer
| mont.
@. How much Of the building that
goes on is for the construction of homes.
A. B. *.
A Normally about 50 per cent OF
| buildings constructed are dwellings.
| Q. For short distances, what bird
| flies the fastest?-W. y.
| A The Biological Survey says that
the humming bird is the swiftest in
short flights
! (Hdre you asked HdSkiEt He does
| not kno4o oil the things that people ask
! Hsns, but he knot1s people aCho do kfto4r.
| Try him. State your question briefly.
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Frederic j. Hoskist, director, The Sta
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