Evening star., 1924-08-29

| Confessor." who died in 1856. His
early days were spent in exile at tn
Norman court of France. He wa
recalled and crowned King of Eng
land at the death. OF Hardicanute.
| 1042 or 1913. His entire reign was
one of civil strife, but he upheld the
church and religious life of the ma
tion and built Westminster Able,
the most famous English church. He
was canonized by Pope Alexander II,
1854.
issued?-C. Z.
A. They were first issued on MAJ
1. 1873.
Q. Will teeth that have not de-
cayed cause bad breath?-T. Z.
A. The unclean condition OF the
| mouth resulting from tartar deposits
| on the teeth is a comman cause Of
. halitosis.
@. Is there any way to keep peeled
peaches from turning brown?--G
L. p.
A Peeled peaches will discolor
| unless handled rapidly. 1t is claimed
| by Gamers that this discoloration can
be removed by blanching the fruit a
few minutes in boiling water.
u. "nen does the sealing season
on the Pribilof Islands close?-E.
r. II.
A. The season for taking fur seals
| on the Pribilof Islands closes early il
August.
Q. How old is a Goldfish which
| weighs 36 pounds?-R. +. A.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
| that the weight of the fish is in II"
| direct proportion to its age. In a
| body of water where the food supply
| is abundant a Goldfish might weigh -
| pounds in two years, while in another
| body of water with different condf
tions il might take four years :
more.
Q. Has the number Of guns, ..
| comprising the military salute. any
! signifcance?-H. L. c.
| A. The origin of the custom Of fir
| ing 81 guns for the international Sd
| Lutte has been traced as follows: OrigI-
nally warships fired salute OF seven
| guns, ,.the number seven being select
! ed because of It's mystical significance
| from antiquity. Although the salute
| at sea was seven guns, shore bat
| teries were allowed to fire three guns
| TO the ships one. The reason for this
! was that sodium nitrate was largely
| used in the manufacture of powder
| This was easily spoiled at sea, but
| could be readily kept on land. The
| multiplier 3 was selected probab
| because of it's symbolism. With the
development of the manufacture OF
| powder, the number OF guns for the
| international naval salute was made
| to correspond with that of the land
| forces. On August IS, 1875, resoiu
| ton adopted by the United States
| provided that salutes be returned gun
! for gun. At this time the British sa-
| lutte was already II guns. therefore
! this number was accepted 10y the
| United States.
| Q. What is the principal town OF
| Prince Edward Island. Canada?-C.
| P
| A. Charlottetown, with a popula-
| ton Of about 1900 is the largest
| municipality on Prince Edward Is
! land.
| Q. Where are the deep sea weeds
| obtained from which iodine Is mad.:
| A. Iodine is obtained from sea
weeds. especially those thrown up OF
the north coast of France. the coast
| Of Spain and Iceland and the west
| coast of Scotland, but its principe!
| source at present is the mother
| liquors of the nitre works in Chile
(The Stor maintains for the
| pleasure and profit Of ttS reod%Ts
On information serrice under the
Girecto-ship of Frederic J. Hdskin.
l. The scope Of the bureau is national
! aud International. aud no subject IS
| too elementary or too broad 10
| enlist the personal attention Of Il
| specialist. ADDRESS The Star IN
tornlotio1, Bureau. Frederic j. Has
kin. director, T,renty-frSt aud {
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