Evening star., 1925-06-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

prove its felting qualities. The prepa-
ration of fur for hatters' use is a
business in itself. Entire factories
are exclusively devoted to it, and in
the processes no part of the skin is
wasted; the fur goes TO hat factories.
while the skins, reduced to shreds bv
the fur-clipping process, are made into
glue, and the overhair and waste IN
derfur are disposed of to the ma nufar-
turers of fertilizer.
q. How are the press galleries in
the Capitol managed?-P. A. D..
A. Press galleries of the House of
Representatives and the Senate are
under the control of a standing com
mittee of correspondents, subject to
the approval and supervision of the
Speaker of the House and the Senate
committee on rules.
Q. Please give the derivation OF
goodbye. c. r.
A. Goodbye is d contraction OF
God be with you" 1t was formerly
the custom for monarchs to blesi
their subjects from their thrones and
r. Thrale in 1929 writes a passage
addressed to absolute kings and puts.
SAINT sovereigns: You never seat your
selves upon these thrones of mag
nificence but AS 1t were to take leave
give your last God-b'w'yes, like a man
who is upon the point to depart
O.. Is there an electric street car
which manufactures its own electric
ity as 1t moves along?-W. r.
A. The American Institute of Elec,
trfcal Engineers says that 1t under
stands cars of this type are being put
In operation. These cars are equip.
ped with gasoline-driven generators
| and electric motors for operation In
districts in which the traffic does not
| warrant the installation of power
| plants and transmission lines.
| Q. What proportion of the women
| of the country actually cast their
votes?-E. NJ.
A. 1t is estimated that not many
| over 10 per cent of the women of the
| United States avail themselves of the
number of potential woman voters is
$4,000 900.
Q. Are bluebirds found in England
A. p.
| A. They are not found there
| These birds are from to inches
| in length, having upper parts of
bright blue and under parts of dark
brown fading to white on the belly.
Q. Who sets the dates for playing
off games in the major leagues?-
j. w. r.
A. The president Of the National
League sets the date for playing off
postponed games in the National
League, and the American League
follows the automatic rule.
Q. When will the Government pay
the cash bonuses?-A. c.
A. Cash payment Of the adjusted
compensation began March /, 1925.
Q. What is the story that caused
Samuel Clemens to adopt the name
Mark Twain "?-H. D.
A. In Life on the Mississippi" is
the story of A cocky young pilot whom
the crew Of the boat made the butt of
a practical joke. While navigating
one Of the deepest places on the river
they gave false soundings. He WAS
finally frightened into ordering the
engineer to back the ship. The leads
mans cry, Mark three, quarter-Iess-
three, half twain. quarter twain, mark
twain" suggested the name.
Q. What is meant by full,fashioned
hose?-C. D.
A. Full-fashioned stockings are
those knitted on fiat or straight knit
ting machines and stitched up the
ollleI StOthlnSs are knitted IN
tubular form on circular machines.
Q. What is the value of proprietary
| medicines exported?-I. n. NJ.
A. The Department of Commerce
says that in 1920 1t was s21 .215 900: in
| 1921, $12 .724.0 900. England. Canada
Mexico and Cuba were the countries
receiving the largest shipments of
proprietary medicines from this
country.
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