Evening star., 1925-03-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. Who gets the crown when
champion quits--C. j. Y.
A In the case of resignation of the
recognized champion the title ia open,
until one finally proves himself to be
the undefeated champion.
Q. What will remove the sealing
compound on a storage battery p
". IT. G.
A. 1t can be removed by. means of
a steam jacket or a hot putty knife.
Q. What is sand sugar?'-L Y.
A. 1t is tho name given in Russia
to crystsllized raw and to refined
granulated sugars.
Q. Does wetting coal make it give
off more heath L.
A. The Bureau Of Mines says that
the wetting of coal does not increase
the heating qualities but merely lays
the dust.
Q. Did a woman ever run for
President OH the Prohibition ticket?-
j. G. 3.
A. Not on the Prohibition ticket
but in 1888 .Belva Lockwood ran on
the Equal Rights ticket
eclipse of the sun?-T. F.
A. There are about ten total eclipses
of the sun In every 1s years. At any
one place total eclipse of the sun
Is visible on the average of about
once in $50 years There is no uni
forrnity of interval in either case.
Q. Where is the largest collection
of books In the world?-E IL
The a Iihra ha
is the Biblotheque Rationale. Paris,
containing 4.5aa.000 books. The Brit
ish Museum ranks second with more
than 100000, and the Library of
Congress third with S,17s.eoo. ~
Q. Who was the last soldier killed
in the wsr?-J. d. E.
A. The War Department says it
has never been determined who was
the last American soldier killed in the
W orid War, as men were being killed
along the line and it would be i'm
possible to say just who was the last
one killed. H.-"
Q. For whom did Longfellow write
The Hanging OF the Crane-G. T. 5.
A. The poem was written in 1867 for
fellow poet, Thomas b. Aldrich
Q. How long will cottage cheese
keep e. c.
A. Cottage cheese is quite as per-
ishable as milk and, therefore, can
not be kept for any length of time
without the aid of refrig geration. Cot
tage cheese is som etimes kept for six
months when put III cold storage
where temperature of o. F. is main
tained.
Q. Please tell something about. the
schools in the Philippines?-H y.
A There are 80 school districts in
the Philippine Islands. Among the
special government institutions are
and Trades. the Nautical School and
the Central Luzon Agricultural
School. There are provincial trade
schools and ships. In 1929. in the
public schools. there were I.0T0,255
pupils in the 1853 schools with $50
American and 1888 Filipino teachers
There are 384 private schools with
3O,050 pupils and 1920 teachers The
state-supported University of the
Philippines in 192I-23> had AIS stu
dents and the Dominican University
of Santo Thomas ffounded lSlD FOL
Q. Is it possible TO make soil arti-
6cially r-R. y.
A. Soil may be made artificiaily;
tAdt lS, rock may De ground to make
soil Rock with additional nitrates
and moisture produces an artificial
soil. II is very commonly used ex-
perimentasly and has proved success
full in those cases. -
=. What organization makes school
building studies and maps out prac-
tical building program for cities?-
N. s. +.
A The Bureau of E.ducation
Washington, ID. G. has made num-
Der of school building surveys at a
very small cost to d stricts In the
Portland. Oreg.. survey. a l5-year
building program was recommended,
and accented, which made a saving to
that district of Sle,o0o.0ee.
Q. What will do away with the
crust formed inside an enamel tea
kettle Nv. o. J.
a. To remove the furry deposit
from the inside of d teakettle, fin
with water. add a large spoonful of