Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

French rabbit sheared and dyed: Hrd
son seal is the improper name for
seal.dyed muskrat or nutria; northern
\ seal Is rabbit sheared and dyed; Ro-
man seal is dyed rabbit; sealette. dyed
| rabbit, and near seal, French rabbit
sheared and dyed.
| Q. What Is the entrance fee for The
Memorial day auto race in Indian
| apolis?-F. A. C.
| A. The contest board of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association saws THAT
the entrance fee is 800.
| @. What is the meaning Of the name
! ma gnolia n.
! 4. This plant is so-ramed in honor
| of Pierre Magnole, a French botsnist
of the early seventeenth century. The
meaning of the word magnolia is high
souled.
| @. Please give some methods for pro-
| longing the life of Christmas trees?-
NJ. NJ.
A. ANY method of retarding evan
| Grafton from the needles will prolona
| the life of the tree. There are two
! pra ctical suggestions that we %
make TO accomplish this end. Place
| tree, if possible. in a room which can
be closed off and kept cool or cold
1
moisture content of the air. Both Of
| these suggestions will retard eVapors-
lion and increase life of the leaves.
There are two kinds of trees common
| ~ used for Christmas trees, spruce
and balsam fir. The leaves of FIR are
! longer and heavier, and do not dry
| out so readily as spruce leaves. From
| the standpoint of utility, the balsam
| fir will hold it's needles longer Than
| spruce under the same conditions.
@ How much -four does each per
son in the United States USE. II.
A. 4 little more than p barrel Of
-four is consumed yearly by the aver
! age person.
Q. Are the children VII" are acting
in the movies able 10 keep MP in their
! studies?-F. &
A The studio children of Holly
/ wood are under The supervision of tho
| Board of Education of Los Angeles.
| Teachers in the studios must he satis
factory 10 the board. but their salaries
are paid by the motion picture com
panies. The average school attain
ment of the studio children Is found
TO be Il per cent above that Of the
| regular public school children. While
the producers may use these children
| four hours a day. their motion picture
| work does not average an hour DAY
One hour Of supervised recreation and
three hours in the classroom are re-
quired.
O. With what vessels do the ed
States Lines maintain transatlantic
passenger and freight serNice?-L.
M T.
A. The United States Lines main
tain combination passenger and
freight services between New York
and Queenstown. Plymouth, Cher
houre. Southampton and Bremen with
the following vessels: The Levisthan.
George Washins ton. President Herd
ing, President Roosevelt. America and
Republic.
O. Are there bridges over the
Jordan ID. a. c.
A. There are TWO. One below Lake
Merom is the one which the road
pa sses from Damascus to Galilee. The
other bridge is below the Lake of
Liberals.
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