Evening star., 1925-04-24

sugar Of the same class, so dissolves
| more readily in coffee or other liquid
The more porous it is the greater bulk
will be required for sweetening.
@. How does the use Of wood in the
| United States compare with it's use
| abroad?-C. E. N.
| A Americans use over 200 cubic
| feet of wood per capita annually,
while Europeans use SO cubic feet.
@. Is it necessary to wash dried
| figs that are imported from Smyrna?
! j. NJ. r.
| A. You need have no fear about
| eating Smyrna figs that are sold in
| this country, as we do not allow figs
! to come into the country unless there
| is attached to the shipment certtff-
cate o. KID by the consul stating that
| they are packed under sanitary super
vision. Smyrna requires certain SAM
tary laws in curing and packingt
its figs. 1t is not necessary to
| wash the figs before eating, as that
would deprive them of their flavor.
Q. Does the top half of wheel on
a vehicle travel faster than the bot
tom half?-E. E. G.
A. The problem of the wheel may
| be explained by the fact that the
| top is moving forward in the direc-
| tion in which the vehicle is progress
| ing, while the bottom is moving back
ward or in an opposite direction. To
demonstrate this in a practical way,
| take a coin, mark points at the top
| and bottom as A and B. Make a
mark at the starting point directly I,
| beneath A and B upon whatever sur-'
face the coin is to be rolled. Roll
| the coin forward a quarter revolu
| ton. 1t will be seen that A moves
| upon a radius equal to the diameter
Of the circle and by actual measure"
ment A has moved a greater distance
and described a greater curve than B.
@. What is the easiest way to
release and drain honey without heat
| ing?-H. c. Med.
A. The top of the honey comb
should be scored and the comb should
| be inverted over a container across
the top of which is placed one thick
ness of cheesecloth. Keep the comb
| in a place sufficiently warm TO let
the honey flow freely.
@. What was the name of the In
dian chief who raided the plains of
Texas in the 70's?-S. H. H,
| A. Records show that the raidS
| into Texas during the 70's were led
principally by two Kiowa chiefs
named Satanta and Big Tree.
@. What is the meaning of the
letters Ian" on the end OF every Ar
menian surname?-C. 3.
A 1t is a patronymic indicating
descent from the father.
| Q. What do they mean when they
say that a race was hippodromed?-
G.. R. H.
| A. A race run with all the appear
ance of a real contest, but in which
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circus chariot race, is said to be hip
podromed.
@. At what age do children US
ually graduate from high school?-
S. NJ.
A. The average of high school
graduates is Is years.
Q. How big is ace-Lorraine?-
w. ]. w.
A. Alsace-L Lorraine from north to
south is 123 miles. Its breadth varies
from % to 105 miles; it's area is $3.50
square miles.
@. What is meant by the "estab-
nshment of the port" "A. H. R.
a. The Naval Observatory says
high water occurs so minutes later
each day, on an average. High water
follows the transit of the moon across
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tain interval, which is known as the
establishment of the port" This
interval is approximately the same
| throughout the year for any one
place, but differs widely for different
places.
@. Has New York or Chicago in
creased in size faster since the Civil
Wars. H. n.
A. Chicago has about nine times
its population of Civil War times,
while the population of New York
City has merely Quadrupled.
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