Evening star., 1925-03-16

Q. How long was Senator Shoots
speech that was made against a bill
about shipping which President Will
son favored 20. n. L.
A. The hlfbustering speech made by
Senator Smoot was made the 3Ist OF
January. 1915. against the ship-pur-
chase BILL a measure greatly desired
OF passage by President Wilson. SEN
ator Smoot spoke IL 4 hours.
Q. Who live the longer. industrial
or office workers?--C. NJ. T.
A. DR.. Louis l. Dublin. the distin-
suished statistician, recently stated
that the life expectation OF industrial
workers Is eight years less than
that OF ONCE workers.
Q. Why fs hard wheat used in max.
ing breakfast foods?-P ]. w.
A. The Bureau OF Chemistry says
that hard wheat makes breakfast
foods that do not become mushy like
those made from soft wheat.
@. Why did the Sioux carry a pole
with a certain number eagle feathers
attached?-D. G. w.
A The Bureau OF American Eth
nology says that many Siouan tribes
carried as q standard a pole with eagle
feathers attached. Sometimes there
was a crook at the top of the pole,
but there was no specific number of
feathers. 1t was used In keeping the
men in order in hunting the buffalo.
Q. Do prisoners in Wilmington,
Del, receive whipping or the lash for
some crimes?-J. NJ.
A. The New Castle County work
house says that the Delaware laws
call for a certain number of lashes
at the whipping post az part of the
punishment for specified crimes, and
this law has been in effect for a very
long time. The whipping post is
used only to carry out the sentence
imposed by the several county
place at the New Castle County
workhouse, located at Greenbank,
Del, about five miles outside of VIII
mington.
@. Who made the original plan
of the City of Buffalo,. Z. l.
A. Maj. Charles Pierre L'Enfant.
Q. Are more men or more women
color blind?-k. E. c.
A. 1t ia said that males are far
more likely to be color blind than
females U6 TO -. Only l woman
in 400 is color blind. The reason for
this is partly, at least, that the de-
velopment of the gray -perceiving
substance is favored by practice and
color education.
Q. Was payment for the Louisi-
ana purchase made in gold?-I. r.
A. Payment for the Louisiana
purchase was not made in actual
gold coin or bullion. The exact cost
of the purchase was $4,000 francs
in the form of United States per
cent bonds, representing capital
of $11. 100000. The ultimate cost
would include not only the par value
of the bonds, but also 10 years in
terest. the cost of surveying, of
Government exploration and of SELL
ing the lands. In addition, the
American Government agreed to as
sumo and pay the obligations of
France to American citizens for
French attacks on American ship
ping. These obligations were esti-
mated at $3.50, 600. making a total
payment of SIS, 600, 600.
Q. How many farmers children do
not receive high school educations?-
I. n.
A. The Bureau of Education re-
Gently made a survey of six States in
Inc ItOuS SeCllOHS Oh Iho mon anu
IL found that less than 20 per cent of
farmers children of high school age
G5-19 years. were in accredited high
schools and that less than 80 per cent
were in any kind of high school.
Q. What is the difference between
black and green tea?-T. s. +.
A. Teas are classed as green and
black, according to color, flavor ana
mode of preparation. The leaves for
green tea are heated or roasted
slightly in shallow pans over wood
fire almost as soon as gathered, after
which they are rolled with the hands
upon a tnble to decrease the moisture
and to twist them. They are again
roasted and quickly dried. The leaves
for black tea are spread out in the
open air for some time and then toss
ed with the hands until haccid. roast
ed few hours in soft and moist
state. They are finally dried over d
charcoal fire. The operation of roll
ing and roasting is sometimes re-
peated several times until the leaves
have become the proper color.
g. Pease describe the Queens
Doll House.-C. S.
A. The Queens Doll House is a
palace in miniature. The building is