Evening star., 1925-07-20

O.. What is the Farne Islands
Sanctuary?-R. B. NJ.
A. Farne Islands, off the North
umbrian coast, have been handed
over to the national trust for pres.
ervation as a bird sanctuary Tho
islands number Is. and have an area
OF so acres. The regular breeding
population includes gulls of three
species, terms of four, auks Of three.
cormorants of two, waders of two.
and one species of duck. The islands
form one Of the most southerly star
tions in the breediag range of the
elder duck. The most interesting
species, perhaps, is that of the roseate
tern, now found only in a few British
localities. AS a breeding place for
sea fowl the Farne Islands have no
equal around the British coasts, and
even the great bird stations among
the Scottish Isles lack one or two OF
the species represented here.
@. We have been freezing our own
ice cream this Summer, but .t 10
always grainy. What causes this?--
+. Nick. NJ
A. Granular Ice cream may be due
to three things-too much salt in
freezing, container too full of the
mixture or freezer turned too rapidly.
G. How do the present number @
telephone operators of the Distr7UI
of Columbia compare with the num-
ber in service during the Inaugural
ton and the Shrine convention?--
V. j. G..
a. At present there arc 1885 on.
orators During the 1925 inaugura.
tton there were 1,435, and during the
Shrine convention in 1928 there were
1,406.
c. How many times has the Con,
stitution been rebuilt. and TO whom
should donations be sent toward the
fund for repairing this Yessel?---
w. L. II.
a. The Constitution was rebuilt
IN 1893. 1871 and in 1906. At present
$500, 600 is needed to repair the ship.
Donations should be sent 10 the Save
the Constitution Fund" Charlestov'u
Navy Yard, Boston. Mass.
Q. How did Martha Washington
dispose of her worn silk dresses9~
w L. r.
A. 1t is said that Martha WASH
ington always carefully dyed all her
worn silk gowns and silk scraps to q.
desired shade, raVeled them. wound
them on bobbins and had them woven
into chair covers. Sometimes she
changed the order of things. One
time she displayed a dress of red and
white striped material. The white
stripes were cotton, and the red silk
raveled from chair covers and from
the generals worn-out stockings.
Q. Has the use OF farm machinery
helped the farmer materially?-E.
c. K.
A On an average an agricultural
worker in this country is now able to
care for about three times as many
acres of crops as an individual could
handle 75 years ago. This is mainly
because of the increased use Of mo-
chanical power and Of labor.savtng
machinery.
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