Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18

Q. What cities use the same kind
of double-deck busses as Washing
ton?-E. L. 0.
A. The same make is used in New
York City. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Detroit and Los Angeles.
@. How large are the Soldiers
Home grounds?-C. w.
A. The acreage is little over 500.
Q. How long has the Potomac In
surance Company been in existence
II. w.
A. 1t has done business for "a
years, having been chartered by Con
gress In 1881.
@. How long has Monaco belonged
to the family Of its present ruler
NJ. n.
A: 1t was conferred upon a prince
Of the house of Grimaldi by Emperor
Ohio in the tenth century.
Q. Has the Monday before Shrove
Tuesday a Nance. V.
"A. 1t is sometimes known as Col
lop Monday, for this day the faithful
ceased eating flesh meat or "collops. .
F. L. n. '0''Se native 70 br'zii'-
A. 1t is not native 10 South Amer.
lea. 1t Is supposed to have grown
first in Abyssinia, although it was
early found in Arabia Brazil, how.
ever, now furnishes more than two
| thirds of the coffee consumed in the
| world. AS an article of diet it was
unknown to the Greeks and Romans
1t was not introduced into Europe
until the sixteenth century.
Q. Is there a way in which navy
beans can be treated to make them
more digestible and prevent the for
| nation of gas on the stomach
! NJ. V. G..
a. a pinch of soda added to the
water in which navy beans are cooked
tends to prevent the formation of gas
in the stomach during the process OF
digestion.
Q. Are the bad lands" of South
Dakota considered a desert region?-
c. L.
A. They cannot, strictly speaking
| be classed as desert region. The
term is somewhat misleading, as the
| land is fertile except where it is Sc
steep that vegetation is washed off
! In level portions buffalo grass grows
and supports great herds of cattle
Good water is usually found in shallow
wells and considerable farming is car
ried on.
Q. What does the Persian mira
mean?-B. c
"A. 1t is the equivalent Of prince
Q: Who was Captain CuttIe"?-
c. D.
| A. He was character in Dickens
! 'Dombey and Son" He was re
|
| of a right hand.
@. How long has cricket beer
| played in England?-S. H. l..
| A. There are some evidences of q
similar game having been played in
| the fourteenth century, but it is prob
| able that cricket was not known unit
some time in the sixteenth century.
Q. Is the "daddy-long-Iegs" a fly
| or spider?-M. l..
A. In America the name is applied
| to the harvest-spider, harmless in
| sect having legs containing more thar
| 90 joints each. In England, however
'daddy-long-legs is applied to the
crane fly. true fly having long legs.
Q. How old is Cyrus curtis?-
A. H. E.
A. Cyrus H. K. Curtis was born
in 1850, and will be rs years old in
June.
Q. How long will permanent" or
| natural" magnet retain its magnetic
properties?-J. $.
| A. The life of a magnet cannot be
| predicted exactly. If properly cared
for 1t will last for years.
Q. Was there President who
would have been elected unanimously
but for one vote?-A. w.
a. James Monroe received all but
| one of the electoral votes in 1920. Al
| elector from New Hampshire voted fol
John Q. Adams in order that no Presi
dent other than George Washington
| should have the honor of receiving {
| unanimous vote.
Q. What was the per capita con
sumption of milk from 1918 to 1924.
Give reason for the increase or de
| crease.-H. NJ. c.
! A. The consumption of milk pei
capita in the United States from
| 1884 was: 1918, 80 gallons; 1919, 4;
| gallons; 1920, 43 gallons; 1921, 40 gal
| Ions; 1922, so gallons; 1923, So gallons
1924, 54.75 gallons. The Department
of Agriculture says the increase is due
| TO improvement in quality of product
| delivery in sanitary containers and q
| general increase in knowledge of the
value of milk in the diet, the result OF
milk campaigns and special adver
| Using.
Q. How much money does it take