Evening star., 1926-09-24

in the snow?-G. II. r.
A. While the majority of insects
disappear when cold weather comes.
some are known to live and thrive at
temperatures which kill most of their
kind in a few minutes. About 900
different insects have been found liv
ing on or in the snow. About 25 spe
cieS are known to come out on the
snow In Europe and America. Some
of these are so small that they are
never seen except In Winter. and they
are so little known that they have no
popular name. 1t is not known how
or on what they live.
Q. VIII Thomas Meighan's new pic
ture. 1.-The Canadian" be made in Can
ADAM. ID.
A. This is to be filmed in the Cana
dian wheat fields of the West. and is
to be completed during the harvest.
@. Is there any home or sanatorium
where a union pressman may go?-
1. NJ. B.
A. The International Printing Press
men and Assistants Union of North
America operates at Pressmen's Home,
Tennessee, three institutions. They
are home for aged and incapacitated.
a sanatorium for tuberculosis and a
technical trade school.
O. Does the Government make any
provision for the education of adult
Indians?-C. II. B.
A. Night schools have been estab-
lished where adult Indians may have
the opportunity of learning English.
These have been so successful that the
work is to be extended to other reser-
vations.
@. Will you please tell me what
wood is used to make an orchestra
leaders, baton?-C. B.
A. A baton used by an orchestra
conductor Is usually made of hickory,
American maple or spruce.
@. What is the Church of Asia"?-
M. I. C.
A. This is the name applied to the
combined religious and educational in
stitutions established by the missions
Of the various denominations of the
United States, Great Britain and con-
tinental Europe in China, Japan and
India.
O. How many tubes are there in
the most popular radio sets?-M. T. l..
A. A . survey covering 1859 homes
recently showed 405 per cent of the
sets had five tubes, 21.S per cent three
tubes, 1876 per cent four tubes and 7.6
per cent six tubes.
Q. Is there any different" way to
make potato salad?-E. G. X.
A. SoufT1e potato salad is unusual
and lends variety to q cold supper.
Boil eight medium sized potatoes and
put them through a ricer. To this add
three tablespoonfuls of vinegar, four
tablespoonfuls of olive oil, One-half a
tablespoonful of onion juice and one
teaspoonful of salt. Chill thoroughly
and then beat with a perforated
wooden spoon. If it is necessary to
thin the mixture, use hot water, being
careful not to pour so fast that the
salad becomes too thin. Sprinkle lib
orally with paprika, dot with capers
and garnish with hearts of lettuce.
@. What kind of a desk does the
President use?-C. A. f.
A The desk in the Executive Office
is massive oak table made from the
timbers of H. NJ. S. Resolute, which
vessel formed part of the expedition
sent in search of Sir John Franklin
in 1852.
O. Can you tell me the origin and
meaning of the word "Kalorama" as
applied to Kalorama road in this city?
H. H.
A. "Kalorama" is undoubtedly a
corruption of the Indian word "Okala
Kalama," meaning a goose"
O. Please tell me what birds are
particularly useful in the destruction
of rats and mice?-E. D., jr.
A. The Department of Agriculture
| says that the following birds are par
ticularly useful in the destruction of
| rats and mice, especially mice: Hawks,
owls, shrikeS and jaegers.
@. 1 should be pleased if you will
kindly inform me as to the general
proportion the root bears to the height
Of q tree?-P. H. 7.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that the root systems of most
trees have greater spread than the
spread of the trees above the ground.
Some trees have as great as three
times as large a spread in the root
system as in the branches.
Q. Can you tell me anything which
will remove hair dye from the bristles
of hairbrush?-L. w. b.
A. In order to remove hair dye
from the bristles of a hairbrush, try
washing with sodium sulphite solu-