Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

Q. What shades of silk are To be
shown this Fall?-E l.. E.
A. Sales of silk during the months
Of July and August indicate that
black, white and navy blue are as
popular as ever. Outside of these, the
most popular shades were reds, blues.
greens. browns and grayS. There are,
or course. many varying shades IN
each of these colorS.
20. / would like to know what the
Indians used for fiShhOOkS.-H. :. r.
A. The following is an extract from
an article prepared by the Bureau of
American Ethnology: Starting from
the simple device of attaching the bait
to the end of a line. the progressive
order of tishhookS used by the Indians
seems to he as follows: (al The gorge
hook. a 4Dike of bone or wood, sharp
ened at both ends and fastened at its
middle to a line, a device used also for
catching birds; tb) spike sci OBJ
, liquely in the end of plant shaft; tel
the plain hook; I'D the barbed hook;
te) the barbed hook combined with
Sinber and lure. This series does not
exactly represent stages in invention.
The evolution may have been effected
by the habits of the different species
of fish and their increasing wariness.
The material used for hooks by the
Indians was wood. bone. shell, stone
and copper. The Mohave employed
the recurved spines of certain species
of cactus which are natural hooks.
q. Can an American obtain a posi-
ton as member of the Royal
Mounted POlice?-H. A. X.
A. The Royal Mounted Police Force
of Canada is Canadian organization.
and is not accepting any but Canada n
citizens at the present time.
Q. During the World War con-
| tracted tuberculosis. The disease has
now been arrested. and / am drawing
$40 month compensation. Am | en-
titled to the ssh per month under the
hill passed by the last ,'ongress?-
JIG. n.
A. The Veterans Bureau says that
since your tubercular trouble is Serv-
connected and has become arrested
YOU are entitled to the $50 a month,
effective from July .. 1926.
Q. What does 1t cost the Federal
Government to collect the internal
revenue taxes?-J. Fl. B.
A. The cost of administering the
internal revenue tax laws for the fiscal
year 1925 was $34 .94S.4S3.37 or "a
| for each 500 collected. This was a
reduction of 14.6 per cent over the
| fiscal year 1925.
q. Who wrote "One crowded hour
Of glorious life is worth an age with
! out name"?-F. r.
A. This is from Chapter XXX1V Of
| the book called old Mortality" by
Sir Walter Scott.
O. From what is the name of Bar
IHarbor Me. derived?-T. $.
A. From the bar which shows at
low water between the harbOr and Bar
| Isla nd. about half mile off shore.
@. When and where did Harry
Greb and Gene Tunney fight LAST
| G.. w. II.
A. The last time Gene Tunney
fought Harry Greh was December 10.
1928 at New York City.
O. Do steam railroads use motor
busses? M. n. II.
A. There are now 3 steam rail
roads using motor busses. either di-
rectly or through subsidiaries. Fifty
one railroads in the United States and
Canada are using motor trucks to
supplement their shipping service.
@. Please tell me which is the
largest Protestant church in America
and also the largest in the world
y. p.
A. The largest Protestant church
in the United States is the Cathedral
of st. John the Divine. in New York
City. The largest Protestant church
in the world is st. Paul's Cathedral,
in London, England.
@. What is proper to give parrots
to keep them in good health?-F. B.
A. A hard boiled egg rubbed into a
IA ste and mixed with an equal guam
tity of cracker crumbs and tea
spoonful of cayenne pepper may he
relished by the bird. Skin diseases
are usually caused by feeding meat
or too rich or oily food. 1t is usually
| sufficient to chan the food. giving a
| plain diet and some vegetables and
! fresh fruit. Unless the bird is very
Young Il should he supplied with