Evening star., 1926-11-20

~. why aren't Brazil nuts raleeu
In the United States?-W. 3.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that Brazil nuts are not grown
in North America, beca use II 10 very
dificult TO germinate the seeds. I'm
less the seeds are transpla nted in the
pod. they are sure to fail. There
have been few records Of success.
Brazil has passed q law which pro-
hihits the expectation OF the seeds ot
Brazil nuts In pods This il to keep
the industry within the country.
O. How strong a brine should be
used In ma king sauerkraut?--P. "a l.. G.
A. One pound OF salt for every 80
pounds of cabbage makes the proper
strength Of brine to produce the best
results in making sauerkraut. The
salt NAV be distributed as the cab
baee is packed in the jar. or 1t may
be mixed with the shredded cabbage
before being packed. Two ounces ot
salt with every ave pounds. OF can
baee probably is the best way 70 get
an even distribution.
q. Ia Fritz Kreisler married?-R. y.
A. His marriage 10 Harriet. daugh-
ter OF George p. Lies. took place In
New York City in 1902.
q What IL the derivation OF the
word "cafeteria" &C. NJ.
A. Its formation ia Obscure. 1t
comes from the same root a. the
French word cafe, which means
'coffae," but is used TO mean restau.
rant" The Italian word "Caneuere
I. nplied to q coffee pot. a Coffee shop
Or the proprietor of such a shop. The
form cafeteria" was first applied to
O self service cafe in Chicago by a man
from New Mexico, SO 1t IA sald. al
though this form of restaurant orig
mated in Los Angeles In lsoo. "neu
Miss Helen g. Mosher made the er
eriment.
: O. What are the by.products OF II"
hacking industry?-J. y. :.
A. The principal ones are: Leatner'
artificial teeth. beef extracts, outtons.
hrushes wool. umbrella handles. fert|
,,zer gelatin, nair for upholstery
aiso tennis strings, soap and oleo'
margarine.
q. Do women read more than msn?
". n. p. -,
A According to a recent survey by
the New York Public Library the op-
posite is true. A count was made
once an hour for a week, and IL VIZ
found that the average for the week
was SO man readers TO IL woman
O. What determines the size oi
halos around the sun ana moon!
L.K. W.
A. There are two kinds of rings
about the sun and moon. Those tnel
are close in--only one to four or nve
diameters Of the moon. say. away
rQnGAd
bv water droplets. The smaller the
droplets. the larger the ring. The
other rings, the true halos. occurring
much farther away. are caused py Ice
crvstals. There are several such
rings. but each one always has the
sam angular size. This size depends
on the shape Of the crystal 'usuaiiy;
but not always. short six.sideo
column with fat ends perpendicular
tn the sides). the course Of the light
through the crystal. and the amount
OF bending this light undersoes as ~
enters a face of the crystal at given
slope.
@. How long have rugs been woven?
C. d. -,
A. Rug weaving il as old as civili-
5000 years BIC.
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