Evening star., 1926-04-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC. J. HASKIN.

q. If ell the people in the world
were put in the state of Texas. how
much room would each person have?
W. d. w.
A. The area OF the State Of Texas
In 265, 1895 square miles. Assuming
that the population of the earth IL
approximately 1,74S 900 ,00e, the area
allotted to each person. If the whole
population of the earth were included
in Texas, would be 42.S square feet.
Z. Are dates susared or put in sirup
or Is their sweetness natural?-A.
A. A.
A. Dates naturally are very sweet
as 70.6 per cent of their chemical
analysis Is carbohydrate.
q. Is there is special mea ming to
the ma me Casey. r.. G.
A. 1T comes from the Celtic word
cath. raea ming soldier.
Z. II recipe ca lis for sweet milk,
how must It he changed in order to
use sour milk M. NJ.
A. The Bureau of Home Economics
says that when proportions are given
in terms Of sweet milk and baking
powder. an equal quantity Of sour
milk may he substituted and enough
soda used approximately to neutralize
the scid. or a sea mt half teaspoon for
each cup OF sour milk. In the case
OF thin batters The soda and sour milk
generally furnish enough lesvenine,
but for thick batters or doughs bak-
ing powder is usually needed in sddi-
ton. When sweet milk is to be used
in place Of sour. baking powder is
substituted for all OF the soda in the
proportion OF four teaspoons Of bak-
ing powder for one teaspoon OF soda
IL no other acid ingredient, such as
m ola sses. is used. II such An acid in.
sredient is used, as in ginger bread.
some soda is required.
q. why Ia Cupid called Dan Gu.
pid?-c &. De r.
A. The title Dan is one Of respect
and OF honor, corresponding 10 ma ri eT
or sir. 1t is applied. for example, TO
cupid and to such a. poet an Chaucer.
@. What is the Curtis-Reed bill?-
NJ. c.
A. The Curtis. Reed bill which ia of
fered in place of the Reed Sterling
bill Of the Sixty-eighth Congress
would create Secretary Of Educa
tiOn. with a place in the cabinet OF
the President and would make a total
lilIt idl vi fl+nu'fVVt W
ms intain the new department.
O. What part of the Western
Hemisphere has the most Towering
plantS!-S. 6.
A. Costa Rica. about the size oi
West Virginia. has the richest variety
Of Towering pla nts and ferns Of any
Srea of it's size in this hemisphere
Its known hora includes more than
S 900 species. The United states and
Canada. 80 times the size of the lit
rle republic has only $4,000 species
Orchids are so common in Costa Rlc:'
that they they almost fill the role oi
weeds. according to a bOtanist. who
IL bringing back 800 specimens OF
this flower.
.. Who first suggested CTOker's re-
sembla nee to q tiSer?--P. -.
A. A cartoon by Mast. published in
1892 first suggested this.
q. What is the bird that flies over
the Pacific Ocean that does not seem
to move its wings?-H. II. III.
A The biological Survey saws thai
O. Why do people prefer white
eGgs?-A. n. l..
A. All people do rot prefer them
Ii ia known to poultry dealers that
some cities prefer white eggs. while
brown eggs sell better in othjr
places. The color of the egg does NOT
determine its food value. Eggs a
chickens that are properly raised and
fe6 have the same food value
o. What is a cereal gra ass?-E. A.
A. A cereal grass is any grass Weld
ing farinaceous seeds suitable for
food. such as wheat. rice. maize. etc.
also the seeds of grains 90 produced