Evening star., 1926-05-28

@. What is the derive ton of the
word "botulism"?--W. G. s.
A. 1t is derived from the Latin
word "botulus.' meaning a sausa ge
and was probly first applied to cases
of food poisoning originating from eat
ing sausage Afterward 1t was ap.
piled to other forms of food poisoning
having the same characteristics.
q. What Is the source Of Rock
Creek and it's course?-C. X. Fl.
A. Rock Creek has it's source near
the Patapsco River. 1t flows west of
Colorado avenue, crosses and. takes
a straight course to the Pierce Mill
road. 1t then twists to the east q nd
again meets the Pierce Mill road. Its
course is again straight to klingle
road, east in the Geological Park, to
form question mark; south pa rallel
with Belmont road to Oak Hill Gene.
terry; then east to Twenty.second
street and straight south to the Poto.
mac River. which it joins at Twenty
eighth street.
j. f. V. O
A. A real old Satsuma at first sight
looks like ivory, and the designs dis
play infinite care, the colors being
low in tone, while the gold is penciled
with such a multitude Of minute lines
as to be truly wonderful. The glaze
is sometimes enameled In yellow and
black. Real old Satsuma may be
identified by the mark Of a string on
the bottom Or by the fact that the
spiral In the paste goes from left to
right. No real Satsuma is marked
except for these two characteristics.
Many limitations Of Satsuma which
are very valuable, especially Kioto
and Awats. are marked in Japanese
letter or signs.
Z. Is the Ericsson whom Prince
Gustavus is to honor on Mayx,2S the
one who discovered North America ?
C. A. j.
A. Left Ericsson. the discoverer, Is
not to be confused with John. Erics.
son. the Swedish inventor. Prince
Gustavus is to attend the unveiling of
the memorial to his countryman.
@. What size airplanes carry pas
sengers from London to Paris?-W. b.
A. Airplanes are used Of various
capacity. Some accommodate only
two passengers, while others take as
many az IL.
@. Will American wild song birds
breed In captivity. r.
A. The Biological Survey says it is
very difficult to induce the American
wild song birds to breed in captivity;
furthermore. in most States It In
against the law to have wild birds in
possession.
q. What is the origin OF the word
Socony?-G. h.
A. 1t is the combination Of the in.
itials of the Standard Oil Co. Of New
York.
q. Is the Sesquicentennial Fair
Ground in North or South Philadel
phia? ?-S. r.
A. The exposition site covers loco
acres in South Philadelphia. including
League Island Park and the navy
yard.
Q. What diseases are treated with
radium besides cancer?-R. NJ. G..
A. Radium is used in treating the
following conditions and diseases: Re
moval OF hairy and pigmented moles
warts. especially those on the hands
of X-ray workers ulcers. golfers and
various diseases of the skin.
Q. What are the magnetic poles?-
h. C. w.
A. The magnetic poles are the
points on the earth's surface where
the lines OF magnetic force are verti
cal. They are the ends or the axis ct
the earth's magnetic polarity.
Q. Is it correct to say. II eat soup
or Il drink soup"?-C. J. P.
A. The idiom in general use is 80
eat soup In a literal sense. on,
does not drink it. Soup is slipped
either from the spoon or the cup.
Q. When the sun reaches it's north
| ern solstice. how long is it above th'
| horizon a t the Arctic Circlef-C. T. y
A. The Naval Observatory says tina
allowing for the effect OF refractioI
and the suns semidiameter. some por
tiOn of the SIMS disk will he cOptinIl