Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

moist food and water, as well as some
salty food. A little sulphur in the
food will help TO purify the blood.
Q. Where is the deepest we'll in the
worId?-F. =. r.
A. Some of the deepest wells in the
world are as follows: Lake well. com
pleted 1919. miles southeast Of
Fairmont. W. Va. 1879 feet: we'll on
Golf farm. miles northeast of
Clarksburg. W. Va, 1886 feet:
Czuchow. Germany. 7.34S feet. and
Pittsburgh. 7.24s feet.
Q. What is the yellow substance
in the crab?-E. l.. +.
A. The yellow substance which is
found in a crab is mostly fat. Some
portions of II may he the eggs and the
ovaIies.
O., Please advise me from what
wood or woods the heads of wooden
golf clubs are made. a. :.
A. The Forest Service says that
the .heads of wooden golf clubs are
made of persimmon wood. A little
dogwoOd has been used. but the
former is more commonly employed.
Q. How many people must attend
a movie" in order for the producer
TO realize profit on it?-R. G.
a. John Emerson recently said
that since it costs from 100000 10
$500. 900 to produce an ordinary mo
ton picture IT is necessary for some
10000. 900 people in America alone to
pay for the privilege of seeing IL II
the producer is TO make any profit
on it.
Q. How many bank presidents are
there in the United States under the
age of 30?-A. D.
A. Statistics compiled by the Bill
reau Of the Census do not include the
years from Is to 80. hut are divided
as follows: Is to 10. 20 to - and %
to "A years of age. The number of
bankers and bank officials between the
ages of 90 and "a was 5i.493. accord
ing :" the last census, 1920.
@ Can YOU find ont for me how
Herd Ruel. the catcher on the
Was: ington base ball team, acquired
the eickname of Muddy? Fl. II.
AZ At the American League base
ball ozark it was said that, as far as
kno4 n. the following is the origin Of
the lame Muddy" as applied to Ruel:
Shofyly after he became n big
leagter" he tripped and fell In some
muH and was covered with IL. His
frieifds started calling him MUDDY"
andsthe name has chung TO him.
q have been told that some
pia ns) tuners do what they call ''voic-
ing; a piano. Can you tell me what
this :is?-B. II.
A., In voicing piano the ham,
mer$ are sOftened in order to make
the tone more uniform. This process
does: not prevent a piano from being
tuned afterward.
@! What will make an Atwood
sweater shrink F.. r.
A.; a wooden sweater may he
shrunk by dipping first in hot water
and then in cold. However. it is not
advisable to do this unless absolutely
necessary. since the fiber is apt In
become matted and hard.
O. Please inform me where the
potato got the name of Irish. and by
whom the name was given.-G. F.. l..
a. The Irish potato is so called he
cause of it's general cultivation and
use in Ireland. There is no record of
the individual who first used this
term.
q. Please write me how and with
what to clean brown leather furniture.
H. V.
A. To restore leather furniture.
first wash the leather with sponge
and warm water to remove the dirt.
or wash il with cloth Wrung out of
hot milk Then varnish with the
white of an egg.
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