Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

Q. How far is it across the Sahara
from north TO south?-F. W.
A. Its breadth varies from 500 to
400 miles.
Q. What ingredient added to sala
dressing will prevent its getting ran
cid?-A. e. G.
A. The Bureau Of Chemistry saws
that no ingredient is added to "a Ia
dressing to prevent it from becoming
ia ncid. The salad dressing must be
kept in cool and dark place
O. DO bees think?-H. G.
A. Among the higher inverte bra es
the ants. bees. wasps and other so
cial insects-there is complex he
havlor which has been interpreted by
some 10 imply a consciousness com
pa ia BILE with that of man. Others have
empha sized the instructive character OF
the activities OF these animals and
have been content to consider the
higher insects as mere automata. The
insects represent a line of development
divergent from the course OF evolution
that has eliminated In man. and it is
difficult to compare the insect mind
with human consciousness. Either the
performances Of bees and ants are
largely reflex or must he attributed to
a very complex affective conscious
ness.
q. When does cider change to vine
gar?-M. II. g.
A. When the percentage of alcohol
in cider reaches 8, the ferment OF
acetic acid begins TO work and 1t soon
changes TO vinegar.
Q. How large a vessel can enter the
port of Rouen, Fra nce?-R. X. J.
A. The River Seine has been arti
ficially deepened so that the port OF
Rouen can admit vessels of 22I1 feet
draft.
q. How were candles formerly
used To tell timer-t w b.
A. Alfred the Great is said 10 have
measured time by means of candles
He burned wax andes of different
length and size. each weig hing -
pennyweiEh ts, being ~ inches long
and burning hours, SO that sin
ca ndles burnt "a hours. TO prevent
their being blown out, he incaset
each in a fra network OF transpa rent
horn.
q. | would like 10 know how
OI;eily became second Governor OF
louisa ma III. ID. K.
A. O'Reilly was an Irish soldier
who at an early age went 10 Spain
where he enlisted in the military
service He served in various wars
I with the spa nish army and for q
| time with the French army, and was
! later appointed Governor Of IIava ma
| From Havana he was ira nsferred ir
| 1863 10 the goVernorShip of louisa na
| During the Middle Ages and the cen
| turtles Immediately following. it was
| quite customary for men TO embra &c
! soldiery a profession and 10 enlist
and serve in the army of any i'm
! portant power that was conduCtin:
a war or series OF wars
| Q. How many banks are there IL
| the United States?-J. ID. W.
A. The latest figures showed tina
! there were 1896 state commercial
! banks in the United States. sos:
! national hanks. .664 loan and trus
compa MES. $40 stock savings ba nks
! 6l3 mutual savings hanks. and 56i
! private IA wings Ia nks.
| Q. How did the attenda nee at hi
ST Louis Exposition compare viii
that at the Chicago Worlds Fair
J. A. :.
A. The total recorded admissions Il
! the louisa ma Purchase Exposition
| held in ST. Louis in 1904. We're 10. 694
! S55. The total recorded admissions tC
! the Column ia n Exposition in Chica go
: in 1898, were 27,53s.52l.
! O. Were the State constitution.
| modelled after the Federal Constitu
tion?-C. r.
| A. The States in existence at the
! time Of the drafting OF the Consti
tuition Of the United States had con