Evening star., 1926-09-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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have been added.
O. What was the first book written
by James Fenimore Cooper?--B. B. r.
A. In 1890 Cooper published his
first novel, "Precaution." 1t pur
ported to be written by an English
man and was n story of English So
Ciety and in an entirely different vein
from any of his succeeding books. In
1921 he published THE Spy"
@. How much money did Henry NJ.
Flagler spend developing Florida
r. T. l..
A. Mr.. Flagler originally went to
Florida as n tourist, but he Is esti-
mated to have expended during his
residence there between $75.000.0O0
and 100000. 900 of his personal for
tune in building railroads. hotels.
roads, and opening up what he termed
THE Garden of Eden"
o. i understand that the Red Cross
in France makes some arrangements
for the renting of baby supplies. Can
you tell me anything of thiS?-E. r..
a. The BesanCon committee of the
Red Cross in France has recently
organized a cradle society. Through
this, French mothers may rent or bor-
row CTduleS, chairs, peIdIuDuLtlOI5' D.
clothes, scales, milk steriliZerS and
other articles required by very young
babies. The idea has met with great
favor and already nearly 900 babies
have been supplied with many needs.
In two-thirds Of the cases there was
no charge made.
@. Which State has the largest and
which the smallest percentage Of In
I,,L III 80 -1Ntf fNV17
*. p. c.
A. According to official figures
Rhode Island has 60 per cent Of for
eign stock and North Carolina 40
of l per cent. The rate In the United
States is 81 per cent and of the
Southern States per cent.
@. My turtles have been thriving on
flies during the Summer. What should
1 feed them during the Winter?-B.
S. f.
A. Turtles eat very little In the
Winter unless they are kept warm.
The Bureau of Fisheries suggests
that you try feeding them fruit, to-
matoes, possibly worms (slugs) and
little fresh meat.
Q. VIII you please tell me something
to use to keep white hair from turn
ing yellow?--R. l.. NJ.
A. Bluing added to the final rinsing
water tends to whiten the hair.
Q. How can make pastry -FOUR
NJ. V.
A. To change bread flour to pastry
flour use two level tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch to replace two level table
spoOnfuls Of flour in each cupful.
Q. Has the rate of blindness among
school children from what Is generally
known as babies sore eyes decreased
or increased R j. X.
A. The registration of schools for
the blind during the past year showed
that only lis per cent of the pupils
had been blinded by Ophthalmia
neonatorum, more commonly known
as babies sore eyes" This is the low
est rate of blindness from this cause
on record.
@. What is Gorgonzola cheese?
%. p.
A. Gorgonzola is called the "aristo-
crat of Italian cheeSeS." 1t is very
widely used and is somewhat similar
to Roquefort, but not so expensive
Like Roquefort it is made of sleeps
milk, but is nilder in flavor. Gorgon-
zola is put up in 20-pound baskets,
one cheese to a basket. The outside
of this cheese is covered with prep
aration made chiefly from gypsum
and tallow. In this way it is possible
to keep the cheese a year or more. A
great deal of this cheese comes from
the province of Lombardy.
Q. Is Frances Aida, the singer, a
Jewess?-B. G. S.
A. Nine. Aida is of Jewish descent.
She was born in Australia.
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offers himself as target for the
questions of our readers. He agrees
to furnish facts for all 1cho ask This
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Information Bureau, Washington,
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