Evening star., 1926-10-02

moist FOOD and water, as well as some
salty food. y little sulphur in the
food will help to purify the blood
Q. Where is the deepest veil i'm the
world? +. s. Il.
A. Some of the deepest wells in the
world are as follows: Lake well. com
pleted 1919. miles southeast of
Fairmont, W. Va. 7.579 feet. We'll on
Goff farm, s miles nortneast OF
Clarllshurg. w Va. 1855 feet:
CzuchoW. Germany, 7.34S feet. and
Geary well. 20 miles southwest "f
Pittsburgh, 1.2iS feet.
Q. What IS the yellow 'SilbstaI"e
in the crab T.. l.. =.
i. The yellow substance which -
found in a crab is mostly fat. Soue
portions ~ II may be ,hl CsSS and The
oyarie~
.. Please advise M" froun what
wood or woods The heads "f wooden
golf clubs are nddp.-I.. y. :.
y. The Forest Service says that
the heads of wooden golf clubs are
made of persimmuu vooi A little
do%W Wuud has been used. but the
former is more commonly employed.
Q. How many people must attend
Il movie" in order for the producer
al =.
4. John Emerson recently said
that since it costs from 100000 TO
$500 600 to produce an ordinary mo
tion picture il is neCe SSary for some
20 600 900 people in America alone 10
pay for the privilege of seeing il il
the producer is To make any profit
on it.
q. How many bank presidents are
there i'll the United States under the
age Of 30?-A -.
y. Statistics compiled by the Blu
rcau Of the Census do not include th"
years from 10 tn 80. hut arc divided
as follows: - to ~. 20 To "a and -
To 4i years of age. The number of
bankers and bank officials between I lie
ages of 20 and IA was l.493, accord
ing to the last census, 1920.
Q. Can sou find out for me how
HerOld Ruel- the catcher on the
Washington base ball team. acquired
the nickname of MUDDY" I'll. H..
A. At the American League base
ball park it was said that. as far as
known. the following is the origin OF
the name Muddy" as applied to Ruel:
Shortly after he became "a big
Lacquer" he tripped and fell in som"
mud and was covered with it. His
friends started calling him MUDDY
and the name has clung to him.
@. have been told that some
piano tuners do what they call ''voic-
ing" Il piano. Can you tell me what
This is?-B. II.
y. In VOiCfnS n piano the ham
merS are softened in order 10 make
the tone more uniform. This process
does not prevent a piano from being
tuned afterWard.
@. What will make an all-wool
sweater shrink k?-E. B.
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 to
become matted and hard.
@. Please inform me where the
potato got the name of Irish. and by
whom the name was given.-G. Il. L.
a. The Irish potato is so called be
cause of its general cultivation and
use in Ireland. There Is no record of
the individual who first used this
term.
@. Please write me how and with
what to clean brown leather furniture.
H. V.
A. To restore leather furniture.
first wash the leather with a sponge
and warm water to remove the dirt.
or wash it with a cloth wrung out of
hot milk Then varnish with the
white of an egg.
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