Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How can I remove scorches from
linens?-.A. B. 8.
A. Slight scorches on cotton or linen
may be removed by wetting the spot
with soap and water and exposing It
to direct sunlight for q day or moro.
Q. Where does the Arts Club of
A. G.
A. Many Of it's receptions, exhibit.
tons and other meetings are held In
Its own home, at 2O17 I street. This
house is one rich in memories Of the
past. 1t was here that President Mon
roe lived during tho drst months OF
his first term, while repairs were b.
ing made at the White House. The
Bal Boheme to be given on January
IL will. however, be held at the New
Willard.
@. Do seals swim at . rate Of so
miles an hour?-R. C.
A. No definite information Is avail.
able on the speed which seals attain
while swimming. While these animals
swim with great rapidity and ease. II
is not believed they swim as rapidly
az 90 miles an hour.
@. Is baccarat a French game?-
n. A. K.
A. Baccarat is of italian origin.
Q. What is dew?-F. P.
A. Dew is moisture condensed from
the atmosphere, including the air
contained in soil, and gathered in
and other bodies. which radiate heat
| well. but conduct it badly. Frost is
formed on nights when the dew point
| Is below freezing point
@. Are geared locomotives used any.
where besides on roads having steep
grades and very sharp curves?-F
| l.. 8.
A. Cleared locomotives are often
| used In Quarries, pit mines, industrial
| switching and construction work; in
fact, whenever temporary track has tc
! be dealt with.
@. Are the dummy clocks in front
\ Of jewelry stores set at the hour OF
| Lincoln's death?-W. w. r.
A. There have been stories con
nected with the death Of Lincoln tina,
| the position Of the hands is commend
rative of the hour of his death, but
| this story can be shown to be false
from the simple fact that the hour OF
the death of Lincoln was not at 81:
| o'clock. Further, the use of this pc
sition of the hands of the clock is he
lieved to have preceded Lincoln'i
| death.
| Q. Why didn't the Continental Army
| lombard the British under Howe
| when Boston was evacuated?-C
| +. NJ.
| A Some historians state that short
| ~ before the evacuation of Boston BY
1
burn the city If any attempt of bonn
| bardment were made. Unofficially anC
| informally a sort of agreement was
entered into between the opposing
forces that If the British were not at
! tackled on embarkation they would
| leave the town substantially as 4
was. There was no formal communi
cation between Washington and Howe
but this was an understanding Wash
Iington also from want of ammunition
was obliged to use his artillery spar
ingly.
.. Why are Turkish towels social
ed?-A. Z.
| A. Turkish towels are so-called be
cause the material from which they
are made resembles cloth Of Turkish
| manufacture.
Q. 1t is said there IS always war
ship in the French navy that is called
the Jean Bart. Why is this?-N. S. G
! A Jean Baert, or Bart, was a
| French sailor. 1650-1702, who rose &c
| the rank of commodore under Louis
! XIV and made the French navy what
1t was at that time. The Dutch, Eng
lish and Spanish called him the
French Devil
| Q. When and where were scissor:
first used?-G. w. E.
a. 1t was formerly believed tina
scissors were invented in Venice il
the sixteenth century, but records
| show that implements similar TO oul
modern scissors were in use yer!
much earlier than this period. In TIL
remains of Pompeii shears were fount
| made of iron and steel, as we'll a!