Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| O. Who are the members OF an en-
peror's household?--P. +. g.
A. They are too numerous to men
ton. The principal members are as
follows Aides, equerries, gentlemen in
waiting, chamberlain, herald, master
of the hunt. cup bearer, master of
ceremonies. manager of the Royal
Theater, master OF the horse, chef,
gentlemen Of the bed chamber, pages
and superintendents of pages.
O. What Is meant by the Interna-
tional Zone Of Tangier?-C. F. d.
A. The status Of Tangier, because
OF its strategic position at the entrance
to the Mediterranean, became an in
innate concern Of the foreign offices
OF France, Spain and Great Britain,
in the years Immediately following the
| World War. In July 1923, a commits
and British experts. met for the pur-
pose Of preparing new agreement
| regarding this territory. The sittings
were completed December Is. 1923.
The provisional agreement as sub.
mitted to the governments Of the
countries represented contained the
following provisions; The Tangier,
Zone whose permanent neutrality was
assured, was to continue as a part OF
Morocco under its own constitution.
The municipality Of Tangier was to
| be under both a committee Of CON
| troll and an International Legislative
| Assembly. The customs service was
to be under the control of the in
ternational administration Economic
equality at the port was to be OBJ
served. No Notifications were to be
erected. A protocol was signed in
July, 1925, by Great Britain. France
| and Spain, providing for permanent
neutrality, security and internationali-
cation.
@. Are honeys that are dark in
color stronger In taste?-T. r.
| A. Generally speaking. the darker
| honeys have richer flavor. Some light
| honeys, however, have pronounced
characteristic flavors.
| c. What color should clothes be to
be coolest in the Summer time?-
L. w.
A. White is best. then gray and
yellow.
| @. What are rune stones?-N. S.
| A They are stones or monuments
on which are engraved runes-the
earliest form of the Teutonic alpha
| bet
@. Could the Sahara Desert he con-
verted into an inland sea?-B. NJ.
| A. The Sahara is, generally speak
ing, a table land 1900 to 1900 feet
above sea level. This fact would In
terfere seriously with such a plan.
| O. Were there instances during the
| Civil War when troops were affected
! by ScurVy?-A c. T.
| A 1t is estimated that at least IS
| per cent Of the deaths in the Civil
! War were caused by scurvy.
Q. Is there Child Welfare Asso-
| citation in Washington?-W. r. I.
| A. The name Of the Board of Chill
dren 81 Guardians was changed July
to the Child Welfare Association.
@. What animal keeps itself the
cleanest?-J. B.
A. The cat is perhaps the cleanest
of animals.
| Q. How many concerts did Pa
derewski give on his last tour of the
United States and how much did he
receive for them?-M. +. X.
| A. Paderewski gave about so con
certs on his last tour and the approx
mate amount paid the artist for each
was $4,000.
| Q. What per cent Of Spanish blood
has the average Mexican?-V. W. X.
| A. The Mexican News Bureau says:
The blood of the old Conquistadores
| of 300 to 400 years ago has been di-
/ 1uted 10 such an extent that in at