Evening star., 1926-02-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN

Q. When ones name is placed on
the White House list why is it some
times dropped again?-G. II.
A. People in certain official posi-
tions, together with their families, are
always entertained at the White
House at some time during the season
Other friends and acquaintances of
the Presidents family are added to
the list of guests. In time the list
may become SO long that it has To be
revised. The administrations OF
Presidents Wilson. Harding and
Coolidge touched so closely that the
list took on very large proportions.
Q. How much profit is made on cot
ton candy sold at fairs and the like?-
A. K. F.
A. The machines for making spun
sugar, the so-called cotton candy and
goody-goody candy, cost about $500
One pound of sugar makes about $4
worth Of candy.
Q. How many bulletins are publish
ed yearly by the Department Of Agri-
culture?-F. L.
A In 1924 there were 1853, ,034 new
copies published. 17,909,484 reprints,
making total of 25,568.518.
Q. Is there a record of the first
white visitors to the District of Co
lumbia ?-R. n.
a. The first white man authenti-
cally known to have set foot on the
soil of the District of Columbia was
Capt. Henry Fleet, an English mar.
iner and trader, who made an eX
pedition up the Potomac in 1882 to
buy beaver furs from the Indians
He anchored miles below the Falls
OF the Potomac.
Q. Is Mahatma Gandhi OF India
continuing his non operative
policy with regard to the British
rule u. S. T.
a. Recently Gandhi. the promoter OF
swaraj Tor home rulel for India. ad
mitted that his influence was prac-
tically at an end and that the policy
of non-co cooperation in the new con-
stitution has been abandoned.
@. Does meal ground from whole
seed have a greater value as fer
tiliZer than meal from which the oil
has been extracted &C. G. T.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that cotton seed meal from
which the oil has been extracted is
considered of more value as a fer
which the oil has not been extracted
Q. In what year did we have 6
inches of snow in April in Wash
ington County. Md.?-E. S.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
on April IL and IL, 1918, 6i2 inches
of snow fell at the Weather Bureau
station at keedysville. Washington
County, Md.
Q. How fast do wild ducks fly
J. A. O'C.
A. The wild duck and the homing
pigeon are credited with speeds Of
more than 60 miles an hour.
@. Why is the date set al $50 A.D
that Latin ceased to be a spoken
language?-H. 3.
A. In his History of the Later
Roman Empire" j. r. Bury says that
in the year 400. when Gaul and Spain
were still Roman, the Greek speaking
people in the empire were still in a
minority and the official language OF
the empire was still purely Latin
By the year 500. when not only Gaul
and Spain. but Africa, had been lost
the empire was a realm of Hellenic
speech, with the exception of Illyri
cum, and. though Latin still was the
issued their constitutions i'll Greek
Justinian. although Latin was his ma
tive tongue. issued most of his con
stitutions in Greek. BY the end OF
the sixth century Latin had ceased
TO be the official tongue, the actual
year of its abolition being $50.
@. Should a flag be used as a
table or desk cover for a speaker
l.. S. p.
A 1t is not considered respectful
to use the American flag as a table
cover.
q. What can be done 10 cotton
wood trees TO prevent the cotton from
forming?-C. B. n.
A. Dr. ". II. Long Of Albuquerque
\. Mex, says that experiments have
shown that the problem can he solved
by the use Of a sulphuric acid spray
A per cent solution usually kills
the blossoms. The spraying should
be done between the time the catkins