Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-09

Of the obelisk Ii of gray granite
brought from Plymouth Rock.
q. .see that the sesquieentennisI
|lxpositi0n III open on Sunday. Was
i. A.
4. The Centennial Exposition was
closed on sunday.
Q. Give some facts about the Jukes
family. ID M.
a. So Tar this notorious family has
Escst New York state more than
$l2b,OlO, 900, To lazy and ire
spcnslele Fisherman born in 1870 are
traced more than 1900 persons in
i've generati0ns, including about 200
who married into the family. OF these
about 800 died In infancy, 80 were
professional paupers. $50 were con-
victad criminals, 90 were habituaI
thieves, were murderers, 40
wrecked by venereal disease and
more than half the women led i'm
moral lives. Not one had common
school education and but 20 learned
a trade, 10 OF these learning 1t in
prison.
Q. How long has the value of
ultraviolet rays been Known
| o. NJ. 8.
A. Research shows that light in the
form Of rays Of the. sun has been
employed therapeutically from EARL.
est recorded time. Aristotle wrote OF
| their value 40 early as $50 BE-. and
medical men prescribed them for
their patients. Herodotus said that
light was TO be regarded by the ply.
stefan who knew his business as a
means Of repeiling illness.
Q. What State produces the most
cantaloupes? Which state produces
the best?-L. r. Nee,
\ A. California produces the greatest
4 number of cantaloupeg of all the
i States in the Union. Large CONNER.
cial producing areas are located In
4 California. Colorado, Arizona, Georgia,
North Carolina, Maryland. New Jer-
i aey and Arkansas. f grown under
| the right conditions, eantaloupes from
any one Of these States will be Of good
4 quality.
Q. Is it true that an electric fan
operating In doorway win keep out
| flies?-A. NJ. E.
A. This Is practically true, since
niss avoid streRE winds.
/ @. Is there pretender to the
i throne Of IceIand?-E. g.
/ A. Iceland never had a separate
throne; hence there is no Rretender to
lit. Until 11Os Iceland belonged to the
/ province Of the Archbishop Of Bre-
i men, later to that Of Lund. In 1852,
Norway Induced Iceland 10 join its
| fortunes with that Of Norway. In
1880 both came under the crown Of
4 Denmark. I9
q. What other plants belong %
the same family as potatoes?-W. p.
Il A. The potato belongs TO the fam
I lily Solanaceae, or niEhtehade family,
which also includes tobacco, tomato,
eggplant, pepper and 'belladonna.
j O. Does an auto tire weigh more
4 after It. is pumped ups-G. j.
4 A. Air has weight. and tires
weight increases according to the
amount Of air pumped into It.
i Q,swhy are moths and miliers at
traeted by o. Iight?--E. l.
II A. Scientists have never been able
to ascertain why moths and millers
are attracted by light. This Is
Il doubly hard to understand because OF
the fact that these insects hide them
4 selves away from the light during the
H daytime and seem to be attracted only
by artificial light.
WheR IN doH bt-Gsk HdskiH. He
4 O6ers himself as q target for fhe
j questions or oar readers. He agrees
i to furnish facts for all tcho ask. This
tss taroe e0ntrGct-eHe that has
i neper been flied before. IT tcOuld be
i possible only IN Washin 0ton. and sHlg
to one tcho has spent a lifetime IN
Iocating sources Of Has
/ kiM d6es not kRosU all the things that
people ask him, bat he kHetos people
trh0 do kRoH Try him. State v0Hr
question: briefly, trrite pIaiMIy. and Ia
, close 2 cents In sfamps for return
postage. Address Frederic J. Hdskin.
n Director. The Evening Star InfoTmd-
fioH RureaW. Westminster ID. q.