Evening star., 1926-10-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. What shades of silk are TO be
shown this Fall?-E. l.. T..
A. Sales of silk during the months
of July and August indicate that
black, white and navy blue are as
popular US ever. Outside of these. the
most popular shades We're reds. blues.
green's. browns and grays. There are,
of course, many varying shades in
each Of these colorS.
@. l would like To know what the
Indians used for fishhookS. II. :. +.
A.. The following is an extract from
an article prepared by the Bureau of
American Ethnology: starring from
the simple device of attaching the bait
to the end of a line, the progressive
order of fiShhoOks used by the Indians
seems to be as follows: (a) The gorge
hook, IL spike of bone ur wood. sharp
ened at both ends and fastened at its
middle to Il line, device used also tor
catching birds; tb) Il spike set oh
liquely IN the end Of plant shaft, tc)
the plain hook; tCD the barbed hook;
te) the barbed hook combined with
sinker and lure. This series does not
exactly represent stages in invention.
The evolution may have been effected
by the habits of the different species
of fish and their increasing WaflneSS.
The material used for hooks by the
Indians was wood bone, shell, stone
and copper. The Afuhave employed
the recurved SpineS of certain species
of cactus which are natural hooks.
q. Can an American obtain Il posi-
ton as Il member of the Royal
Mounted Police?-H. \. *.
A. The Royal Mounted Police Force
of Canada is a Canadian organization.
and is not accepting any but Canadian
citizens at the present time.
@. During the World War | CON
traCted tuberculosis. The disease has
now been arrested. and / am drawing
$40 Il month compensation. Am | en-
titled to the $50 per month under the
bill passed by the last Congress-
j. G. II.
A The Eeterans' Bureau says that
since your tubercular trouble is serv.
connected and has become arrested
you are entitled to the $50 a month,
effective from July .. 1926.
@. What does it cost the Federal
Government to collect the internal
revenue taXeS?-,J. II. B.
A. The cost of administering the
internal revenue tax laws for the fiscal
year 1926 was $34,94S, ,4S337. or S1.23
for each 500 collected. This was Il
reduction of 14.6 per cent over the
fiscal year 1925.
q. Who wrote "One crowded hour
of glorious life Is worth an age with
out name"?-F. f..
A. This is from Chapter XXX1N of
the book called ''Old Mortality" by
Sir Walter Scott.
Q. From what is the name of Bar
Harbor. Me, derived?-T. S.
A. From the bar which shows at
low water between the harbor and Bar
Island, about half mile off shore.
@. When and where did Harry
Greb and Gene Tunney fight last?--
c. w. H.
A. The last time Gene Tunney
fought Harry Greb was December 10.
1923, lat New York City.
@. Do steam railroads use motor
busses?-M. II. II.
A. There are now 81 steam rail
roads using motor busses. either di-
rectly or through subsidiaries. Fifty
one railroads in the United States and
Canada are using motor trucks to
supplement their shipping service.
@. Please tell me which is the
largest Protestant church in America
and also the largest in the world
n. 2.
A. The largest Protestant church
in the United States is the Cathedral
of st. John the Divine, in New York
City The largest Protestant church
in the world is st. Paul's Cathedral,
in London, England.
@. What is proper to give parrots
to keep them in good health?-F. b.
A. A hard-boiled egg rubbed into a
paste and mixed with an equal guam
tity Of cracker crumbs and a tea
spoonful of cayenne pepper may be
relished by the bird Skin diseases
are usually caused by feeding meat
or too rich or oily food. It is usually
sufficient to change the food, giving a
plain diet and some vegetables and
fresh fruit. Unless the bird is very
Young, it should be supplied with