Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.

@. DO the children OF Germsn and
French parents who immigrafed TO
this country grow taller thsn tneir
AT Ii has been noticed that the
children Of French, German and Brit.
ish Immigrants also, grow slightiy
taller than their parents.
q. How can printaf's Ink ba kept
fresh after the eontainer has been
openedf--J. A. r
Al. The Government Printing Once
says that printers ink may be kept
| fresh by smoothing on the surfaces
| Of the ink and covering with sheet
OF Oiled paper. The paper should be
pressed down firmly on the surfaces
OF the ink and also tightly against
the edge OF the can in order to
exclude the air a. completely as pos
sible. IL the container has a cover
It would BE- well to replace this also.
Another method In to cover the sur
face OF the ink with water. which will
prevent the air from reaching the Ink.
| q. why II the term exchequer
| a. It is an Anglicized form Of the
French word meaning checkerboard
and refers to the checkered cloth on
which accounts were kept.
| O. IL the figurehaad OF vessel an
entire figure or merely bust?--C. f..
"A. The figure or image may be a
head. bust or fun length.
O. what Is the difference between
extinct birds and fossil birds?-T. d.
i A.. Various birds may be called
| extinct rather than fossil, because
their species have expired since the
present geological era began, or In
some cases since written records were
kept.
Q. To settle a friendly argument,
\ was Patrick Henry a descendant OF
Irish Catholics?-M. X. M.
"A. Patrick Henry was the son Of
John Hepry a seotchman, who
served lin Virginia as county sur.
veyor, colonel and Judge OF county
/ court. His mother was of Welsh
descent. Patrick Henry belonged to
the Church of England. Bruton
Church In Williamsburg, Va, con
tains a pew with silver marker
bearing the patriots name.
/ Q. How do prices in France com,
pare with pre-war prices?-H. ID. X.
A. It IL estimated that prices are
now seven times as high.
| Q. just what does sesaulcantenpial
mean?--C. l.. ID.
| A.. The word sesqui il derived frem
the Latin words semis, meaning
half" and que, meaning and" Can.
teanial means Of or pertaining to q
hundredth anniversary; therefore,
sesquicentennial refers to q hundred
and half. or q hundred and hftieth
l0nmtVAR2AEV = 4 &
/ Q. What did playing both ends
against the middle" originally refer
/ Tow. f.@s.
i A. The expression playing both ends
against the middle had reference to q
system OF trimming cards for dealing
a brace game Of faro.
/ @, What was the country that Il
now Liberia formerly called?-R. J.
A, Liberia is a negro republic or
the West Coast of Africa, q country
which was formerly known az Upper
Guinea 1t extends about $50 miles
along the coast, and Its area is $4,000
square miles.
l q. How long have there been state
owned forestsf-N. F, Al
4 A. Only for about 20 years have
American commemorative acquired
State forests.
Il O.. What Ii the trafIic. on the Ppt0
u mae River below Washington, ID. C,
and ut Waahington?--J. r.
=. Figures for 1924 are the latest
available. In 1924 the trafic below
washington was 2,102, 535 tons. $751;
235, AS value, 55e, 105 passengers. Al
Washington, Az $50 tens, SIS ,263 $50
value t3l SIS messengers.
q, Ii there q statue to the Pilgrim
Fathers In Englandf-RA r.
a. At birmingham, near GFimsby
thsra 10 an pbelisk erected by the An
lo.AmeFiean Society, on which h tn
inscription. from this creek the PHI
grim Fathers first left England in sos
In search Of religious liberty The tor