Evening star., 1926-12-17

q. Are Christmas carols sung in
many American Cities?-T. NJ.
A. The old custom of singing carols
In the streets was revived in 1917.
In 1918 80 cities co-operated. II Is
expected that carols Will he sung this
Christmas eve on the streets. in the
parks. as well as in the churches,
schools and public institutions Of
about 500 communities.
@. What is the record for the num-
Der of apples picked in q day by one
MANA. J. NJ.
a. The Rural New Yorker says that
1.-THE quantity picked per day will de-
pend largely on the character of the
tree. whether high or low headed; how
heavily the tree may be loaded the
kind Of apples, small or large; how
well the job Is done. We have heard
of men picking so barrels, but both
fruit and trees are sure to be damaged
by such slam-bang work. One of the
best commercial growers we know
insists that an average of 10 or 12
barrels per day per man Is enough. It
is not n matter of ciawing off the
apples as fast as possible, but work
ing so that there will be a minimum
Of bruised fruit and broken twigs and
limbs
q. What are the three largest kinds
OF dogs?-W. NJ
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that the three largest breeds Of
dogs are st. Bernards, nastiffs and
Irish wolfhounds. The largest dog
Of which it has record is Bally Shannon,
an Irish Wolfhound. size 1S0 pounds.
| owned by Mrs. Glenn Stewart of
Easton. Md.
q. What is yogurt mike. L.
A. Yogurt milk is a form Of fer
nented milk. Very little is made in
the United States. a great deal is
made in Asia.
Q. Was Hawkeye. hero OF Cooper's
Last of the Mohicans," an Indian or
a. white MANI. G..
A. Hawkeye, WI other name was
Natty Bumpo. ',~oodsman.
He was not an IntsIaIl.
Q. How many tests are made at the
Bureau of Standards I'm a year?-B. J..
A. The annual report of the bureau
just issued says that during the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1926, 176,S49
tests were completed.
@. What kind Of material is made
at the lowest expense?-E. E. M.
"A. No material is manufactured at
smaller cost than gunny. 1t is a
strong, coarse sack-cloth manufactured
chiefly in Bengal from jute, but to
some extent also in Bombay and
Madras from sum hemp. 1t is also
manufactured in Dundee, Scotland,
from jute imported from Bengal, and
in a small way of late years In the
Is a great domestic industry In India.
1t gives occupation to men, women
and children. Boatmen employ them
selves weaving in their spare moments,
as do farmers, carriers and even
domestic servants. The weaving is
performed upon the rudest kind of
loom, consisting merely of few sticks
and poles fastened together with
twine.
Q. What State has the greatest per.
centage of working women?-W. c.
A. Data compiled by the Women's
Bureau of the United States Depart
ment of Labor indicate that South
Carolina has the greatest proportion
OF its women at work-inore than
one-third. West Virginia has the
smallest proportion, about one-ninth
Q. Is the population of the world in
creasing or decreasing?-A.C C.. T.
A. Sir Daniel Hall, English scien.
tist, estimates that the population of
the world is increasing at the rate
of 100000 d year.
Q. OF what nationality was Oar.
win?-J. H.
A. He was born in 1909 in Shrews.
bury, England, He was of English
descent.
Q. In what South American coun-
tries Is petroleum produced, and what
kind Of labor is employed?-S. E. B.
A. The Pan-American Union says
the four most important petroleum
countries of South America are Peru,
Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina,