Evening star., 1926-11-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

fer to the double overarm stroke
which is commonly called trudgeon
stroke. The only difference between
this stroke and the American crawl
is the kick. The scissors kick Is used
with this stroke.
Q. Do bluejays and orioles rob
nests?-F. K.
A. Bluejays are notorious robbers
of the nests of other birds. Orioles
are not.
O. What does the following quota.
ton mean: ''Sit tibi terra ievfs"T
A. It is an epitaph from Horace
meaning May the earth be light upon
you"
O. What is the natural color Of
linen?-S. NJ.
A. Natural linen has a gray or tan
color. Formerly linens were grass
bleached. This slow process of whiten.
ing the linen did not injure the fab.
ric as our chemical bleaching does.
Linen loses from 25 to 80 per cent OF
its weight and strength when chemi.
cally bleached. The thrifty housewife
buys unbleached or half bleaChed linen
and gets additional wear from 1t. She
can grass bleach the linen until It
becomes, snowy white.
O. What is burlap made of?--M. G.
A. There are many kinds of bur
lap. The coarser kinds are made of
jute, fax, hemp or manila. These
types Of burlap are used for wrapping.
There Is finer kind made from stint
lar materials used for curtains and
upholstery.
Q. Which player was tho most
valuable to his club in the major
leagues last season?-P. NJ. B.
A. O'F'arrell OF the st. Louis club
is considered the most valuable to his
club in the National League and
George Burns of the Cleveland club
in the American League.
Q. At what temperature does sea
water freeze?-K. NJ.
A. 1t freezes at 27' F. The Ice Is
fresh.
@. In what countries do women
Vote?--H. II. III.
A. Women at present exercise the
franchise in the following countriesi
United States, Great Britain, Canada,
Australia. South Africa. New Zealand.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland,
Iceland. Holland. Rumania, Servia.
Germany, Austria. Hungary. Poland,
Esthonia, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine.
Russia, Lithuania, Latvia. Jamaica
O. What does the abbreviation p.
q. following a lawyers name in a
legal notice mean?-W. C. S.
A. 1t signifies per quod" and
means whereby. In this case it means
the lawyer attaches his signature. and
the reason whereby 1t is official Is the
fact that he is a notary appointed at
a certain time, giving the expiration
of his term of office.
B. = ". D'' the ino'An' use sa''-N'
A. According to the Handbook Of
American Indians" not all of the
tribes of Indians were accustomed to
using salt: whether from difficulty of
procuring it, the absence of the habit.
a repugnance for the mineral or for
religious reasons, it is not always pos
sible to say. Salt exists in enormous
quantities In the United States. and
1t was not difficult for Indians to OBJ
tain it.
@. What kind of shoes were worn
during the Middle Ages?-T. d.
A. Most shoes had soft uppers,
sometimes closed to the ankle or high
er, but frequently open down the
front ana laCeQ over with decorative
straps. Stocking boots, wooden gaiter
shoes and simple leather soles sewed
to the end Of tights were also worn.
Tops of high shoes and boots were
often folded over or trimmed with
fur. During the thirteenth century
pointed toes of shoes increased in
length, when the points were some
times turned up and back and tied to
a garter just below the knee. High
wooden clogs were worn to increase
the height. In the last quarter of the
fifteenth century pointed toes began
to be succeeded by round ones that
later became broad and almost square.
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