Evening star., 1926-06-18

@. What does La Traviata" =" mean.
! a nd why is the title used for the opera
Of that Nance. B. s.
A. la Traviata" meal MS the wan
derer,' or the lost one" Any woman
| who lives the kind Of life lived by
| the Lady Of the Camellia" is socially
| a castaway, or q wanderer.
/ q. Is 1t correct to say German
| shepherd dog"?-N. f. f.
| A. In 1918 the American Kennel
German" Since this time the breed
has been called the shepherd dog"
@. How much Philippine embroid-
cred goods do we import?-R. A. n.
A. In 1925 the United States i'm
ports of Philippine embroidered goods
! amounted to over $4,00O,0O0
c. Does the fact that aliens are ex-
mined abroad lessen the number of
| aliens who are refused entry at the
American ports?--A. v. \.
! A. At the port of New York in Feb
| ruary. 1925, where 81 per cent Of all
| the seaport arrivals were admitted,
| 1879 foreigners applied for admis-
sion to this country and only 80 were
turned back. Two.thirds of these re-
| jections were on account of lack of
proper visas under the immigration
lact of 1924 and represented largely
(stowaways and seamen seeking per-
| manent admission to the United
| States. Less than two out of every
thousa nd applicants at that port dur
| ing this month who had secured
proper visas from American consuls
were found to be inadmissible.
O. What is Jackie Coogan's salary?
e. T.
A. Jackie Coogan has a contract
with the Metro. .Goldwyn Mayer Co.
which calls for a guaranty as well as
a percentage on the profits of the
brings him in an income that has
| varied in the last three years from
| $3.50, 900 to $3.50, 900 a. year, or, rough
ly. between $4,000 and $1,000 a week.
@. What is the origin of ships
| bells?-C. A. d.
A. The striking of bells on board
| ship is a custom of considerable an
tiquity. Originally the time was kept
| by half-hour sandglasses and each
| time the glass was turned the boy in
| charge struck q bell. and after strik-
| ing ran along the deck crying out.
"One hour passed in two turns and
moro will pass If God will!'
@. How many coal mines are there
| in Great Britain?-W. T. P.
A. The report of the Coal Commits
| sion, March IL, 1926, stated that there
| are now about / 400 collieries owning
some $500 mines.
| O. What liquid will support more
| than its own weight?-M. j. X.
A. The Bureau OF Standards says
| that there is no liquid that will float
more than its own weight.
O. What do sailors mean by dead
| water?-E. J. W.
| A. The nautical definition Of dead
water Is the mass of eddying water
| forming along the vessels sides In her
| progress through the water.
| @. How many Woodrow Wilson
stamps has the Government printed?
e. d. /.
| A. To date, 2s.5oo, 900 have been
made. The 17-cent Wilson stamp is a
| regular issue Of the current series and
will be ma anufactured and sold in
definitely.
@. Was the chicken domesticated
from a wild state?-G. NJ. L.
! A. 1t is generally believed that the
| parent stock of the domestic chicken
Is the red jungle fowl. which inhabits
| northern India. the Malay Peninsula.
and even parts of the Philippines. The
bird was first domesticated in Burma
| or the adjacent countries. The
Chinese have tradition that they re-
ceived their fowls from the West
about the year 1900 &c.
Q. What river has the greatest
amount of commercially. NJ.
A. The tonnage passing through
the Detroit River. which connects
Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair. ex-
ceeds in volume that passing through
any other river in the world.
@. What is group life Insurance.
c. H.. B.
A. This is employees life insura nee
paid for by the employer or by the
employees and employer Jointly.
| Q. In the number of births, what
| is the percentage of twins and trip
| lets?-T. Nj.
A. Twins occur. according to Guz-
zoni, who studied over 10000, 900
births, once in 81 cases; triplets once
in 7,103, Quadruplets once in 1000.
quintuplets once in Al 10000 births.
| @. Is it practical to use rubber
rings that have been used before
when canning fruit?-M. F.. l..
| A. New rings should he used. 1t
| Is false economy to use old ones. Rub
Der rings deteriorate. so new ones
should he purchased at the canning
| season even though some were left
| over from last season.
Q. Is there any coal being formed
at the present time?-F. r.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
Ignite is being changed TO coal, but
the process is so slow that the In
| crease i'm coal supply is too small to
be considered.
@. Are poplar and Balm of Gilead
trees of the same family?-S. l.. p.
A. The Forest Service saws that
poplar and Balm of Gilead are not
of the same family; the former is Of
the willow tree and the latter of the
dogwood family.
@. Do all frogs come from tad
poles?-H. NJ.
A. Certain frogs. az a tree-toad
of Guadeloupe. West Indies. where
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