Evening star., 1926-09-10

basically correct that present day ex.
perimentation is following his steps.
Q. How long has pectin been rec
ognized in jelly-ma king?-D. A. l..
A. One hundred years ago Bracon-
not. q French chemist. while exam.
lining various vegetables and fruits,
discovered the jellifying principle OF
fruit juices. This he named pectin
0rom the Greek word pektis. meaning
coarulum). Braconnot published tho
story of his researches that led to the
discovery of pectin in 1925 in the
French Annals of Chemistry.
@. What peoples are included in
the TeutoniC race?-W. NJ.
\. The Teutonic peoples comprise
those populations Of Europe speaking
the Teutonic languages and include
the speaking people OF the
British Isles. the GerInan-speaking
people in Germany. Austria. Hungary
and Switzerland. the Flemish of Bel
gium, the ScandinavianS Of Sweden
and Norway, and practically all the
inhabitants of Holland and Denmark.
outside of Europe 1t includes those
people of the above mentioned coun-
tries that have immigrated to Africa.
America, Australasia. etc.
Q. Did Pola Ncgri and Rudolph
Valentino plry together in any pie
ture and if so which une?-A. II. Fl.
\. As far as we are able to learn
Rudolph Valentino and Pola Negri
have never appeared in the same
picture.
O. How long have college board
examinations been in general use?-
T., w. w.
\. In June, 1916, the examinations
prepared by the College Entrance
Examinations Board were adopted as
the standard of admission for all col
leges.
q. How is the avocado eaten? Is
it known by any other Names. :.
A. There is no other food. perhaps
which has been given such a variety
of names as the avocado or alligator
pear. 1t is known as the maya ana
the custard apple. Spanish, French,
Aztec, - English. Carib, German and
Latin all have had special names for
it. The avocado is Il fruit eaten
chiefly as salad, but is treated more
like a cucumber than a fruit. IT is
peeled and eaten with salt pepper
and vinegar, or served with salad
dressing. The taste for this fruit is
usually acquired.
@. Is there any firm in the United
States that makes cigars and takes
the nicotine out of the tObaCCO"-
Z. j. S.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that So far as it knows at the
present time. a nicotineless tobacco
is an impossibility 1t is the nicotine
content of tobacco that makes 1t diff
ferent from other products.
q. Would You tell me IL widow,
living in Canada with her two chill
dren. ages II and "A, respectively. and
receiving a pension from her oldest
son, who was killed overseas with
the Canadian troops. would still re-
ceive that pension if she moved TO
tho United States?-J. J. ID.
y. There are many people living
i'm the United States who receive
service pensions from the British
government.
q. How much Indian blood must
one have in order To put i'm claim
for Indian lands or other assets -
j. w. j..
\. The Indian office says that the
per cent Of Indian blood that an in
dividual must have to make u claim
for land or money depends entirely on
the tribe, the treaty and the general
circumstances.
@. How fast can Il bear rune. w.
+. G..
4. The United States Biological
Survey says that the hear cannot
run very fast. At the most it would
only be able to run II or 10 miles an
hour.
GOUCrnnlent. statistics bring ont the
fact that the uneducGtCd mGH has
only one chance IN 900 to attain dis
tinctiOH. There is no reason 1chB any
one ShOuld lire under such hdndi-
cap in these days Of free Sch0Ols and
free Information. This paper supports
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information bureau in existence. 1t
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