Evening star., 1926-08-16

Q. What countries have compul-
sorry employment insurance "A. l..
a. According to n report OF the
international labor office. seven cou3
tries have compulsory schemes
Great Britain. Italy. Austria Russia.
Queensland (Australia), Poland and
the Irish Free State. Nine countries
Denmark. Norway. Netherlands. Fin
land. Spain. Belgium. Czechoslovakia
and Switzerland.
@. When was the first known alpha.
bet used?-D. \. C..
y. About 5000 Re.
@. How fast does spruce grow
A. NJ S.
~ Plots in fairly dense stands 81
| second growth spruce OF even age
| have been laid out. The Yields oh
served vary greatly. the poorest plots
showing hardly more than q third as
much as the best plots. and the indi
| vidual trees sometimes reaching only
half the height of those growing under
best conditions. Figures already oh
| tanned indicate average yields of 90
cords to the acre at 80 years OF age
40 cords al so years and 80 cords AZ
| so years.
@. What We're the Huzzars?-L.
B. +.
A. The word huzzar was first ap
piled to the light cavalry troops raised
by Matthias Corvinus in 1853 to fight
against the Turks. The word was de
rived from Magyar word "husz."
meaning 20, the method of selection
being every twentieth man in the com
munity. The term huzzar was adopted
by a regiment of British cavalry In
1906 and has since then been applied
to certain bodies Of light cavalry In
many countries.
G.. What is the derivation of the
word fortnight M. s.
A. Fortnight Is contraction Of Is
nights Time was once reCkoned hy
nights and Winters.
@. What can be combined with fsh
| In salad TO give ii more bulk and still
retain the fish CharacteristiCs"- ".
a. Using one part fish. ono part
celery and one part apple fills this re-
| qurement.
Q. How many stone quarric7 are
there I'm this Country"-A. &. n.
A. There arc AZ the present 'tn"
about 5000 quarries in the United
| States. with an annual product valued
at more than SO 100000.
@. Is casing head gasoline nat
ural product or is II manufactured
w. &.
A. Illuminating gas or natural
gas comes from gas wells and Coole
| as II leaves the earth. some Of II
| condenses and forms a liquid. This
| is drawn off and is called casing head
| gasoline. It Is usual lIy more volatile
| than any other gasoline.
@. What Is the difference between
beef and veal and between mutton
and lamh?-T. NJ.
a. According IN the new food
| standards. beef Is meat derived from
| cattle nearly one year of age. or
| older: veal one year Old. or younger.
mutton Is meat derived from sheep
nearly one year of age. or older.
| lamb. one year. or younger.
| 9. What river has the greatest
variety Of fish &C. y.
a, It. is supposed that the Nile
has.
| @ When old silk stockings are
used to make rag rug, how are the
| stockings Cut?-T. !. NJ.
| a. The stockings arc cut IN stripe
about onr-half inch wide starting at
the top and circling down in an un
| broken strip to the heel. This should
| be wound up in ball. as il is cut
! Tho rug is either. Crocheted knit or
| braided, and the mixture of Colore
made as desired. sewing the end of one
color TO another and working it in.
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| offers himself Us q target for the
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