Evening star., 1927-05-30

Q. How far up the rivers can the
tide be felt-rivers such as the Mis-
sissippi, Delaware and Hudson?-E.
+. II.
A. The ocean tide may be felt In
the Mississippi River as far up as Red
River Landing, 307 miles above the
mouth; in the Delaware River as far
up as Trenton. n. j., 1915 miles above
the mouth, and in the Hudson as far
up as Troy Dam, 153 miles above the
mouth.
Q. How do Indians make the sign
for peace or friendship?-B. S.
A. When used to mean friend" the
sign of the pipe or of smoking is made
as follows: % Tips of the two first
fingers of the right hand placed
against or at right angles to the
mouth; (2) suddenly elevated upward
and outward to initiate smoke eX-
PEELED. A ceremonial sign for peace
or friendship is the extended fingers,
separated. interlocked in front of the
breast, hands horizontal. backs out
ward. When the idea conveyed is
peace or friendship with the whites.
the handshaking of the latter is
adopted.
Q. How does the traffic in the Pan
anna Canal compare with that of the
Suez Canal?-R. b. c..
A. The traffic through the Panama
Canal for the year ended June 30
1926, was 5,197 ships-24,774.591 net
tons. The traffic through the Suez
Canal for the year 1925 was 5,337 ves-
sells of 26,761,935 net tons.
Q. What are the duties of the mem
bers of the Marine Band during a
battle?-E. L.
A. The bandsmen are used chiefly
as stretcher bearers during a battle.
Q. What is the meaning of the word
"Baraca"?-H. S. S.
A. 1t is from the Hebrew "Be-
racah," meaning blessing" 1t occurs
Chronicles, xii.3.
q. What writing or document is re-
ferred to as "Pappus' Synodicum to
the Council of Nicaea"?-A. C. A.
A. The Libellus Synodicus or Syn
odicum of Pappus contains a brief
notice of 158 councils Of the first nine
centuries and carries down to the
eighth Ecumenical Council. 1t was
brought from the Morea in the six
teenth century by Andrea Darinasius,
and bought by Pappus, a theologian
of Strassburg, and edited by him for
the first time with Latin translation
Q. What kind of rinse will give
delicate fabrics their original stiff
ness?-H. S.
A. In order to make a special finish
for delicate fibers, mix l ounce of
gelatin and 1 ounce of gum Arabic
with 2 pints of water, then use 1
part Of the solution to about 10 parts
of hot water.
Q. Why was Mussolini given the
title of "duke"?-S. c.
A. The title duke" has not been
given to Mussolini He is popularity
called I'll Duce," which really means
THE Leader"
@. Why were the Scotch so influ-
entail in English history?-I. V. G.
A. Because the Scotch people were
organized into clans led by notable
men, the landed gentry of Scotland
welded political influence which
made the members, as a class, of
greater Importance than the CORE
spending class in England. There are
few classes of people so proud of their
history as the Scotch landed gentry.
@. Why does Bacon speak Of the
alphabet as containing only "a letters?
r. McA.
A. is a variant of l. U is a variant
of V. In Bacon's day they had not
definitely become separate letters of
the alphabet.
Q. How many of the prisoners who
are released on parole make good citi-
zenS?-M. l.. 3.
A. According to the latest statistics,
81 per cent of all men paroled from
prison make good.