Evening star., 1927-12-08
and the cession of Venice to Italy by

and the cession Of Venice to Italy by
Austria.
n. G.
A. the tapestry moth Is not 80 com.
mon in the United States as the case.
making or the webbing clothes moth,
and is larger than either of them,
having wing expanse OF about
three-fourths of an inch. 1t ia more
strikingly colored. The head and
basal third of its forewings are black.
while the outer twQthirds of the
wings are creamy white. though more
or less obscured on the middle with
gray. The hind legs are uniformly
pale gray.
@. Is Bruce Barton married?-D. G.
A. The author married Esther NJ
Randall of Oak Park, ILL.,. October ?,
1913. They have three children. Ran.
dali, Betsey and Bruce.
Q. How much pasteurized milk is
used in the United States?-E. G. +.
A. The Bureau of Dairy Industry
estimates that approximately 5000 O00
gallons of pasteuriZed milk are con.
sumed daily in the United States.
@. Please give me some information
concerning the life of Bishop Francis
Asbury.-E. L. &.
A. Francis Asbury was born at
Handsworth. Staffordshire. England,
August 20 EN-. 174J. lie was the
first bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in the United States. He was
sent by Wesley as a missionary To the
American colonies in 1711. His death
occurred at Spotsylvania, Va, March
81, 1916.
Q. Is the calendula used for any pur.
pose other than as a cut flower
NJ. l.. T..
A. The dried flower heads are some-
times used in soups and stews, and the
so-called petals 0igulate fiorets) are
employed in medicine.
@. Who organized the Flonzalcy
String Quartet?-L. II. h.
A. The Flonzaley Quartet was
| formed in 1903 by T.. J. DE Coppet. an
American music lover. and named
after his Swiss villa on Lake Geneva.
| At the death of Mr.. De Coppet in
| 1916. his place as patron was taken by
| his son, Mr.. Andre De Coppet.
O. In what countries is the pro-
duction of maple sirup an important
! industry?-A. S. \.
| A. The production of maple sirup
and maple sugar is purely an Ameri-
can industry, the United States and
| Canada being the only countries where
| these products are made. The earliest
| explorers in this country found the
Indians making sugar from the sap
| from maple trees, and in some Sec
| tions, especially along the ST. Law
renee River. producing it in quantity
| for trade The crude methods of the
| Indians were soon improved upon by
! the white people. but beyond the tap
| ping and boiling the general process
| is still the same as it was at that
time.
| @. How extensively are machines
used in coal mining?-O. s. X.
| A. 1t is estimated that more than
| Sc per cent of the coal produced in
| the United States is machine-mined.
O. What is the value in our money
of n yen?-W. J.
| A. On a normal basis Of exchange
| the japanese yen is worth 1913 cents.
O. When Army and Navy officers
of the same rank are together, which
| one has precedence?-S. A. o.
| A. In official ceremonies where the
| question of precedence arises, Army
officers supersede Navy officers Of
equal rank because the Army is the
oldest branch of the United States
| military service.
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