Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

Bison Range, in Montana the Yellow.
stone National Park and a number Of
smaller herds in other parts OF the
country. Including Canadian herds.
there are today on this continent
about 10000 pure bred buffalo, of which
about 5000 are in the United States.
The buffalo will not pass out of the
picture.
Q. When was speedwritins first in.
troduced to the public?--N. ". A.
A. 1t was invented by Emma 2
Dearborn and introduced to the public
in 1923 under the name OF the Steno
Short-Type System.
O. Where was RachmaninoY born
How is his first name pronounced?-
Z. c. M.
A. lie was born at Novgorod, Rus.
STA, in 1873. Sergei is pronounced as
if spelled sair-jay.
@. What is the best food to put out
to attract a redbird?-E. s. C.
A. The Biological Survey saws that
the most attractive food for the car.
dinal is the sunfiower seed.
@. Tor whom is the Schneider Gun
race named?-A. M. r.
A. The Schneider Cup race IA 40
named from the donor, M. Jacques
Schneider, member of the well known
firm Of gunmakers, Establishments
Schneider. of Paris. 1t is an interna.
tional event.
Q. I wish to put my automobile
away during the more severe part of
the Winter. What should be done to
the CARA. w. G..
A. To store a car for any length of
time the following four things should
be done: Battery taken out and taken
to a battery service station for stor-
age. This is to keep the battery plates
in a charged condition. Wheels lacked
up off the ground, wooden blocks
being used to carry the weight Of the
car. This is to preserve the tires.
When automobiles are stored the tires
are left inflated. Spark plugs taken
out and medium engine oil put in each
cylinder. About a gill per cylinder.
This is to prevent cylinders from stick
ing to the walls. Clutch pedal tied out
as if the car were out Of gear. This
is to keep the plates apart and keep
them from sticking.
O. Do yellow and white corn meal
have the same food value?-B. 0.
A. They are similar in composition,
though they differ in flavor and ap-
pearance. White corn meal Is milder
in flavor. White corn meal Is preferred
generally in the Southeastern States
and in some parts of New England.
Yellow corn meal Is preferred in the
Northern States as a whole, while blue,
black and red varieties have always
been used in parts of the Southwest,
where Mexican influence is marked.
@. Where did the newspaper term
80 originate ?-F. T. 0.
A. The origin of 80 as used in news
paper copy is not definitely known.
1t is derived directly from telegraphy,
where it Is used at the end of q dis
patch. 1t is suggested that 1t may
have originated in the custom Of put
ting xxx at the end of a message.
@. To whom is Corrine Griffith mar
ried?-T. T. X.
A. Corrine Griffith is married to
Walter Morosco.
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