Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS


Q. How does the carrying capacity
of all passenger automobiles compare
with that of railway coaches? 49, n.
j. II.
A. Passenger coaches on RAILWAYS
have total carrying capacity of
about $500 900. while automobiles of
today would accommodate almost 80
times that number.
Q. When were the Articles Of Con.
federation ratified? When did the
Congress of the Confederation cease to
function?-E. l..
A. Not until 1881 were the Articles
ratified by all the States. The Con.
gress of the Confederation continued
in formal existence until March ..
1888. AS one writer SAYS: 1T flick.
cred and went out without any public
notice"
Q. Is the Suez Canal affected by
tides. Nice.
A. There is practically no tide at
the Mediterranean end Of the canal.
but toward the Suez end there Is a
rise of 3.2S-5.s1 feet.
@. Where was the first school gar
den in the United States?-N. II. T.
A. In America the school gardens
movement had its beginning in the
city of Boston in 1891. when Henry L.
Clapp. principal of the George Haven
Putnam School, established a wild
flower garden at his school.
Q. What other city in the United
States has a place called Capitol Hill,
besides Washington, d. GIN. C.. G.
A. Seattle, Wash. has a prominent
hill that has been given this name.
Q. How much has the use of cleo
tricity increased during recent years?
A. F.
A. The Geological Survey reported
In December, 1925. 81 per cent in
crease in the United States.
q. What are bank holidays? - n.
7. j.
A. DAYS on which banks In Engla nd
and Ireland are legally closed are thus
known. They are Easter Monday,
Whit Monday, the first Monday in
August, Good Friday, Christmas day
and December rs.
@. What is the record Of butter fat
produced by one cow?-J. c. T.
A. May Walker Ollie Homestead.
a stein-Friesian, produced 1,21s
pounds Of butter fat, which IL the
highest record in the United States.
@. Can foreigners vote in this coun-
try before getting citizenship papers?
A. Some States permit the voting
of aliens who have declared their In
tention of becoming citizens.
@. Who was Mrs. Thomas jefferson
before her marriage?-D. P. B.
A. Mrs. Jefferson was the daughter
Of John Wayles, a lawyer Of Virginia.
She was widow at the time of her
marriage to Jefferson. Her first hus-
band, Bathwest Shelton, died before
she was 20 years old.
@. How many islands constitute the
Bahamas?-A. r.
A. The Bahama Islands number 20.
Part of these are uninhabited
@. In the days Of smoky, sooty
fireplaces and other poor housekeep-
ing facilities, how was 1t possible to
keep person and clothes clean with
out soap?-W. b. G..
A. The manufacture Of soap upon
very large scale dates only from
about 1923. The use of soap is Of
great antiquity. A we'll equipped
soap factory was found by the ex-
cavators of Pompeii. Historical rec
ords Of Italy and Spain show that
soap was in use in those coun-
tries in the eighth century. The soap
berry was used before soap was man
ufactured. Soap berry is the COM
mon name of several species of Sapin-
dus and OF the fruits which are so
rich in saponin that they were en-
ployed for the same purpose as al
kalinR Snan hAfnrA the daNs of that