Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-06

O. When q State Is added to the
Union when is the star added to the
fiagt-H. B.
A. The star is added on July 4.
following the date Of admission.
@. How fast does the Army travel
under it's own locomotion?-E. F. B.
A. The average number of miles
per hour which a regiment of Infan-
trv. Cavalry and Field Artillery, fully
equipped, travels is as follows: Infan.
try, 21h miles; Cavalry, miles at
walk, miles at trot, or 6 miles per
hour average; Field Artillery. miles
per hour.
@. Do we export as much as we
import?-J. T.
A. United States exports have ex-
ceeded the imports since 1893.
@. How can the gamy taste of rab-
bit and squirrel be modified?-E. V. X.
A. This gamy flavor may be modi-
fled or entirely overcome by soaking
the dressed meat for several hours In
salt water, an calculated water. or in
water to which has been added sew
eral vegetables or herbs. Boiling rab-
bit or squirrel for 20 minutes before
frying or broiling makes the meat
more delicate in flavor than If fried
without boiling.
@. What is barm?-R. E. D.
A. 1t is the yeast formed on brew
ing liquors.
@. What was the nature of the
Morey letter, which created such a
Juror in the Garfield campaign
H. F. S.
A. During the Embellishments
presidential campaign of 1880 a let
ter which favored Chinese immigra-
ton, purporting to have been written
by Gen. Garfield to H. L. Morey of
Lynn, Mass, was made public and
used as a campaign document by the
Democrats. Gen. Garfield denounced
the letter as forgery.
Q. If dog bites child and a year
later develops rabies, will the child
develop hydrophobia?- "A. M. B.
A. Rabies can be transmitted only
\ by animals that are actually diseased
at the time. There is no foundation
for tho belief that persons bitten by a
dog which subsequently becomes rabid
may contract the malady.
@. Was Lindbergh the first private
citizen to be brought home on a war
vessel? What did it cost the Govern
ment?-C. w. M.
A. The Navy Department says that
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Is the first
private citizen who has ever been
brought over from Europe on a United
States warship at the command of the
United States Government. 1t was
accomplished with no additional cost
to the United States Government, be-
cause the Memphis at the time was
in European waters and had also re-
ceived orders to return to this country.
@. Why do gold pieces coined 80
years or more ago look yellower than
today's coinage?-T. H. r.
A. The Department OF the Treasury
saws that the color Of gold depends
upon the region from which it comes.
O. Do any rivers in Siberia freeze
to the bottom?-G. d.
A. It seems extremely probable
that any Siberian river not more than,
say, feet deep occasionally would
freeze quite to the bottom.
@. Does an automobile tire weigh
more when it Is inflated than when it
is not?-P. r.
A. The compressed air has weight,
and does increase the weight Of the
tire when inflated.
@. Does dry cleaning and steam
cleaning injure mems clothes?-
A. L. H.
A. If dry cleaning with gasoline and
with steam Is properly done, 1t will
make mems wooden clothes wear long
err than If such care is not given them.
Careless cleaning has a tendency to
harm a. fabric, while the proper meth
DDS Of cleaning and steam pressing
preserve the clothes.
Q. What Is the Commonwealth
Fund?-G. B. r.
A. The Commonwealth Fund Is a