Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

tall cup with many handles; the pig:
gin was a shallow vessel with a han
die at one side for the purpose Of
tadling out the liquor brewed in the
tyg.
O. Why does milk sour quicker in
cloudy, damp weather? Why does
milk sour more readily than cream
l.. S.
A. Milk sours in cloudy. damp
weather more readily than in clear
weather because the temperature in
cloudy weather is usually high.
err. and warmth stimulates the growth
of bacteria in milk. Milk contains less
fat than cream. and as the bacteria
cause the souring, and there are less
bacteria in fat, milk sours quicker
than cream.
Q. How many toll bridges were au-
thorized by Congress last session.
A. NJ. A.
A. Sixty-five. of these 50 were IN
be constructed and operated by pri.
vate individuals or corporations and
10 by States, counties, cities and
towns.
Q. Why was Lord Angus called
Bellthe-Cat''?-C. X.
Az Archibald Douglas, the fifth Earl
of Angus. derived his popular name of
"Bell-the-Cat" from his holiness in
heading the disaffected mobiles who in
1883 seized and imprisoned King
James III.
Q. Is the word 'washerwoman" OH
solete?-E. B.
A. The word is in good usage. In
TACT. "washerwoman." which is often
heard, has not found a place in die
| tionaries.
q. How much more will = person
| weigh after a meal?-L. NJ.
A. His weight will be increased en-
| actly by the weight of the food
@. What is meant by the miners
term, pinch?-C. NJ.
A. 1t is term used in connection
with mineral deposits to indicate a
marked narrowing of the vein or bed.
Pinches may be caused by move
| ments in the rocks or by irregu.
larities of deposition.
@. What does the Y. NJ. c. A.
triangle signify?-G. F. o.
A. The triangle stands for body,
mind and spirit, to which the Y. NJ.
&. A. ministers.
G. Are the Government fees that
are required by law to be paid in
securing patents for inventions the
same as they have been heretofore?-
| III. T. s.
A. The first Government, or an.
| plication, fee is still $40, but with
| the addition of 81 for each claim in
excess of 20. The final Government
| fee, paid after allowance Of the pat.
ent application in securing the actual
| grant or the patent, is still $40, but
with the addition of 81 for each claim
| in excess of 20.
Q: Why can an owl fly so noise
| iessly?-A. W. G.
! A. The OWLS feathers are specially
| constructed. The edges of the feathers
| are very soft, which allows the air
| to pass over without making the
/ swish that it does when birds have
stiff fight feathers.
@. In the sentence Page Mr.. John
SON. what does Page" mean
c. S. W.
A: 1t means ito notify or summon,
as by page"
/ Q. Who was McGuffey. whose read
ers and spoilers have become so much
sought?-B. E. T.
A. William Holmes McGuffey was
an American educator born in Wash
ington County, Pa. September 90,
1900: died in Charlottesville. Va, May
4.~1SS7. He was graduated at Wash.
i ington College. Pa. i'm 1926. He was
! professor of moral philosophy at
| Miami University. Woodward College,
! Cincinnati. and then until his death
! ns.0focCo.. ct 1a
| Q. Is it advisable to cover ice in
| refrigerator with paper or a blanket?
". B.
! A. AS the object of ice In an ice
/ box is to cool the air, it is not de-
/ sirable to cover it. since that would
| prevent the object sought. 1t is i'm
portant that the ice box be well in
sulated and that the ice in the re-
frigerator should not be insulated by
the use of blanket or paper. An en-
ception to this rule of the uselessness
of an ice blanket occurs when condi-
tons are such that the refrigerator
can be iced only at intervals of sew
eral days. Under such circumstances
somewhat more uniform conditions
can be obtained by partly covering
the ice with a blanket or with paper
during the first day when the supply
is extra large and removing the
blanket when the ice is partly melted
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