Evening star., 1927-03-21

Q. At what time Of day are most
OF the sales made in retail stores?-
Is. ID.
a. The Nations Business saws that
| it depends to great extent upon the
size OF the city. In cities OF 200, 900
population and over. II per cent OF
the sales are made between IL am.
and 3 pm, 25 per cent after O'Clock
and per cent before IL. In cities of
$4,000 TO 100000. 81 per cent OF the
| sales are between IL and 3, AZ per
cent after 3. and per cent before H.
| In towns of 10000 to $4,000. - per
| cent of sales occur after 3 o'clock. 13
| per cent between IL and 3, and 5 per
cent before IL. In towns of $500 10
/ 10000, after 3 o'clock the sales amount
cent, and from IL to 3 only s per cent.
O. What was tho name Of the
| United States ship that was scrapped
| under the terms of the limitation of
| armaments agreoment?-H. Nj.
\. 1t was the u. $. S. Washington.
@. what are "screevers" ID. c. c,
A. This Is the name applied TO men
who make pastel drawings on paving
/ stones in London.
O. Who is now the head Of the
Russian government?-M. E. I.
A. He is Alexis l. Rykof, chairman
of the Council of Peoples Commissars.
Q. Is there mint in Washington:
II. c. b.
A. There is no mint in Washing
| ton. The director of the mints off1ce
| however. is located in the Treasury
Department.
@. What fish have no scales?-E
n. d. n.
A. The catfish and the scaleless
carp have no scales.
O. When did New York City reach
| a million i'm population?-S. ID. Is.
A. The census of New York CltS
| in 1850 was something over oOo,VVo
| while in 1860 the population had IN
crea sed to more than million.
O. Who has charge of the log cabir
in which Abraham Lincoln was
| born?-V. C..
4. This is a national monument
under Jurisdiction of the War Depart
ment. The cabin has been inclosed In
a granite memorial building.
O. How many children has Free
Stone?-F. r.. U.
A. He has three daughters-Doro
thy, Paula and Carol.
q. When was the, last industrial
exposition held in Central Park, New
| York City?-S. S. S.
A. The last record we find OF such
an exposition is for August, 1883.
O. What kind of bathing car
keeps the hair the driest?-D. 5.
A. The heavier quality plain rup
ber bathing cap seems to keep the
water from the hair rather better
than the more elaborate. Also, II
chamois about inches wide is bound
tightly around the head and the CAP
pulled over it, the water is less apt
to wet the hair.
@. Does cement contract in set
ting?-G. F.. F.
A. Cement contracts in setting
Just how much depends on the rich
ness of the mixture.
O. What plants were put to new
uses during the war?-C. c. B.
A. Some of the plants for which
new uses were found during the wal
are: Sphagnum moss, dressing for
wounds; charcoal from fruit pits, used
for gas masks; birch and willow pulp
used as a substitute for cotton and the
nettle for making textiles; meal OBJ.
tained from clover, horse chestnuts,
oats, Indian corn. barley. beans, peas
and buckwheat used in place of flour;
roasted barley and oats, and roasted
acorns and beechnuts, used for coffee.
In Germany eventually a substitute
for coffee was made from carrots and
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tree mixed with beech buds was found
to make an excellent beverage: roasted
peas and oats form substitute for
cocoa.
@. How did the long horned cattle
reach America?-B. P.
A. The long horned cattle are the
descendants of the old Spanish cattle
brought to Mexico by the early ex
plorers 0known as the Conquistadores)
Some of these cattle were brought into
the region now known as Texas and
Mexico and became wild and formed
They were numerous in the Southwest
until a few years ago. Modern beef
bred bulls have been used with these
herds until now the old long-horn are
practically extinct in the United
States.
@. What was a game called "Hie.
ronymus"? D.
A. Hieronymus is an old gambling
game which was often played at fairs.
The layout usually consisted of piece
of oilcloth with figures on it from l
to 6. The players placed their money
on the numbers. The operator shook
three big dice in dice cup. then
turned the cup down on the board.
When the cup was lifted the numbers