Evening star., 1927-04-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Is it true that Gary was built
"to order"?-J. A. C..
A. Gary is a town in Lake County.
Ind, located on the extreme southern
end of Lake Michigan. 26 miles
southeast of the heart of Chicago.
It was founded in April, 1905. by the
United States Steel Corporation, and
was named after Ebert H. Gary, an
officer of the corporation. 1t might
well be said that it was built to
order.
O. I have some measurements and
they include one for "scye." What
does this mean?-A. d.
A. The scye is the armhole or open
ing in a garment for the attachment
of the sleeve.
@. "Why was mustard gas" 50
called "A. V. S.
A. Mustard gas was given the
name because it had a mustardlike
odor. 1t is said that some of the
French mustard gas smelled more
like garlic than mustard.
@. Are white people allowed to vote
| in Liberia p. l..
A. Men must be of negro blood
and own real estate in order to
qualify for the ballot in Liberia.
O. Is the peanut nut or a
vegetable IN. G.
A. The peanut is a vegetable and
belongs to the same family as the
common pea or bean.
O. What is the original root word
from which the word Intoxicating" is
derived ?-T. +. NJ.
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rived from the Latin "intoxicare,"
which is a combination of lin" and
"toxicum," the latter being a poison
in which arrows were dipped.
@. Why were "antimacassars" so
called ?-J. f.
A. "Antimacassars" took the name
from the fact that Macassar oil was
a popular hair oil, and it was to pro-
tect chairs and sofas from this and
other hair oils that doilies were put
on the furniture.
@. Where can / get the medals of
| the Presidents ?-H. f.. ID.
A. Medals Of the Presidents may
be purchased from the United States
Mint at Philadelphia.
Q. What is the temperature Of
PODayan Il. V. F.
A. The city of Popayan, Colombia,
is on high plateau, and the climate
! is spoken of as perpetual Spring.
@. Did the former Kaiser ever visit
| the United States w. j. o.
A. He never was in this country.
Q. Can battleship come up the
Potomac to Washington?-W. It.
A n.aI, TscrL1A e oh g
| foot draft can come up that far.
Battleships can come up as far as
Piney Point which is only II miles
| inside the entrance of the river. The
largest battleships draw about 30 to
81 feet.
@. Who was St. Helias &c. G.
A. st. Helias, an Irish monk, was
| a musician of the eleventh century.
| 1t was he who was the first to intro
| duce the Roman chart at Cologne
about the year 1925.
| Q. How does the capacity Of the
new Madison Square Garden compare
with the old ?-F. S.
| A. The capacity of the old Madison
| Square Garden was $4,000. The ca
| pacity of the new Madison Square
Garden is 10000.
| @. What is meant by the Heart
OF England" ?-P. T.
A. This term IS applied to War
wickshire. the middle county of
| England.
@. How can l remove paint from
brick?-J. A. q.
A. The following has been recon-
mended for removing paint from brick
walls: Dissolve 10 pounds of caustic
| soda in gallons Of water and stir
| into the solution quarts of cheap
| mineral oil; then add enough sifted
| or fine sawdust to yield a pasty mass
| that will cling to the wall without
running down. Plaster this thickly on