Evening star., 1927-11-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKfN.

new dew-pond is formed it has to be
filled with artificial water first and
does not come into existence by grad
ual accumulation Of water in an i'm.
pervious basin.
Q. How much has the national
wealth of the United States been in.
creased in the past so years.
f. ID. f.
A During the last so years the in.
ternal wealth of the United States
proper has grown from less than
sac, 900, ,000.O 900 to over $500, 900, 900 900.
q. Did the Confederate States Of
America expect that the Northern
States might some time join them?-
w. n.
A. Jefferson Davis. when inaugu.
rated as President. said 1T is not
unreasonable TO expect that States
from which we have recently parted
may seek to unite their fortunes to
ours under the government which We
have instituted"
Q. Why was a volt of electricity
so called j. r.
A. The volt was named for AL
lesandro Volta. an Italian physicist
and pioneer in electrical discovery.
who lived from 1745 to 1927.
@. What was Oscar vilde's real
name?-M. NJ.
A. His name was Fingal O'Flaher-
tie Wills. He was horn in Dublin,
Ireland October Is, 1854. and died In
Paris, November 80, 1900.
Q. Why does wall paper sometimes
come off the walls soon after it has
been put on?-R. l..
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that 1t is probable that the cause
of the wall paper coming of is at
tributable to the destruction of the
paste used in the application of the
paper by the lime in the plaster.
This quite often occurs, particularly
if the plaster is not thoroughly dry
and the lime therein not entirely car
donated when the application of wall
paper is made.
@. Please tell me how to clarity
bouillon.-W. II. II.
A. To clarity bouillon, remove the
fat and pour the broth into clean
kettle Add the crushed shells Of
two eggs. Stir this into the cold
soup until we'll mixed. From the
moment it begins to boil let II cook
steadily 10 minutes longer. Set 1t
back on the stove or hearth for or
5 minutes to settle. Then strain 1t
through a cloth. Allow the bouillon
to drip, remembering never to squeeze
the bag. A very clear soup Is never
a very nutritious one.
O. Can articles made of zinc he
nickel plated? Could they then be
silvered?-A. p.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that it is perfectly feasible to nickel
plate articles made of zinc. 1t is also
possible to plate these with silver
after the nickel plating.
O. Is It true that the sunrise In
Lon Chaney's picture. "Mockery," was
artificial? If so, how was 1t made?
&C. A.
A. The sunrise in the picture
"Mockery" was worked out by passing
screens over powerful electric lights.
O. What is the composition OF
apples ?-P. z. s.
A. Apples contain 72.4 per cent
water, 1913 carbohydrates. a free ex.
tracts. 27 cellulose, .12.O sugar. .
proteids, a fats. 10 acids.
O. How long a time elapsed he
tween the collision Of the steamship
CITY of Rome and the Sol and the
sinking of the submarine? What was
the value of the S-51?-T. A. Is.
4. The S-51 sank within A minute
after the collision. The value OF TINS
subna rine at the time of the COL
lision was $2.290,952.S2.
O. What is the derivation OF the
word cemetery?-G. A. T.
A. 1t is from the Greek kolne-
terion, from keimar, meaning to lie
down.
@. What is the origin of the use
of a cross instead of signature
E. n. K.
A. The cross with or without the
signature has been used on docu-
ments since early medieval times. ~
was regarded as equivalent to an oatn
and therefore attested to the truth OF
the statements made therein.
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