Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How long must canned fruits and
vegetables stand before 1t Is safe to
move them?-H. E. S,
A. If the canning is properly done
they need not stand at all before NOV
ing. If difficulty is encountered from
moving canned fruits. 1t is probable that
the seams are not good and leakage
results due to the agitation. Holding
the fruits for period Of time after
canning will not correct faulty seams.
@. How is the school problem met in
the Sparsely settled districts oil Can
ada?-D. w:
A. A Canadian Pacific Railway pas
senger car has been converted into a
complete schoolrocm and teachers home
and is now serving district 40 miles
in length. It brings education to the
children of railway section men ana
others not in organized school districts.
The car is stationed at a place for Two
or three days. where 1t receives pupils
from several miles around, before leaV-
ing for the next point, and the teacher
gives the children lessons to be worked
out at home before his return. The car
contains Schoolroom, teachers bedroom,
dining room and kitchen, bookcases,
blackboards and maps.
@. Why do candy recipes often call
for cream of tartar?-P. A. B.
A. The use of cream of tartar in a
hot mixture of sugar and water re-
suits in a portion of sugar being chang-
ed into inVert sugar, the amount OF IN
vert sugar formed depending principal
" upon the amount of cream OF tartar
present. length of time the batch Is
heated, and the temperature of the heat
ing. Cream of tartar is used principally
in the manufacture of all sugar haro
candies. The invert sugar formed Whlle
cooking the batch to the desired temper :
allure tends to prevent the unchanged
sugar in the batch from revert1ng 10
its crystalline form, resulting in granny
or sugary candies, which would be the
case if only sugar and water were used.
@. What is the most common cause
of concrete pavements cracking within
few years after being laid?-W. B. r.
A. Cracking in concrete pavementS
may be caused by several factors and
very often is probably the result OF a
combination of factors. Some of these
are: Variations in temperature; sub
grade conditions; impact from traffic
and stresses IN the concrete resulting
from setting up.
@. Will you kindly give me the source
of the following: lone picture Is worth
a thousand words"?-E. D. K.
A. The quotation about which you
have inquired is said to be from the
writings of Confucius.
O. How many shots are used in IL
16 and 20 gauge shells?-M. r. H.
A. There are two kinds of shots used
| in shells-the chilled and the drop. The
number of shots used depends upon the
weight of the shots. In 12-gauge CUR
from 223 to 279 chilled shots are used
the weight of chilled shots varying from
| to IA ounces. There are from 2lt
| to 268 drop shots used, the weight Of
QTOD AAOA
| / to IA ounces. In the 16-gauge gun
1876 to 223 chilled shots are used, the
weight of such shots varying from "a
to / ounce. There are 1872 to 218 drop
shots used, the weight of drop shots
being "a to / ounce. In the 20-gauge
gun 1877 to 1875 chilled shots are used
the weight of such shots varying from
"a to "a ounce. There are 1853 to 100
drop shots used, the weight OF such
shots varying from 81 to 70 ounce.
@. Is Fred Thompson, the motion pic
ture actor, dead?-G. D.
A, There is no truth in the report
that Fred Thompson has been killed.
O. When was the first parachute
jump made?-P. P.
A. The invention of the parachute is
accredited to Sebastian Lonormand, and
the device was used by him in 1874
in making a descent from an upper
window from a house in Lyons. The
first descent from balloon was made