Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. When were date gardens estab-
lished In California?-P. A. T.
A. Early in the present century two
lished In the Coacheila Valley. Cali
fornia; one at Mecca. In 1904 by the
Bureau OF Plant Industry OF the United
States Department OF Agriculture in CO.
operation with the horticultural depart
ment OF the University of California,
and the other at Indio, in 1907. by the
Bureau Of Plant Industry. A large num-
Der OF the best date varieties Of the
Old World have been tested in these
gardens.
@. When helium gas Is released sud
denly will 1t heat, freeze or clog'-
L. C. B.
A. 1t does none OF these.
@. Why are certain games called
"Heronynus games &c. F. T.
A. They are probably named after the
noted gambler, Jerome Cardsn, often
referred to as heterogeneous Cardanus
Cardan vas an Italian mathematician.
philosopher, astrologer, gambler and
charlatan He was born at Pavia In
1901. the illegal son OF Facio Cardan.
iurist He took the degree OF doctor Of
the next seven years practicing at
Sacco. There he married in 1884, and
Is said TO have squandered the fortune
Of his wife in gambling. He was ap-
pointed to the chair Of mathematics a.
Milan, and held the chair Of medicine
in several other cities. Later he vas
imprisoned for debt and on the charge
Of heresy for having published the
horoscope OF Christ. Upon his release
he went 70 Rome and vas admitted 20
the College Of Physicians BY the Pope
and allowed pension. He died In
1876.
O. What works OF Shakespeare popu-
larized him with the reading public Of
his day?-W K
A. Two narrative poems, Venus and
Adonis" and The Rape Of Lucrece."
O. Is rain water purer than ordinary
water?-V. s.
A. Rain water in a sparseiy settled
community falling on a comparatively
water. In cities or large towns where
there are factories, rain water becomes
impure through absorption Of dissolved
gases and fumes.
R. 4. n D. Is FAui A'uss' 'u'''o
A. Paul Kruger died July H. 1904.
at Clarens, near Veney. on the shores
Of the Lake Of Geneva, whittier he had
gone for the sake Of his health. He
was buried at Pretoria administrative
capital Of the Union Of South Africa
the following December. When Kruger
went TO Europe he left his wife n Lord
Roberts custody AZ Pretoria, but she
gradually failed and died there in 1901
It was in her grave that the body o.
her husband was laid
@. How many eclipses z1li there be
In ls2s?-M. E. @.
A. There will oe five, three OF the
sun and two OF the moon. Only che
eclipse. that Of the moon on November
n. will be visible generally N the
United States.
O. When cod liver oil IS added 10
milk At the boiling point is the value
of the oil lessensd for feeding tn
fants?-J. II. s.
A Some Of the vitaminss Of cod liver
oil are destroyed when added 70 mix
at the boiling point. The cod liver oil
should be added 70 the milk after the
milk Is cooled
O. Who represents Russia n
America?-w. o. D.
A Russia has no accredited repre-
Ssntatives 70 the United States IS
nation Charles Recht Is the otscial
counsel II America for Soviet Russia
O. Who was Mendela-T. W D.
A. Gregor Mendel. who gave 20 SCI
ence the laws OF heredity that have
made his name Immortal. vas a monk
IN the monastery Of Konigsn-kloSte-. n
Brunn. Austria He began his work as
\ teacher in the technical school n
Brunn and continued his studies q. the
University OF Vienna The monastery
garden was his laboratory. where he
observed the cycles Of reproduction n
1lantS. In 1855 he announced his DIS
coveries before the Natural History So
eiesy OF Brunn, but received no reccg-
milton. In al he grew a1d studied
10000 plants. performing nearly 500
cross -fertiliEat3crs.
G What Is cane crea--A- = r
A. Cane cream Is n new sugar prod
uct developed by the United STATES
Bureau Of Chemistry r Is brown
/ thick cream. tasting somewhat Ike no
lasses and Canadian maple cream.