Evening star., 1928-04-05
Answers to Questions
By Frederic ]. Hdsl:in.

By Frederic ]. Hdskin.
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@. Has Edisons deafness been In any
way an advantage to him7-E. D. w.
A. One OF his biographies says: AL
though this deafness would be re-
garded as q great affiiction by most
people, and has brought In its train
other serious troubles Mr.. Edison has
always regarded It philosophically. and
said upon one occasion, This deafness
has been of great advantage to me In
various ways. When In o telegraph
ONCE / would only hear the instru-
ment directly on the table at which
sat, and, unlike the other operators,
was not bothered by the other instru-
merlts. Again, In experimenting on the
nitter so could hear. This made the
telephone commercial, as the magnetic
telephone receiver of Bell was too weak
to be used as a transnitter CONNER
cially. 1t was the same with the pho
nograph. The great defect OF that in
strument was the rendering OF the over
tones in music and the kissing con-
sonarts In speech. / worked over q
year, 90 hours O day, Sundays and all
to get word specie" perfectly record
ed and reproduced on the phonograph.
When this was done knew that every
thing else could be done--which was
q fact Again. my nerves have been
preserved intact. Broadway Is as quiet
to me as a country village Is to a per-
son with normal hearing"
@. Please give the dimensions of the
largest American yacht.-D. r. 7.
A. The Savaroria. recently launched
yacht. It Is propelled by Diesel en-
nines. The length is 29i feet; Is SO
feet 3 inches beam. and has 16 feet
draft. The cruising radius is 10000
miles The crew consists OF al oficers
and men.
q. Should fur coat be put In
cold storage?-H. A. r.
A. The Biological survey advises
that the safest and most satisfactory
way to care for fur coat Is to have
It sent to cold storage. There are
methods Of storing furs by means OF
wrapping In alright containers and by
the use Of naphthalene. pyrethrum pow
der and other methods, such as funi-
CATION. While the above are effective
the life Of the coat will be heightened
by placing in cool temperature. be.
cause of the fact that no matter how
well a skin Is cured there Is certain
amount OF decomposition going on.
When subjected TO the cold this process:
Is retarded.
@. What makes copper wire screens
leave rusty stains on sills?-L. e. w.
Probably the screen is Of steel wire
which has been coppered and th'
copper has worn of.
q. What IL the Oldest charity so.
ciety In the United States7-S. D.
A. The Oldest charity society In thil
country is the German Society. which
was founded In l7s4. 1t provides med
ical service. free employment seryict
and an immigration service.
@. Are the White House, the Cap.
itol. and Mount Vernon built Of stone
E L. B.
A. The mansion at Mount Vernon
Ia built of wood. The White House j.
constructed of freestone. The centra
section OF the United States Capitol /:
built Of virginia sandstone. The exten.
sions are OF Massachusetts, marble. The
dome is OF cast iron.
@. Was the Sistine Madonna paint.
ed for the Sistine Chapel?-F. E. s,
A. The Sistine Madonna has no con.
nection with the Sistine Chapel In the
vatican. The painting was executed
by Raphael for the order known as the
BLACK Monks of San Eisto." who lived
In a little town in Italy called Piacenza
q. What are the points and color oi
the true collie dog?-H. e. p.
A. No color standard has been Sc,
by the Collie Club for individuals oi
the breed. but the dogs OF black or tar
with . white frill and collar. the showS
sable With white markings. and the blue
merles are most sought by present-day
fanciers. The collie standard requires
that males OF the breed measure about
"a inches at the shoulder and fe-
males approximately % inches. The
weight for a mature dog should approx.
innate so pounds and the bitch 81
pounds.
@. What pictures have been filmed
In New Orleans2-J. H. X.
A. The Lone Wolf" was made ir
New Orleans shortly after the war
Other pictures with scenes laid In
southwestern Louisiana and New Or.
leans, but made In Western studios. are
"Sparrows." God Gave Me Twenty
Cents" The Love Mart" and The
White Rose"
@. Has the Zionist movement In.
creased the population of Palestine ma
terially9-E. c. ".
A. The Jewish population Of Pales.
tine. June. 1925. according TO govern
ment figures. was ll5,lsi. compared
with $1,000 in 1920.
q. What can be done to restore ma
pie sirup which has fermented?--S. r. G.
A. The Bureau OF Chemistry say:
that 1t Is impossible to restore the true
maple flavor to sirup which has under
gone active fermentation. though the
mustiness may be largely eliminated
and the favor improved by boiling FOR
few minutes. removing the scum that
forms and filtering through flannel
while hot. The sirup should then be
run into sterile cans or bottles (steAniec
or washed in boiling water) and sealed
alright,