Evening star., 1928-05-12

the Mississippi Delta Branch Expert
ment Station. The name II due TO It's
similarity to both the grain and saccia-
rine sorghums. The heads resemble the
heads OF the black -faJlled white kaf1r.
The stalk Is sweet and averages from
AZ to 8 feet in height.
W. r. " ~
A. Mortgage insurance Is that irsur-
ance given by the nortgagor 70 the
mortgage TO cover the amount OF the
mortgage in case of death, so that the
property involved would revert In the
event of death to the mortgagor 70 his
estate free Of encumbrance.
O. Please state of what arrows
O. p. @.
A. Authorities on archery state that
the most usual forms of arrows are
made OF deal, the best being footed with
hardwood at the point, or file end.
There are three different shapes Of
arrows. the straight being the steadiest
and stiffest. though not quite so fast
as some of the other types. These
arrows are the same size from end 10
end, only slightly reduced at the feath-
ers. The feathers should not be 100
large, and should be placed back a. far
as possible. The wing Of the peacock
supplies the best feather. but those Of
the turkey and the gray goose are very
we'll adapted. The weight Of the arrow
should be proportioned to the bow. Tbs
top of the arrow is made Of leather.
which should not be too thick. and
should be rubbed with vaseline In order
to keep 1t supple.
@. Is crude oil burned for heating
purposes?--L j. B.
A. Crude oil is not burned az fuel
for heating. Fuel oil, or distillate, IL
used In domestic furnaces. In 1928
there were S.800.000 barrels Of fuel oil,
gas oil and distillates burned In homes
and 17.700, 900 barrels Of fuel oil burned
in the heating OF buildings.
@. What is pochote?-C. ED.
A. 1t Is fiber similar 10 kapok. T.
Is the product of a Mexican tree. and
lends itself ~ well to the stufdng Of
life preservers and mattresses that ex-
perimental plantations are being set out
in Porto Rico.
@. How many of the troops at the
battle of Yorktown were French and
how many American?--J. P. MEG.
A. LosSing's History says: To &C.
complish this great victory the French
had provided 81 ships Of the line and
1000 men. and the Americans fur
nished 1900 troops, Of which $500 were
regulars"
@. Why are sea gulls protected by
law In Utah?-E. d.
A. In the early days OF Utahs settle
ment crickets threatened 10 destroy the
first crop Of the Mormon settlers. Sea-
gulls came In great numbers and de-
voured the crickets. This was believed
to be direct aid of Providence. and gulls
have been protected ever since.
Q. How many yards of cotton goods
are manufactured in the United States
in year?-D. W. E.
A. More than eight billion yards o;
cotton goods are manufactured and used
in this country annually.
@. Is New Zealand spinach eaten as
other spinach is?--R. G. B.
A. 1t differs in that only the tips Of
tl@ leaves are eaten instead Of the
whole plant.
@. Did France receive as much DAM
age as Belgium. v. 3.
A. 1t Is probable that, taking all the
factors into consideration. France re-
ceived greater damage In the World
War than Belgium. Two hundred ard
eighty-nine thousand houses were de-
stroyed, 4O0. 900 damaged. 1000. 900 hec-
tares OF land were devastated, and more
! than 5000 factories were out of conf
mission. The property damage was es-
timated at one and half miIliard
pounds.