Evening star., 1929-01-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Interstate Commerce Commission has
put valuation of Sl35000 on the little
road.
Q. Does the giving of samples Of ma
teria.s by department stores amount to
an item of any size in years. busi-
neSS?-A. w. A.
A. A shop of any size finds that sam
pies cost them thousands Of dollars In
the course of year.
@. Where was Jane Austen's childhood
spent? Was she we'll educated?-G. w.
A. Jane Austen was one of the most
famous OF English novelists. She had
the advantage of an education far SUI
perior to that of most girls of her day.
She was educated by her father. Jane
was the youngest of seven children. of
whom only one other was a girl. Her
father was rector of Stevenson, near
Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Here she
lived for the first Is years of her life.
She is said to have been the founder of
the domestic novel.
Q. How much butter fat is there in
butter?-I. G. j.
A. Butter contains 81 per cent butter
fat, 15i2 per cent water, 2i2 per cent
salt, per cent curd.
@. Who employs the air mail
pilots?-P. G.
A. Air mail is carried under con-
tract, and air mail pilots are employed
by the contractors.
@. Has Walter Damrosch ever COM
posed any operaS?-N. N.
A. He has written two grand operas.
"The Scarlet Letter" and "Cyrano de
Bergerac," both of which have been
given several times in America.
Q. What kind of a book does the
Statue of Liberty have in the left hand?
IN. G. B.
A. The left hand holds a tablet upon
which is inscribed July 4, 1776."
Q. What is the cost of fuel for the
U. S. S. Maryland per. hour?-A. D.
A. At II knots cruising speed. the
oil consumption of the U. S. S. Mary
land costs about $39 per hour At an
chor, the oil consumption on the U. S.
s. Maryland would cost about 81 per
hour.
@. How large is the town of Gov
entry, r. I.?-R. w.
A. The area of Coventry Is 58.6
square miles. The town embraces 10
villages-namely, Washington. Anthony.
Quidnick, Harris, Coventry Center,
Summit. Greene, Rice City, Arkwright
and Whitman, and is the second largest
town in area in the State. Anthony
contains the old homestead Of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene.
@. How large is our largest national
park?-C. B.
A. Yellowstone is the largest and
has an area of 3,348 square miles.
@. In what circumstances did Verdi
write "Aftia"?-V. c..
A. Ismail Pasha. Khedive Of Turkey,
commissioned Giuseppe Verdi to write
Aida" for the opening Of the Cairo
Opera House.
@. Did President Wilson offer the
use of battleShip to Harding after he
was elected?-T. L. D.
A.. President-elect Harding was Of
fered battleship to convey him to
Florida, but the offer was declined.
@. Why does Mexico hold elections
on Sunday?-R. H. H.
A. Mexico has what is known as the
Continental Sabbath" 1t is much more
a day of change from the usual occupa-
tions than it is a day of rest. For this
reason, and because so many people are
unemployed on the Sabbath, it Is quite
common to have elections and other
political functions on this day.
@. How large a vessel was Henry
HudSon's Half Moon?-P. M.
A. The Half Moon was Vile boat OF
80 lasts burden. The last, like the ton,
has a somewhat flexible measure, but 1t
is safe to say that the vessel in which
Hudson sailed in 1909 was shallow lit
tie craft of not over $50 tons and prob
ably less.
@. What species of mulberries grow
ing in the United States are suitable for
silkworms?-J. Men.
A. There are several varieties Of null
berry in the United States the leaves
of which are used for feeding silk
worms One is the black mulberry
(Morus nigra), which grows in the
South and in California. The white
mulberry (Morus alba) is much more
extensively planted and its leaves are
considered the best food for silkworms.
The paper mulberry Is still another
species which furnishes leaves for silk
worms.