Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23

shampoo the hair next morning. It
may be necessary to repeat this treat
rnent number Of times.
@. Do the Chinese worship their an
cestors?-A. B. S.
A. They do not consider them as
deities to be worshiped; they reverence
them.
J. 6 {. R r. KIND Of mineral is 'paF'-
A spar" is a general name in miner
alogy for a crystal mineral which Is not
an ore easily cleavable.
@. How. does a fish breathe?-o. o.
A. In the throat of fishes, behind the
mouth cavity, there are four riblike
bones on each side, above the begin
ming Of the g,Illet. These are the gill
arches, and on each one OF them there
is pair of rows of red fringes called
the "gills." Into each of these fringes
passes over 1t the oxygen 1t contains Is
absorbed through the skin Of the gill
fringe into the blood which thus be-
comes purified. In the same manner
the impurities of the blood pass out
into the water and go out through the
gill openings behind.
9. Who owns the Mojave DESERT
j. r. M.
A. The State Land once OF Cali
forna says that the sixteenth and thir-
ty-sixth sections in each township In
the Mojave Desert were granted to the
State by an act of Congress approved
March 3, 1853. The remaining "a sec
tions in each township are under the
Jurisdiction OF the Federal Government.
@. How many Canadian soldiers were
killed in the World War?--A. o. H.
A. Canada lost between $1,000 and
10000 men.
@. How many national banks are
there in the United States?-E. F. S.
A. There are 1896.
@. How can birds fly without moving
their wings?-E. c. D.
A. All soaring birds are enabled TO
use the wind, due to the fact that the
tips Of their wings and the feathers
are flexible, so that they can convert
part Of the force of the wind current
into an upward push, thus being sup
ported by the wind.
@. Did the shepherds or the wise
Men visit the Christ Child fifst?--
r. A. E.
A. The shepherds came first. The
Wise Men did not appear until three
days later, according to the Bible.
@. What is the origin of the name
Adirondack" as applied to the noun
tain group in New York State?-L. H. s.
A. 1t is said to be from the Mohawk
Indian word "Hatirontaks," meaning
"bark-eaters."
O. If person is 81 years 2 months
old, is he In his twenty first or twenty
second yeara--A. L.
A. He is In his twenty-second year.
@. When was the Government Print
ing once eStablished-S. w. S.
A. In 1860.
Q. When was the oxford Press
A. The first book printed ct Oxford
is the very rare Commentary on the
Apostles creed" attributed to st. Je-
rome. and bearing the date 1853. This
was coeval with the first book printed
by Caxton in England.
@. What relation to John Quincy
Adams is the present Secretary of the
Navy?-M. 8. ID
A. Secretary Adams is the great
great-grandson of John Quincy Adams.
Q. Please give the measurements of
the Sphinx. r. MEG.
A. Height Of head from bottom CT
chin to forehead, 10 feet; horizontal
diameter on level Of forehead. 2S feet:
circumference at level OF forehead, 70
feet; horizontal diameter fnear broadest
part of headgear, 90 feet: height Of
neck, feet; horizontal diameter. 20
feet: circumference Of neck, SO feet:
total height Of monument. according to
Marietta Bey, IS feet; ear, feet IS
inches; nose, 5 feet 10 inches: mouth, Z
feet inches face In widest part across
the cheek, Is feet; whole length Of
body, 14o feet; outstretched paws, so
feet.