Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

orally run into the lighter, making the
design blurred If the rug has been very
much bleached the colors on the sur
face of the pile will be soft and dull,
while by separating the threads and
looking closely the colors at the base
will be found to be clear and bright.
Rubbing the surface briskly with a
damp cloth will bring out the odor OF
chloride of lime with which the rug has
been bleached, and very often the cloth
will be stained with the colors. AS
general rule, it is safe to buy Oriental
rugs only from reliable dealers.
O. What will keep the horns OF cat
tie from growing?-K. K.
A. To prevent the horns of cattle
from growing. caustic potash should be
applied from time to time.
@. Where are the Thousand Islands?
r. G.
A. The Thousand Islands are located
in the St. Lawrence River. They run
from Clayton down approximately 10
Cape Vincent, N. Y. The islands OBJ
tain their name from the fact that there
are Sd many tiny islets dotting the river.
@. What right would a British ex-
service man have to treatment in
American hospitals if he resides in the
United States?-W. F. r.
| A. Under a reciprocal agreement now
in effect between the United States Vet
Grams Bureau and the British ministry
| of pensions, imperial or British ex-serv-
ice men residing in the United States
or its insular possessions are admitted
| to United States veterans hospitals and
| contract hospitals only on authority, in
| each case, from the British ministry
| office, and such service is extended only
| to pensioners suffering from World
| War service-connected disability. Any
! expense incident to such service is reinl-
bursed by the British ministry office to
the Veterans Bureau.
@. How much money do college stu
| dents earn?-G. l..
/ A. The Bureau of Education has re-
Gently made a survey with regard to
| the amount of money earned by stu
dents. In 1853 colleges "a per cent of the
students were earning part or all OF
| their expenses. In 315 co-educational
| schools 134,7l6 men earned $23,000,000
or $3.50 each. The women earned only
one-fifth of this amount, but then there
were only one-fiftn as many employed,
SO the average was about the same.
@. What glands control the height
of a person?--E. H.
A. The ductless glands which con-
troll the height of man are the thyroid
and parathyroids. AS far back as 1856
the medical profession recognized the
relation of these to the growth and de-
velopment of the human body.
Q. What are Apples of Paradise"?-
W. NJ
A. BY tracing the name through the
Latin Apples of Hesperides" it has been
decided that they were pomegranates
"Hesperides" has been interpreted to
| mean having the structure of an cr-
ange," but the ancient orange was not
the same as the fruit which we know by
that name now.
@. What occasioned Turner's paint
ing Peace; Burial at Seam. A. w.
A. Sir David Wilkie died at sea June
l, 184l. The Oriental on which he was
travelling, Immediately put back to Gil
braltar. Quarantine regulations pre-
vented landing the body. The ships
carpenter made a coffin in which the
artists body was placed. The funeral
service was read and the body lowered
into the sea.
@. How many acres of land in Eng
land does the young Duke of Norfolk
| owns. F.
A. He owns $4,000 acres.