Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

depends to a great extent upon the size
OF the city. In cities of 100000 popula-
ton and over, II per cent of the sales
are made between IL am. and pm.,
Is per cent after o'clock and 4 per
cent before II. In cities Of $4,000 TO
zoo,Ooo; 81 per cent Of the sales are be-
tween IL and 8, Al per cent after and
per cent before IL. In towns Of TO-
600 to $4,000, 70 per cent Of sales oc-
cur after 3 O'Clock, Is per cent between
ii and and Is per cent before IL. In
towns OF $500 to 10000, after o'clock
the sales amount to 60 per cent. be-
fore II to 80 per cent and from II to
3 only 8 per cent.
@. Please give the names Of members
OF the new Farm Relief Board
A. The names Of the members of
the Farm Relief Board recently ap-
pointed by President Hoover are Alex
ander Legge, chairman; James c.
stone, vice chairman; Charles G.
Peague, William r. Shilling, Carl Will
liams, c. B. Denman, Charles S. Will
son. The headquarters is at the May
flower Hotel.
| Q. How did Indians catch fish before
the white man came?-E. v.
A. The methods used by the Indians
/
from the simple device of attaching the
bait to the end of line, the progressive
| order Of f1shhooks used by the Indians
seems to be as follows: (a) The gorge
hook, spike of bone or wood, sharp
ened at both ends and fastened at its
middle to line, device used also tor
catching birds; Cb) spike set oblique-
ly In the end Of plant shaft; Co the
plain hook; I'D the barbed hook; (e)
| the barbed hook combined with sinker
and lure. This series does not exactly
represent stages in invention the evo-
luton may have been effected by the
habits OF the different species of fish
and their increasing warineSs. The ma
terlals used for hooks by the Indians
were wood, bone, shell, stone and cop
per. The Mohave employed the re-
curved spines Of certain species Of cac-
tus which are natural hooks.
@. Did the ancient Israelites have
poultry for food such as Is common to-
day apart from pigeons and quails?-
A. ].
A. Partridges are noted in the Old
Testament. The fatted fowl Il Kings,
iv.23 IS interpreted as either goose or
duck. Cocks and hens were brought
from Persia two or three centuries be-
fore Christ. A tomb at Marissa, of
about 200 BIC, has a good representa-
ton of a Growing cock Sparrows and
other "twittering birds" were also used
for food.
@. Who created the well known
Buster Brown of the comic Strips?-
r. S. j.
A. Buster Brown was created in 1902
by Richard FELTON, Outcault for the
New York Herald. Outcault died Sep
TENDER rs, 1928.
@. Has it been determined how much
water sinks Ship?-G. N. D.
A. At the Brooklyn Navy Yard tests
are being made with the Shipping
Board vessel Ellersley to determine how
long it takes a ship to go down with a
specific amount of water aboard. The
results of these tests are expected to
be of the greatest value to naval archi-
tects and shipyards, for they will make
it possible to design compartmenting
and bulkheading of known utility.
Q. Is there a fishing school in
Brazil?-N. B.
A. Such school has been established
by the government Of Brazil. It Is
called the State Fishing School and
helped to run up the nations coastwise
catch to 100000 pounds in the first
year.
@. When did grapefruit become Of
commercial importance?-L. E. NJ.
A. It's commercial Importance dates
from about 1890