Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKlN.

ID miles, but off the coast OF Victoria
Land the ice wall is only from 10 to
20 feet high.
@ WHY is "S" considered lucky
number?-H S.
A. According to the Pythagorean phil
osophers. 20" was the number of justice
because it divides evenly. AS the hrst
cube it was believed to be representa-
tive of the corner stone and hence
plenty.
@. What does the term "hors
d'oeuvres" mean in engineering?-P. D.
A. It refers to an outwork or d.
erosion.
@. What is the estimated population
of Continental United States?-T. Is.
A. The population is estimated at
100000.
O. How much money is there in cir
culation in this country?-B. P. K:
A There is a little less than IS Geo.
900 900 actual money in circulation.
@. What is cracked gasoline? Can II
be used as cleansing agent?-E. d. l.
A When crude oil is subjected 10 OF
binary distillation by fire the light proc
nets distin off up to temperature OF
$40 degrees Fahrenheit. Above this tenn
nerature the hydrocarbons undergo par
tial decomposition, with the result tnat
some light products are produced. ms
is cracking and the light products are
cracked gasoline. 1t is suitable ZOE
cleaning when properly treated 10 re-
move Objectionable color ana other
constituents.
@ Who started pitching horseshoes?
p. CT. $500,
A. The game of horseshoes is based
| on ouoits, which is a paStime resembling
| the ancient discus-throWlng OF GreeCe.
Few traces of a game resembling quOilS
| can be found on the continent OF Eu-
| rope and it's origin may be sougne io5
| on the borderlands OF Scotiano anu
| England. There are references 10 IL Ih
| the Midlands. dating from the pegln-
| ming of the fifteenth century. Ascnam'
| in his ToXophilus (1545). refers to tne
game as being played chiefly by the
working classes, who often used morse
shoes for want of quoits. custom sti!I
prevailing in country districts.
@ How often should cellars be white
washed?-J. T. ,,,,;+,
washed once or twice a year. White
wash is a disinfectant If the celiar
walls admit moisture it is recommended
to wash them with dilute solution o.
| hvdrochloric acid zone part acld ana
| Ave parts water). and then apply
plaster Of oil-mixed mortar.
q. When was Godey's Ladys BOOK
first published?-F. j. N.
was published by L. A. Cooley in Phiia-
delphia in December, 1880.
|
O. What was Thomas Jeffersons at
sitrde toward slavery?-O. b. Q.
A. In Randalrs Life of jefferson
appears the following: He beheVed
/ no preparation would render IL eX-
pedient to admit them tslaves) 10 tne
| full rights of citizenship oy maknlg
| them a part of the electoral BODY; ana
on the other hand, he considered their
retention in the State as permanently
| distinct and inferior free caste rs
fraught with insuperable evils ana
dangers"
@. What fruits are most important
as focds?-D. N.
A. Nutrition and Diet says: THE
apple leads among the orchard fruits.
IT carries small amounts OF vitamlns
A. s and C. 1t has definite laxative
properties, probably owing to the larse
Contains a large amount of starch, but
as it ripens this is rapidly converted
into sugar until when fully ripe 1t con-
| tains little or no starch. The acid COLI
tent decreases as the sugar increases
In like manner its pectin, valuable II
the formation of jelly. decreases with
the ripening process. The citrus fruits
are next in Importance to the apple,
and their culture is being enormously
increased Oranges come first. They
offer an excellent source Of readily
assimilable glucose. and for this reascA
orange Juice is used when there :
NECESSITY for quickly aSsimilable carbo-
hydrate which will throw the leasi
burden on the digestive organs. The
orange contains both vitamins A and B.