Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

were Smith, johnson, Brown, williams.
Jones. Miller, Davis, Anderson Wilson
and Moore.
@. Is the missionary who was kid
mapped and then released in Macedonia
about IS years ago still living?-R. H.
A. Miss Ellen Stone. the victim of
bandits in 1901, died in 1927 in Chel-
sea, Mass, at the age of 81.
@. How were the names of States
chosen that were given to the avenues
in the city of Washington, D. C.?-B. B.
A. The names of the States in the
Union in 1892 were taken. Afterward
avenues without names were designated
Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana and Indiana.
@. Where is the Grand National
Steeplechase rune. T.
A 1t is run at Aintree. England, and
is considered the worlds most famous
steeplechase. The course Is nearly ga
miles long, and a double circuit Is made.
There are 80 jumps.
@. What heating system is used In
the new British embassy?-A. r.
A. The heating system used in the
British embassy eliminates all radiators.
The rooms are heated by small hot
water pipes buried in the walls, ceilings
and floors. This system is often used
in England.
@. Who invented the stamp-selling
machine?--N. A.
A. Joseph J. Schermack invented the
machine for dispensing postage stamps
automatically. Mr.. Schermack has per-
fected a number of automatic vending
machines and is president of the Con-
| solidated Automatic Merchandising
| Corporation.
O. Is there an organization composed
entirely of college professors?-T. A. N.
| A. The American Association of Uni
versity Professors is purely a profess
sionai organization of university teach
ers. 1t has 1000 members and has re-
Gently established headquarters il
| Washington.
@. Who is the present Viscount AS
tor?-O. B. C..
A. The present Viscount Astor is the
son of the Aston who removed to Eng
land and settled there. William Wal
dorf Aston, who died in 1919, removed
to England in 1890 and became natural
lied in 1899. The present Waldorf AS
tor is the second viscount and the hus-
band of the Lady Aston who was the
first woman to sit in the British Par
lament.
| @. How many members of the Con-
Stitutional Convention had been in
Congress?-T. B.
A. Forty of the 45.
Q. Who was Don Caesar de Bazan?
B. r.
A. Don Caesar de Bazan is a char
acter in the novel by Victor Hugo. "Ruy
Bias" 1t is also the title of French
comedy founded on this story and of
comic opera by Massenet.
@. Is China the antipodes of the
United Statees?-H. K. T.
A. China could not be the antipodes
of the United States, since both coun-
tries are in the Northern Hemisphere.
The antipodes of the United States
would be located approximately in the
South Indian Ocean to the west of
Australia. For instance, the latitude
of Washington, D. c., is So So north:
the longitude, ITO / west. Its antip-
odes, therefore, would lie approximate
ly in latitude SO So south and 102'
So east longitude.
@. Did Mrs Shelley give name to
the creature made by young Franken-
stein from corpses?-S. c.
A. The novelist gave no name to 1t.
"Frankenstein' is, however. frequently
applied.
@. Can honey that has become granu-
lated be restored to its original state?-
w. w.
A. Gleanings in Bee Culture says that
pure honey is liable to granulate during
cold weather and that it can be re-
stored to its former liquid condition
without injuring its favor in any way
by placing the container in a vessel of
warm water and never allowing the
temperature to go above about 100 de-
grees. The honey will then become
liquid and retain its delightful aroma.
Honey is composed chiefly of two sugars.
dextrose and levulose. OF these, the
former crystallizes quite readily, while
the latter does not. During cool
weather the dextrose is liable to crys-
tallize. while the levulose rmains in So
luton, forming coating of the dex-
trose crystals. This is what gives to
pure honey when granulated its peculiar
consistency, which is entirely different
from that of the crystals formed in
ordinary sugar.