Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
About 10000 are due to births and co.
900 TO outsiders coming In to settle.

About 10000 are due to births and co.
600 to outsiders coming In to settle.
Q. What is the meaning Of the word
"whOopee"?-G. G. S.
A. In modern slang 1t conveys the
idea of hilarity and excitement.
@. What are the duties Of a govern
ess?--M. A. D.
A. A governess Is employed to train
and instruct children and frequently
20 assist in light household duties.
Formerly governeSS was primarily q
teacher, but with the increase in the
number Of good schools the Office has
changed to a great extent. When chill
dren are attending school the duty Of
the governess is to accompany them
to and from classes. assist in the prep
aration Of lessons and the care of their
wardrobe. In a home where there are
children Of pre-school age, the governeSs
dresses and feeds the children and
supervises their exercise in parks or
Fairgrounds.
@. What part Of the suns heat does
the earth receive?-M. P.
A. Less than one two-billionth Of the
suns energy is intercepted by the earth,
since its energy radiates in all direc-
tons.
O. How many labor banks are there
In this country?-R. l..
A. AS Of June 80, 1928. there we're
25. They had total capitalization Of
$7,437, 500; surplus and undivided prof
its, $3606.614; deposits. 500, 165 1894;
total resources, $114,717.673.
@. How many people are killed In
India by wild animals?-B. E.
A. In 1927, $4,000 persons we're killed
by wild animals. Of these 80 per cent
died from snakebites. Tigers, wolves,
leopardS, bears, elephants, hyenaS.
crocodiles, wild boars and pigs, and
jackals account for the rest.
@. Please give the history of the de-
velopment of candy-making.-J. G.
A. Until the beginning of the nine
tenth century the art of making sweet
meats was practiced chiefly by. physi-
clans and apothecaries. who used sugar
and honey to conceal the taste Of their
medicines. During the earlier half Of the
nineteenth century the art of candy
making was an English speciality. In
1851 an international exhibition was
held in London, and the unique collec-
ed to this industry the attention of other
nations, especially Germany and France.
The latter soon excelled all other coun-
tries in the art of making chocolate bon
bons. In the United States, as early as
1916, there were 20 candy factories in
the city of Philadelphia and probably
as many IN New York. Previous to 1845
each candy dealer made his own goods
by hand, the assortment being limited
to stick and molaSSeS candy, sugar
plums. and a few imported fancy can
dies In 1845 the first machinery, in
the form of a revolving steam pan, was
introduced by Sebastian Chauveau of
Philadelphia, and the following year a
lozenge-making machine was invented
by Oliver Chase of Boston.
@. About how many American Le-
gion posts are therein. S. G.
A. There are between 10000 and
1900.
@. Who was President when the
Grand Duke Alexis visited this country?
M. r.
A. The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia
visited the United States in 1872.
Ulysses S. Grant was President at this
time.
@. Please give the origin of the terms
Paris green" and London purple
j. j. H.
A. Paris green" and London purple"
were so called because they we're origi-
nally made and popularized in these
towns.