Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19

@. Please give the names and ages OF
the children Of Empress Zita and the
late Emperor Carl Of Austria. L.
A. They are Franz Joseph Otto, IT;
Adelaide, Is; Robert, Is; Felix, "a;
Karl Ludwig, IL; Rudolf Syringus, IL;
Charlotte, 8, and Elizabeth, 8.
@. What is the standard size for bed
pillows? How many pounds OF goose
feathers are required to I'LL pillow?
How much DOWN.. E. L.
A. The standard size Of bed pillows
is 81 inches by 81 inches 1t requires
three pounds of goose feathers to I'LL a
pillow and one and three-fourths pounds
of down.
Q. How much hard money" is there
in the world?-H. c. L.
A. The monetary stock of the world
is computed as: Metallic stock, $685.
203 900; gold stock, $9,710, 204, 900, stl-
yer stock, $4,183,029 900.
@. Please explain the Burning Spring
at Niagara Falls.-H. N. J.
A. The Old Burning Spring of Niagara
was said to have been discovered by the
Indians 200 years ago. AS time ad-
vanced and the Indians were driven in
the background and the white man
found his way to the shores of the Nj
agara the Old Burning Spring was put
on exhibition and today it is reproduced
as nearly as possible like the picture OF
the old Indian legend. Considerable
trouble was encountered in analyzing
the water, and finally French rene
gade named Kee conceived the idea OF
making a wooden pipe, with a small
hole in 1t, to fit in the crevtce OF the
rock, partly shutting off the flow OF
water and thus causing the flames to
come up through the pipe where the
flame was renewed on the top. Doctors
and chemists from all over the world
have analyzed this water, which they
claim contains sulphur, magnesia, salt
and iron. These four mixed together
will not burn. 1t is thought there is
an unknown mineral that amalgamates
with the sulphur and magnesia In the
water and causes the light flow Of gas
or vapor.
@. How many portraits did Thomas
Sully paint?-L M.
A There are over 1000 listed por-
traits by this artist. In addition, he
executed many miniatures and about
500 subject paintings.
@. Should a person toe out when
walking?-B. A. r.
that the correct method Of walking Is
to walk with the toes pointing nearly
straight ahead and only slightly out
Correct posture is more like the mill
tary attitude at rest-namely with heels
| apart, toes almost straight forward, the
sides of the feet approximately oppo-
site sides of a square. ThiS attitude
| gives stability and poise ana insures a
| proper distribution of the weight Of the
/ body upon the structures Of the feet.
| @. Are all the bats in North America
| of one kind?-W. NJ. A.
! A. Scattered from Panama and the
/ Antilles to Alaska and Labrador there
are about $50 species and subspecies
| belonging to ~ genera and 8 different
| families Some Of the tropical species
are blood-sucking vampires and others
/ are frIit-eaters, but nearly all the bats
of the United States and farther north
are insectivorous
O. Is a nurse who worked through
the influenza epidemic eligible for a
pension?-H. T. M.
A. The Pension ONCE says that no
| one Is eligible for a pension who was
not mustered into the Military Service
of the United States.
@. Were Franz Liszt and Richard
Wagner, the musicians, related IN any
way?--L. T.
A. Wagner married LISTS daughter,
| Cosima, in 1870.