Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
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@. Is it improper to ask a married
man N r to be best man at a "eddins'-
A. A man usually asks his best friend
to be best man, even though he is
married. Should any entertaining be
dol.e for the bridal party, the wife Of
the best man should be included.
Q. How old are clans when brought
to rnarket?-O. s. P.
A. The Bureau Of Fisheries says that
the average clam seen on the market Is
between and ye'rs old. The age Of
clam is determined by the heavy
ridges found on the shell. These ridges
are usually one-quarter Of an inch
apart.
Q. Does Canada find it necessary to
wage war on insects which attack
cropS2-G. H. M.
A. It does. Some of the chief insect
enemies are grasShoppers. the wheat
stem sawfly, wireworns, the pale West
ern cutworm and his ally, the red
backed cutworm; the Bertha army
worm, the early cutworn. the Colorado
potato beetle, the imported cabbage
butterfly and the root maggot.
Q. Please tell something Of the Cur
It's Institute Of Music in Philadelphia
s. A. c.
A. The Curtis Institute of Music, of
which Josef Hofmann is director, was
created in 1924 under an endowment Of
100000 by Mrs. Mary Louise Curtis
Box. The endowment was later in
creased to $12,500,00 It's avowed pur-
pose Is ito hand down through cotem-
porary masters the great traditions Of
the past-to teach students to build on
this heritage for the future" The fac
ulty list contains the names Of many
d-famouS virtuoso6. Free tuition
! limited to those whose natural musical
talent gives promise Of developing to a
point Of artistic achievement.
@. What process is used to split cob
blestones for masonry work?-I. G. r.
A. Such work requires an expert
enced stone cutter. A pitching tool and
hammer are used.
@. How long have dahlias been cul-
tivated in European gardens?-P. K.
A. Dahlia history commences in 1891,
when Cavanilles, the director of the
Botanic Garden of Madrid, Spain, de-
scribed the Towering Of a set Of dahlia
roots received in 1889 from Vicente
CervarteS Of Mexico. Dahlias first
reached England in 1893 through the
agency Of the MarchioneSS Of Butte.
This had little effect on the history of
the plant, however, as all these plants
persisted from a lack of proper under
standing of their needs. They were re-
introduced successfully in 1904 through
the interest Of Lady Holland.
@. What is the National Home Study
Council?-M. M.
A. The National Home Study Council
is the banding together of the outstand-
ing correspondence schools and several
resident schools under fair-play, stand
ards to protect ambitious people from
deception and imposition, and con-
stantly to advance the standards Of
home study schools.