Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS !
BYFREDERlc J. HAsK1M wmEeHE

! times It occurs In strong and heavy
children who stand too much when
quite young.
@. How do riding boots, hunting boots
and polo boots differ from each other?
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A. A riding boot is stiff one-half way
down the leg but there is soft place
| between the stiffness and the foot that
shows creaseS after being worn a few
times. A hunting boot is laced all the
way. A polo boot looks like a riding
boot but is stiff all the way. 1t is not
SO comfortable for general riding as a
regular riding boot, as the soft place
above the foot gives f1exibility.
@. Why do more corporations de-
clare stock dividends than did SO for
merly?-F. S.
A. 1t has been found that such
dividends are not taxable as income.
In the seven years between March, 1920,
and March, 1927, 10,245 corporations
declared stock dividends.
Q. How did the slang phrase ito
bant" originate?-M. B.
A. This humorous name for dieting
with the purpose of losing weight origi-
mated in the making of a verb from the
name Banting. Banting was the advo-
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! name.
@. Are steel-jacketed bullets still
made?-W. B.
A. There are no steel-jacketed bull
lets made in the United States. In
Europe there are some cartridges made
which have steel (really soft from
jackets, with a thin wash of oupro
nickel Most bullets called steel jack
eted in the United States are made with
cupro nickel alloy jacket.
@. What percentage of proteid is
lost when potatoes are boLed?-E. A.
A. When peeled potatoes are placed
at once in boiling water 8 per cent of
the proteid matter and 19 per cent Of
the mineral matter present are ex-
tracted by the water.
@. How did the expression scot free
originate?-S. B. G.
A. Scot means q tax, contribution
or fine. Scot free Is q natural combina-
ton of words conveying the idea Of
being free without payment Of hne.
@. When did the Red Cross issue Its
first seals?-C. B. P.
A. The first Red Cross seals were
issued in 1908 and continued to be
issued by the Red Cross in connection
with health work, such as the anti
tuberculosis campaign, until 1919, when
the tuberculosis campaign took 1t over
entirely.
@. What color is coyote?-A. NJ.
A. The standard color of the coyote Is
brown or tan. Its larger cousin, the
timber wolf, is gray color.
@. Why doesn't the moon rise a
certain number of minutes later each
night?-A. S. H,
A. The moons orbit around the earth
is not perfect circle. The irregularity
in the intervals of the moons rising on
successive days is due to two causes,
namely: The eccentricity of the moons
orbit, and the variation of the moons
declination. If the moon moved in
circular orbit in the plane of the earth'S
equator, it would rise each day 5012
minutes later than on the day before.
Q. Please explain the difference in
almondS.-E. L.
A. Almonds are of two kinds-bitter
and sweet. The bitter almond is Guilt
waited to a limited extent in Mediter-
ranean countries, and the nuts are used
in the manufacture of flavoring extracts
and of pruSsic acid. The sweet, or
edible, almond is grown on commercial
scale in the south Of Europe. in Cali
fornia and in some other countries.