Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the fire, mash, strain and measure the
juice. To two cupfuls Of juice allow
two generous cupfuls of sugar. Place
the sugar in the oven. Cook the juice
for twenty minutes. then add the sugar
and cook for five minutes. Divide into
glasses and seal when cold
@. Do the Army and Navy employ
embalmers?-C. N.
A. Enlisted men in the Medical Corps
of the Army and Medical Corps Of the
Navy are used for embalning work
Besides embalming, they have their
regular Medical Corps duties to per-
form.
@. How many lollipops or all-day
suckers are consumed yearly in this
country. A. p.
A. No statistics are available. but it
is known that about 1000, 000, 900 sucker
sticks are used annually.
@. When was canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama first thought of?-G.
C.
A. The project for the construction
Of a canal across the ISthmus of Panama
is practically 400 years old. Balboa and
other Spanish explorers preached t;.t
subject to the Emperor of Spain in tb:c
early years of the sixteenth century,
and surveys were made between 1918
and 1925. The demand for a canal.
however. did not become insistent until
the beginning Of the nineteenth century,
with the introduction of steam naviga-
ton.
@. How large is the Hope diamond?
u. D.
A. The Hope diamond is a beauti-
full blue brilliant of AN carats, and
IS probably a portion of large Jewel
stolen from the French crown Jewels
1t is called 1.-The Hope diamond" because
it formed part of the collection Of H.
T. Hope.
@. When an egg is boiled, does any
water enter the egg by passing through
the shell and membrane?-M. P.
A. If a fresh egg is boiled it loses
weight slightly, but if it is allowed to
remain in the water for some time
Several hours) it gains weight. From
this it seems reasonable to conclude
that water does not pass into the egg
during boiling, but if the boiled egg Is
allowed to remain for several hours in
the water a certain amount will pass
to the inside of the egg.
@. Are chain letters against the
postal regulations?-F. B.
A. The Post ONCE Department says
that chain letters designed for the
other things of value through the circu-
lation or distribution of coupons, tickets,
etc, are held to embrace the elements
of a lottery and are considered to be
fraudulent. When sent sealed with
proper postage "luck" chain letters are
mailable. Thousands of dollars are
wasted yearly in this manner, but the
Post Office Department appeals to the
common sense of people not to clutter
up the mails with such matter.
Q. Where is Paris Island?-A. K.
A. 1t is Marine Corps post of the
coast of South Carolina near Beau
fort. The post consists of a receiving
station, including the Naval prison,
Naval hospital Naval Radio station,
Marine Corps Training Station and
Marine Corps Aviation.
@. How much money is invested in
the hotels of the United States?-R. c.
A. About 5000, 100000. The hotel
industry has an annual revenue of ST.
315,000,000 and employs about $4,000
people.
@. What country was the original
home of the honey bee which we have
in this country?-N. N.
A. It was native of Southern Asia,
probably including the eastern shores
of the Mediterranean Sea.
@. What kind OF tree was the lex,
often mentioned in the Latin classics?-
B. NJ
A. 1t was kind. of holly.