Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

| lagos: Female Haute. Female Gran6e,
| Yvoy-Ramet and Jemeppe-Sur-M Mouse.
| There were 20 deaths. mostly among old
| and Ill people. and 800 we're stricken.
The fog acted like blanket, preventing
/ circulation OF air. Authorities decided
| that it came from industrial sulphurous
/ fumes combined with fog The villages
| affected were in the valley of the Meuse
| River.
O. Where is the largest hospital In
! the United States?--A. H
| A. The editor of the Modern Hospital
| Magazine says: Il believe that st.
| Elizabeths Hospital at Washington. d.
| c.. is the largest, while Cook County Hos
| pital of Chicago is the largest general
hospital, and possibly the second
| largest hospital"
@. How much cocoa equals a square
of chocolate?-M. K
A. One-third cup cocoa is equivalent
to one square (ounceD Of chocolate. In
using cocoa in a recipe where choco-
late is called for, an additional one
half tablespoon Of shortening should be-
added TO the cocoa.
@. Who were the Mamelukes?-
A They were slaves brought into
Egypt from the Caucasus and formed
into standing army. In 1854 the
army raised one CT its members to the
supreme power Mamelukes ruled over
Egypt until 1917, when they were over
thrown by Selim I, Sultan OF Turkey.
The country was ruled by IS Mameluke
beys under a Turkish Nceroy. In 1911
the Pasha of Egypt, by a wholesale
massacre, annihilated the MamelukeS.
@. Is the Mexican Chihuahua part
HN0 sntIirro1
A. The Chihuahua is all dog-a
diminutive, spindly, prominent-eyed dog.
Like more large headed dogs, it is an
affectionate and benign little creature.
O. What other name is given for
| ingrowing toe nails?-H. A. T.
A. The medical term is paronychosiS.
@. What makes foods spoil in can
ning?-F. B.
A. There are two causes Of food
spoilage in canning: First, there are
present in all fresh fruits and yege-
tables substances called engines. These
engines bring about the normal ripen-
ing of fruits and vegetables and. unless
checked. the final decay OF the product.
Since heating Is an essential step In
canning and these engines are easily
destroyed by heat, it is only necessary
to avoid the changes they may bring
ABOUT III IIle 1OOQ between JTlS time IL
is gathered and the time il is cooked.
The second and more important cause
of food spoilage is the action of minute
plants which are present in the air,
soil, water, and, in fact, on everything.
There are three groups Of these plants
bacteria, yeastS and molds. Com
mercial canning is scientifically done
and these dangers eliminated.
O. How large has a rose bush been
known to grow?-W. G.
A. The American Rose Annual says
that at Whittier, Calf, is the largest
known rose bush in the world It is
Lamarque and Is five feet around the
trunk at one and one-half Ieet above
the ground. Its branches cover large
house and it is estimated that there
have been 10000 blossoms on it at one
time.
Q. Where were ScylIa and Charybdis
supposed to have been?-J. B,
A. In later classical times, Scylla and
Charybdis were localized in the Straits
Of Messina; the former on the Italian
and the latter on the Sicilian side. The
currents in this strait do as q fact
present considerable difficulties to nav.
igators, especially in strong wind.