Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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nation Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Q. In dog races do the dogs chase
the rabbit and run in q pack follow
ing leader?-T. p. w.
a. Dogs are very intelligent amt
mails and soon learn to race. While
the young dogs may follow the rabbit
or another dog, the oder ones have
learned to race each other. The dog
which has the rail, often coming around
the curve at great speed, Is driven OUT
ward by centrifugal force, and another
dog, waiting for this chance, dashes in
to the rail and finishes first.
Q. Should trees be cut when sap is
down when the wood Is to be used for
fire wood?-W. J. H.
A. It does not make any difference
when the trees are cut, but II they are
out when the sap Is up, 1t will be neces-
Sary for them to be dried for q long
period OF time before the wood Is suit
able for use.
@. Please furnish particulars con-
corning the fish and chip houses which
are springing up in the United
States?-A. P.
A. Fish and chip houses. although
common in England, are new in the
| United States. Some have been es-
are known as whiting Sandwich
Shops" These fish and chip houses
use the whiting fish from Cape Cod
/ Mass, as they are easy to handle, have
few bones, weigh about one-third pound
each and are particularly adapted FOR
making sandwiches which can be sold
for the popular price Of IS cents each
They are fried In fat and served as an
open sandwich on caraway seed bread
Q. Where is the school for Prison
Guards2-A. 8.
A. 1t Is held at detention headuuar.
tiers, New York City. The course COW
ers a period of four months. Those
| qualifying are only ones who have
passed the Civil Service Secret Service
examination. From this list they arr
selected and admitted to the Prison
Guard School for instruction as Fedora
guards.
| @. How much cash money Is there ir
the world?-A. r. L.
| A. There Is probably less than $50.
! 600, 100000 in cash in existence in TIT
entire world. Wide fluctuations Occur
due to the issuance Of paper money
Following the World War when vas
quantities Of deprecated currency wer,
issued by Germany, Russia and som,
other countries, the total stock O
money considerably exceeded $50 600,
100000. Now that there has been
fairly complete regaining Of the golC
standard, the total likely Is below thai
mark.
@. Is there still extant q tea ches
left from the Boston Tea Party?-C. E
| A. Only one such chest exists. It 4
on exhibition In the Royal House, Med
ford, Mass.
Q. What Is the tradition in tn
Barrymore family concerning an appl
on first night performances?-J, A.
A. A catch phrase in the Barrymore
Drew family was Speak your piec,
good and you will get q big red apple.
When Ethel Barrymore was TO pla,
her first leading part In New York Johi
Drew, apropos Of the saying, sent he
an apple. Throughout DreWs lifettrn
he never failed any members of tn
| family on first nights, When Ethe