Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

! Q. How can clean some ordinary
sea shells?--C. G. F..
| A. Apply mixture Of hydrochloric
acid and water, or wash the shells with
stiff brush in cold salt ard water,
/ With little soap powder; a little
chloride Of lime will improve them:
then put the shells in the sun to dry
and bleach.
O. What is meant by saying that
paint is tacky?-W. w.
A. The term Is applied to the ccndi-
ton OF paint or varnish before it Is
quite dry, so that it is slightly sticky
when touched gently with a dry finger.
@. What is a language called in
which entire thoughts are combined in
one wOrd?-P. X
A. 1t is called holophrastic. Ameri-
can Indian tongues are examples of
/ this. They often compress a whole
sentence into word, the length of
which is often remarkable.
@. Did the Greeks and Romans be-
lieve in an after life?-P J.
A. Both the Greek and the Roman
conception Of the after life was ex-
ceedingly hazy but both included states
OF future blessedness or woe. according
t. the pleasing or offending of the gods
"A4iAC vi Gd4 ILL.,
@. What is the status Of the dole
system in EngIand?-H c. j.
A. The dole system provides for the
payment by the government of a weekly
allowance TO unemployed persons.
Originally, it was provided that the
worker should contribute a part Of his
earnings TO the fund, but as there has
been 50 much unemployment for so
many. years in England the government
now mas TO pay practically all Of the
dole. There is strong difference of
opinion among political leaders in Eng
land on the question. The Labor Party
cabinet recently resigned because Of
this disagreement 1t now is proposed
TO cut the dole 10 per cent.
@ What is meant by the American
experience table?-P. G.
A 1t Is compilation Of statistics re-
gardlng the life span of persons.
@. Should easy aces" be scored In
progressive auction brldge?-B c. S.
A. Milton G. Work says that they
should not be scored.
@. Was the big wind" in Ireland
an actual occuTence?-S. NJ F.
A. The big wind occurred in Ireland
on the night of January g. 1899 In
Limerick, Galway and AthlOne hun
dreds Of houses were blown down and
hundreds more were burned by the
spreading Of fires from those blown
down. 1t was called the big wind"
because it was the worst of its kind
known TO the people Of ireland.
@. Is there such q mire as the Lost
DutcLmanS Mine R E F
A. It Is supposed that there was. II
was near Phoenix, Ariz. and Supersti-
ton Mountain The Dutchman used
10 come TO WICkenbUrg. a short distance
from Phoenix, to get drunk. He would
stay drunk until his money was gone,
then leave town. No one would know
where he went. although persons tried
to follow him. and he never told. He
would return 10 town with large bags
Of gold, but no one has ever located
the source Of his gold.
O. Was Chauncey Depew an out
standing business MANN H
A He was 50 we'll known as an ora
tor and after dinner speaker that many
people lose sight Of the fact that he
was prominent lawyer. bank director
and railway executive. He served two
terms IN the United States Senate and
attended every Republican national con-
vention from 1880 to 1924 IN 1924 be
was a delegate, but illness prevented
his attendance.