Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16

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Q. Which is the more scientific,
American foot ball or English soccer?
j. E. H.
A. 1t is matter of opinion. AS a
rule, American foot ball is rougher
game and also calls for harder playing.
@. Is Judge Holmes of the United
States Supreme Court the author of
several celebrated poems, or was that
Ollver Wendell Holmes an ancestor OF
hiss. E. B.
A. Mr. Justice Holmes is the son of
the distinguished poet, Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
@. How is II Duce pronounced?-
M. z.
A. The title is pronounced as If
spelled Eel Doochay. 1t means the
leader.
@. How long have Pullman sleepers
had reading lights in the berths?-
G. T.
A. They were first installed in 1901.
Q. Are all places in the ocean equally
salt?-H. B.
A. The amount Of salt dissolved in
sea water is not uniform. 1t varies
with the locality and with the tenn
perature. The average Salinity of the
surface waters of the ocean Is eSti-
mated at 35 parts in a thousand parts
of water. The highest salinity is found
in the North Atlantic, where it is 37.9
and in the South Atlantic, where it Is
37.6 per thousand parts of water. Some
| streams OF fresh water are found run
ming through the ocean.
@. Who is the worlds fastest typist?
e. T.
A. The last international contest
was held about a year ago, and at
that time the typewriter companies
sponsoring this contest announced the
| discontinuance of this practice The
winner of last years contest and of
many other annual contests was Mr..
George Hossfleld, writing for one hour
at a net speed Of 1873 words minute.
Some operators claim a higher speed
than this, but their claims have not
been established by definite rules such
as those governing the international
contest, nor do any of them claim to
be able to keep up higher speed for
any considerable length of time Con-
Sequently, 1t is believed that Mr.. Hoss-
field deserves the honor of being recog-
nized as the worlds fastest typist.
@. Does California or Florida raise
more oranges and grapefruit?-J. F. NJ
A. California raises more oranges
and Florida raises more grapefruit.
Q. What should be fed to a young al
ligator?-M. G.
A. Alligators are first given diet OF
earthworms and minnows. Upon this
they are kept for two months. when
dead mice are occasionally given them
AS soon as they show an increase In
size the quantity of food is correspond
ingly Increased. Earthworms are Their
excluded from the menu, while small
rodents are given frequently, in alterna-
ton with frogs fish and scraps of beef
Young rats and Sparrows are soon add
ed to the list. They are usually fec
twice a week, and at most three times
a week.
@. Please give a recipe for barberry
jelly. B.
A. Gather the barberries as soon as
they have been touched by the frost
Stem, wash and to every four quarts al
low one cupful of water. Cook until
the juice presses out easily, remove from