Evening star., 1932-11-14

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@. When will the polo matches for
the championship Of the Americas be
played?-M M
A. on November 20, 81 and De-
cember f. The matches are being
played in Buenos Aires and the Ameri-
can team is now there.
@. How old is Johnny weissmuller2
A. He was % years old on last June
q. He is feet inches tail and
weighs 100 pounds.
O. Have the Daughters of the
American Revolution copyrighted their
insignia?-J. w. II.
A. Insignia are not copyrightable.
The insigne is patented.
@. How long do geese nve?-L. c.
A. Geese are long-lived birds, living
to a considerable age of so years or
more There are definite records Of
10 or 80 years In England and America,
and ages Of over 100 years are possible.
@. What is the prayer or code OF
conduct attributed to King George2-
P. F. B.
A. The following Is the Private
Code of Conduct that is used by King
George: Teach me to be obedient to
the rules of the game. Teach me to
distinguish between sentiment and
sentimentality, admiring the one and
despising the other. Teach me neither
to proffer nor to receive cheap praise.
If am called upon to suffer, let me
be like a well-bred beast that goes away
to suffer in silence. Teach me to win
If I may; if may not, teach me to be
a good loser. Teach me neither to cry
for the moon nor to cry over split milk. :"
@. What win keep eggs from pop
ping when they are boiling?-A. NJ.
A A half teaspoonful of salt added
to the water usually prevents it.
Q. Does q tree grow in WintG?-
A. A tree does grow in Winter. The
rate of growth is, Of course, much less
during the dormant period of deciduous
trees in the Winter months, but the
tree is, nevertheless, growing and, II q
careful measurement is made at the
beginning and end of the dormant
period, this fact will be clearly brought
out.
O. Which of the two continents,
North America or South America, has
more square miles?-S. T.
A. North America is larger. 1t con-
| tains about 100000 square miles, while
South America contains about $780, 900.
O. What per cent Of the people in
the United States in Washington's time
were of English descent?-H. G.
A. Hart's Formation of the Union"
says that in 1889, Of the 3,170,000 white
| inhabitants Of the United States prob
ably the ancestors of eight-tenths were
English. There were also about $4,000
Negroes.
@. How are furs dyed?-A. R. C.
A. This is O highly technical proc
ess, but the general procedure is as fol-
| lows: The coloring matter is applied
with a brush to the tips of the furs and
distributed by shaking the fur. 1t is
then dried and brushed. The processes
of dyeing, drying and brushing are often
repeated as many as IL times.
| @. What is a neutron?-H. A. II.
A. The neutron is subdivision of the
atom whose existence was announced
recently by DR.. James Charwick of
| Cambridge, England. 1t represents the
first step in the evolution of matter