Evening star., 1932-10-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

In the beginning Of the twelfth century.
the papal tiara had one crown. The
second circ]et or crown was added by
Boniface WIZ, to symbolic the two
fold nature Of the papal authority.
The third crown was used by and since
Benedict XII, signifying temporal power
and the power Of binding and loosing.
q. How many homes which are
wired for electricity have vacuum
cleaners?-C. r. d.
A. Market Data says that the number
of wired homes owning vacuum cleaners
is 9,0S6,053, or 44.4 per cent Of the
total wired homes.
@. How Is catgut made?-J A.
A. Catgut is made from the ir..-
tines of different quadrupeds, particu-
larry those Of sheep, but never fr-,n
those Of the cat. The manufacture. is
chiefly carried on in Italy and France.
The texture from which 1t is made is
that which anatomists call the mus
cular coat, which is carefully separated
branes After a tedious process OF
sleeping, securing. fermenting, initiating.
ETC., the material Is twisted, rubbed
with horsehair cords, funigated with
burning sulphur to improve its color,
and dried.
9. Why was the Roman Forum so
called?-I. s.
A. Forum means 'for a market
place" In Roman times 1t was here
the people assembled for amusement
or the transaction Of business The
Forum Romanorum was lin a hollow
between the Palatine. Capitoline and
Quirinal hills"
@. What is a nectarine?-H. J.
A. Nectarines are a smooth-skinned
variety of peach. They may arise from
peaches, or peaches from nectarines. by
bud variation. Besides lacking the fuzz
found on peaches, the fruits OF nee
tarines are usually smaller. have finer
flesh more aroma, and richer flavor.
There are cling-stone and free-stone
nectarines; like peaches, they may nave
red. yellow or white flesh; the stones
and kernels of the two fruits are in
distinguishable. nor do nectarine trees
differ from peach trees in any charac-
ter The nectarine, which has been
known for 1000 years, Is the classical
example Of bud and seed variation.
@. In what cases has the election Of
President or Vice President been
thrown into Congress because OF a lack
Of majority in the electoral college?-
L. B. S.
A. The House elected Thomas JET
ferson in the tie with Aaron Burr and
elected John Quincy Adams when not
one Of Adams. Clay. jackson or Craw-
ford had a majority. While in 1885
Van Buren had a majority for the
presidency, the vice presidential vote
was divided so that the election was
thrown into the Senate, which choss
r. w. johnson of Kentucky The
Hayes -Tilden controversy was sent to
the House OF Representatives. no deci-
sion was reached and commission
was appointed which decided in favor
Of Hayes.
@. Who first used the term the
Fourth EState"?-C. H. B.
A. The Fourth Estate is a term ap-
piled to members of the newspaper
profession. The term was first used
by Edmund Burke.
@. How many oranges does it take
to make one quart Of orange juice?-
j. D. D.
A. A dealer in orange beverages
says that oranges are graded frcm
| Nos. 96 through 344 This particular
orange juice company uses oranges size
l76 and finds that from this size each
Grange gives 2 ounces of juice. and l6
oranges are needed to make one quart.
This may vary, due to the widely vary
ing juice content of different oranges.
O. What language has the largest
vocabulary?-L. F.
A. The English language has the
greatest number of words.