Evening star., 1932-03-11

son. 1t Is a fact that Martha WASH
ington was not an excellent speller.
Neither was her husband.
Q. Why does milk boil quicker than
water?-B. F. c.
A Because of difference in specific
gravity.
@. Can an American soldier-en-
listed or drafted-be compelled to leave
his own country and be made to 60
into another to fight in the event that
that United States declared war on that
country?-W. r.
A. In the event of war men can be
drafted into the Army and sent to a
foreign country, as in the case Of the
World War, when the American Ex-
peditionary Forces were sent to France.
@. Do children ever die OF ricketts,?
It. P.
A. The Public Health Service says
that they rarely do, but this disease
seems to render children more suscep-
tlble to infectious diseases. The lack of
lime and phosphorus causes rickets.
While proper amount Of these ele-
mentS may be present in the diet, it
IS apparently vitamin d that is the
factor which makes them asstmilable.
@. When did the question Of political
patronage as means of welding party
power become an isSue?-H. L. D.
A. In 1920 Congress provided four
year tenure of office for many posi-
tionS. In 1882 Senator Marcy Of New
York coined the phrase ITO the victors
belong the Spoils" Believing that such
policy weakened the efficiency of Gov
ernment service, the National Repub-
licans, in their 1882 convention.
adopted a platform plank declaring
that the Marcy doctrine was corrupt
ing to the morals and dangerous to the
liberties Of this country"
Q. When did tissue paper come into
uSe?-W. c.
A. No exact date is apparently as
signed to the invention of tissue paper.
In 1860 an enormous sheet of tissue
was exhibited in England. This sheet
measured 21.ooo feet in length and
feet inches in breadth. Its weight
was 1876 pounds. By 1865 three mills in
Ballston, N. Y, were manufacturing
tissue paper.
Q. How long is the st. Clair River3
k. NJ.
A. St. Clair River, connecting Lakes
Michigan and Huron with Lake st.
Clair. is AZ miles long.
@. Was the late Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge lawyer? ?-T. w. K.
A. He was graduated from the Har-
ward Law School in 1874. He did not
engage in active practice of law, but
early entered public life, devoting him.
self to literature when not holding
office. He was editor Of many periodi-
Gals and a Harvard lecturer; member
of the Massachusetts, Legislature, Of
the United States House of Represent
atives, and United States Senator.
@. Should lentils be soaked before
cookihg?-M. T.
A. They should be washed and soaked
overnight, then parboiled in boiling
water containing one-fourth Teaspoon
full of soda and one teaspoonful of salt
to the quart of water. Drain and pro-
ceed to cook according to any recipe
preferred.
@. What is the origin Of the word
trades. T. F.
A. 1t springs from medieval English
and originally meant a path or road
and is connected with the word tread
meaning walk or proceed. Beginning
with the HanSeatic League, it took on
q special reference to the path of ships.
A ship going to China was bound on
the China trade or path to China. AS
barter was alwoyS associated with such
voyages, the word trade gradually be-
gan to take on more significance in re-
lation to the business of the voyage
than to the voyage itself. Hence, for
eign trade and domestic trade became
standard terms in the language