Evening star., 1932-06-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

devotion and serve with peaches and
cream when thus prepared they will
keep for years.
@. What color paint will make a
room lightest?-A. D. o.
A. The Bureau OF Standards says
that white paint will give the lightest
room, and light tints will give more
light than dark tints or solid colors.
@. Who is the oldest man drawing a
pension from the Government?-S. T.
A. Mark Thrash. a colored man in
Chickamauga, Ga, is the oldest. He is
now Ill years of age. and was for many
years caretaker at the Chickamauga
National Cemetery.
O. what is the derivation of the ex-
preston namby-p -pamby?-P. A. L.
A. 1t was a diminutive reduplicatior
OF the name OF Ambrose Phillips, a,
English writer of sentimental verse.
@. Has Confucianism been abolished
in China?-F. r.
A. Confucianism was principally fol-
lowed in China preceding the establish
ment OF the republic. After the repub-
lie was formed, in 1912, the relation be-
tween heaven and the Emperor, upon
which the government was based, was
abandoned, and Confucianism ceased to
be state system, although certain
practices have survived. Religious toll
erance was granted in the new constitu-
ton Of China, and Confucianism, after
having been for over 1000 years q DOM
inant state system. takes it place as
one Of the cults Of China.
@. How should an old black-valnut
chest Of drawers be Realistically. S
A. A modern practice is to remove
the coats Of paint, smooth the wood
and apply raw linseed oil.
@. Was the Dykeman House In New
York City. which is now a museum
built as city house or country house?
ID. F.
A. 1t is an eighteenth century farm
house. 1t was erected between 1888 and
17S5 by William Dykeman and present
ed to the city in 1915 by his two de-
scendants, Mrs. Bashford Dean and Mrs
Alexander Macmillan Welch
O. How is Melba toast made9-
c. W.B.
A Cut stale bread in very thin slices
Arrange in dripping pan and bake In
until thoroughly dried out and deli
cately brown.
9. How is soaring accomplished In q
glider?-W. W.
A. Soaring consists of taking ad-
vantage of rising air currents along a
hill or ridge under certain clouds or
along the shores of large bodies Of
water and riding these air currents for
altitude and distance.
Q. How fast do dogwood trees grow?
w. H
A. While numerous factors affect the
rate of growth, it seems that dogwoods
In natural stands may take as much rs
10 TO 20 years to make an inch of
growth. Those individuals growing in
openings in better situations will prob
ably reach one inch in diameter, Az
feet from the ground in to 10 years.
@. How many total eclipses of the
sun are there in 100 years?-M. j.
A. There are an average Of 66 total
solar eclipses in a century, but fully
half of these are unfavorable to OBJ
serve because their tracks are in high
Northern or Southern latitudes or lie
across oceans. Total eclipses are not SO
frequent in the same localities; for IN
stance, in the United States they oc-
CURED in 1900, 1918, 1928 and 1925
After the eclipse of August 81. 1882,
there will not be another suitable for
observation in this country during tn
twentieth century.
q. Is there a school in the Capitol
ior the Senate and House pages?-M
T. II.
A. A class room has been installed on
the terrace of the House wing of the
Capitol, and here the boys, whose work
prevents them from attending public
school, are tutored.