Evening star., 1932-11-17

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each day are specimens picked from
the mass of inquiries handled by our
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in washington, D. c. This valuable
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ington, d. G.
@. What Is considered q perfect
game" in base ball?-J. L.
A. It Is q game in which there are
no runs, no hits and none reaching
first base.
@. How many boys and girls are
painfully employed?-L. 8.
A. According to the 1880 census
there we're in the United States $685.
495 boys and 9.40l ,21S girls between
the ages Of 10 and II years. OF these
only 1,425 .236 boys and 720,72S girls
were gainfully employed.
@. What are the restrictions per
tanning to parliamentary agents or
lobbyists In EngIand?-D. T. r.
A. In England no person Is allowed
to act as parliamentary agent without
subscribing an obligation TO observe
and obey the rules and orders OF the
House OF Commons. Such persons
must give bond to the sum OF 500
pounds. be registered, and besides have
a certificate Of respectability from a
member Of Parliament or member OF
the bar.
@. Are there any old hooked rugs at
Mount Vernon?-L. M. M.
A. The superintendent OF the Mount
Vernon estate says that there are no
hooked rugs at Mount Vernon.
@. How high a wave has been re-
corded at sea during storm?-F: B.
A. Waves rarely have q greater height
than so feet, but they appear to be
much higher when seen from q ship In
the open ocean. These waves fire.
ouently have q greater height, how
ever, in breaking upon rocky coast.
The highest wave reported by the
hydroRraphic once Of the United States
NAVY Department was encountered IN
the North Atlantic Ocean December
"a, 1922. by the British steamship Ma
iestic. It's height was estimated at 30
feet.
H 3. ' AsA
A. Their flesh is palatable, and al
though their bodies are small their
numbers make up for their size. In
the Old World they have been served
for centuries.
@. What is an Oregon boot?-E. r. L.
A. The Oregon boot was invented by
William H. Leininger OF Oregon and
patented in 1876. It was a shackle for
securing prisoners with more safety and
less discomfort. When attached 1t was
of compact cylindrical shape without
projecting parts and supported by
frame Of steel fitted around the top Of
the shoe.
O. Should banjo strings be loosened
when the banjo Is not IN use?-K. z.
A. They should be.
@. How can a person tell when a
coconut Is ripe?-L. ?. D.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry
saws that coconuts will generally drop
from the tree when they are ripe. The
nuts on the lowest fruiting branches
will naturally ripen hrst. 1t Is very
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coconut whether or not 1t Is ripe and
the only sure way Is to open 1t. If
the coconut is desired for the milk the
nut should be gathered just before
ripening; that Is, before 1t is ready to
fall.
O. Could = negative taken about 10
years ago be developed now?--C. II d.
A. If stored in q dark place 1t can
still be developed. - al1a.-s
@. What Is the name Of the person
whose skin was employed to cover q
book? What is the name of that book
and in what part of the world Ia it?
H. B.
A. In the Albert Memorial Exhibition
in Exeter. England, there is a copy of
Teggs edition of Milton, 1882, of which
the binding. according TO an afidavit
on the edy-leaf, is part OF the skin of
George Cudmure, who was executed at
Devon on March rs, 1880.
@. What are the requirements for
joining the Colonial Dames?-E. M
A. In order to become a Colonial
Dame one must have had an ancestor
who held some position OF honor In the
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