Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-13

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Q. In contract bridge, does the fact
! that small slam or grand slam Is
| made wien only game is bid point to
the conclusion that the players did not
value their hands properly?-A. L.
A. Approximately rs per cent Of
slams made are not biddable. Oppo-
nents play differently against a slam
bid. Also there may be fortuitous
lead or misplay on the part of an OPP
| ponent.
@. Which horse of the progeny of
Man o War has most nearly ap-
preached him In physical appearance
and track performsnce?-J. A. E.
A. Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield, who
managed the horse after his retirement
| from racing, says that American Flag
most nearly resembles his sire. At
PARKWAY Farm the son was often mis-
taken for the sire, and vice versa, by
! horsemen and other visitors. Miss
Daingerfield thinks that American Flag
also came nearest to reproducing Man
O. Wars qualities as race horse. al
! though Crusader was more famous and
more successful, due to the fact that
he was a sounder horse.
@. VIII filling up the brick wells
around trees with dead leaves injure
TIE treeS?-C. B. H.
A. 1t will injure them. Wells should
/ be kept open. so that the bark will stay
| dry and healthy. The reason for these
| wells is that the bark above the ground
| does not readily adapt itself to moist
| (such as undergrounD conditions.
| @. How much per square foot does
complete janitor service in a modern
| Office building and medical building
co=t?-P. S. w.
A. According to report of the Ma
tional Association of Building owners
and Managers, strictly for cleaning
costs, all cities give the average for
| 1880 as 205 cents per square foot. A
small group of medical buildings re-
ported cleaning cost of 1871 cents per
square foot. Cleaning Is but one of the
operating costs in an Office building
the other groups of strictly operating
| items being electricity, heating plumb
| ing, elevators. general expense and
power, which show a total operating
cost Of 1928 cents per square foot for
| Office buildings and TIPS cents per
square foot for medical buildings.
@. What are bilboes?-C H.
| A. This name was given to bar OF
! iron with sliding shackles once used to
fetter prisoners.
@. How much money was paid out
last year in salaries by Harvard Uni
versity?-M E. L.
| A. Harvard paid nearly IS 900 900 for
salaries and research work. Harvard'S
total income was about s13 5000, 900.
! Q. What size are crimson clover
| seed?-D. K.
| A. About the size Of pin head.
Q. Please give recipe for sailing
nuts N M
| A. Blanch almonds and filberts.
Use raw peanuts and remove skins.
Use whole pecan nut meats. For each
| cup of nuts, heat, in small frying pan,
| one-half cup olive or cooking oil or
| half lard and half clarified butter.
| Put in enough nut meats at time to
| cover bottom OF pan and stir over fire
until delicately Drowned. Remove with
spoon or small skinner, taking up as
| little oil as possible. Drain on brown
paper and sprinkle lightly with salt.
| Avoid cooking nut meats ESPECIALLY