Evening star., 1933-06-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

cleaned. Then spread the rugs out,
one at time, cover with clean news
papers that have been sprinkled with
| t,rpentine, gasoline or benztne IS
protection against moths, and before
| the liquid evaporates roll up tightly,
wrap in heavy paper, sealing the over
tapping edges with liquid glue. Rugs
should be stored In q clean, dry, cool
! place.
@. Is there any place On the
Equator that is covered with snowa--
G. T.
A. Snow-capped Mount Kenia, "A
British East Africa, is the only place
on the Equator that is snow-covered.
@. How can make indelible some
autographs that are written IN pen
| CLIPS. P.
A. Spray with the fixative used by
artists for preventing the smudging of
crayon and charcoal drawings. The
| fixative is weak solution of bleached
shellac in alcohol. The color Is so
| pale and the film of shellac left on
| the paper is so thin that it cannot be
noticed. Be careful not to close the
book or turn the pages before the
alcohol evaporates and the shellac
loses its tackiness. Artists supply
| AiOuoCc oClI 10 CllCdp LII SDTdytTs
an old atomiZer for spraying the throat
can be used. The solution should be
well rinsed out of the tubes WIN
alcohol If the atomizer is to be used
again.
| @. How much does Congress appro-
pirate for the general purchase of books
by the Library of Congress?-M. S.
| A. One hundred thousand dollars q
year.
Q. How long are coral reefs?-L. G.
! A. Of the three types of coral reefs,
fringing reefs, which ere connccted
with the shores upon which they are
built, vary from one-fourth to one-half
mile in width and an indeterminate
length. Barrier reefs may be of ex-
treme length and of varying distances
from the coast. For example, the
| Australia is over 900 nautical miles in
length, and the lagoon which sepa-
rates it from the coast varies In width
from 20 to 10 miles. The third type
OF coral reefs, atolls, or coral islands,
may be anywhere from less than .
mile to 40 miles in diameter.
@. Is it true that the steamship g.
vannah. supposed to be the first steam
| oAAAP SiOooil1S LliC UCcdll, ulQ IlOt O60
steam for the entire trip?-E. G. p.
A. This vessel crossed the Atlantic
from Savannah to Liverpool in 1919, But
used steam power during only 18 days
OF the 20 days consumed in the peSr
sage The first ship to cross the ocean
under steam all the way was the Royal
William from Quebec via Nova Scotia
and Isle of Wight to London in 1888.
O. When was the Philadelphia Or
chestra established?-C M.
A. The first public concert of the
Philadelphia Orchestra was given No
vember Is. 1900 It's genesis, however,
goes back to 1893, when the Phila-
delphia Symphony Society, of about
! eighty amateur and professional
players, was formed, with william Wal
lace Gilchrist, founder, in 1875, of the
Mendelssohn Club, as its leader.
O. Who first said There, but for the
grace of God, go I''?-H. K.
A. The remark has been attributed to
several prominent men, but most gener-
ally to John B. Golf, temperance re-
former, about the middle of the nine
teenth century Mr.. Golf at one time
was drunkard, and becoming tre IS
| formed through conversion, entered the
work of religious and temperance re-
| form. On noticing a drunkard reeling
down the street while in conversation
with Charles w. Spurgeon, he is said
| to have remarked: There. but for the
grace of God, goes John 3. Coil"