Evening star., 1933-10-19

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@. VIII home work be permitted
under the hosiery CODES. A.
A. The code provides: "An produc-
tive operations shall be carried on on
the premises Of plant, this being un-
derstood to specifically prohibit the
farming out Of work to be done in pri-
vate homes or elsewhere than in a
plant. Exceptions, In the cases of in
dividual workers, may be granted where
the proofs show that the worker can
only work at home, and requires such
work as q means of livelihood. Permits
for exceptions shall be procurable from
the code authority, which will prescribe
the manner and conditions under which
they shall be considered"
@. What set Of fables was written
by . dwarf?-J. M. M.
A. Eesop, the author OF the famous
fables, was dwarf.
@. Why are members Of crews Of
United States merchant ships required
to nay duty on small articles-obviousl7
oddities for souvenirs-when passengers
are allowed 500 worth Of purchases
duty free?-A. C.
A. It has been held that a seaman
does not return to the United States
untn he permanently departs from the
service. He is then permitted to bring
into this country 500 worth Of for
eign goods duty free.
@. After what age should the meat
of sheep be called mutton7-G. W..
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that the meat from an, animal
under q year old may be correctly called
lamb Some meat is sold as lamb which
should correctly be called mutton.
@. How many States have laws pre-
venting the destruction of wild flowers?
j. F. D.
A. Twenty three.
@. Is the beer made in this country
now a lager beer?-G. e. B.
A. Lager beer Is beer made by GER
tain method originating in Germany.
The process consists of brewing the
beer and laying it away for several
months storage before distributing it.
The beers of the present time might be
called lager because they usually are
stored after brewing for from three to
six months before distribution.
@. What does the Indian name,
Mime -Tonka, mean?-S. c.
A. It Is Sioux. Mime means water
and Tonka means large and round.
@. Is it possible to raise caulifower
seed In this country?-J. c. S.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that caulihower must be grown
from seed, but that the seed Is imported,
mostly from Denmark, and that 1t does
not pay American growers to raise
cauliflower for seed production. In
order to produce seed commercially the
caulifiower has to be carried over a
second season, and the climatic cond1-
tions OF Denmark are peculiarly suited
for growing of this type. A very little
caulifower seed is produced in Cali
forria, but it has not yet reached COM
mercial importance.
@. How many deaths in the United
States are traceable to childbirth
D. v.
A. About 10000 annually After q
study covering thirteen States for two
years and two additional States for one