Evening star., 1933-02-24
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@. IN poker. when the discards have to
be dealt to help the hands, don't some
people get their own diScards ?-W. K.
A. Dfscards of those yet to draw must
not be gathered when II is necessary to
use discards to help hands A player
should not discard until the dealer is
ready to deal to him.
@. Why, under the lame duck amend
ment, does the Congress convene more
than two weeks before the President
takes office?-O. c. D.
A The twentieth constitutional
amendment provided that the Con-
gress should convene earlier than the
date en- which the President should take
Office to enable Congress to comply with
the terms Of the twelfth constitutional
amendment in regard to counting the
electoral vote.
@. Is 1t possible for man Of 70 to
take out life insurance?-J. M. F.
A. Insurance companies do not write
life insurance on individuals past 70.
@. What is a runcible spoon?-G. 8.
A. A runcible spoon (perhaps orig
inally in jocose allusion to the slaugh-
ter at the Battle of Roncevaux be-
cause it has cutting edge) is a kind
Of fork with three bread prongs or
tines, one having a sharp edge, curved
like a spoon, used with pickles, etc.
Roncevaux is town at the foot of the
Pyrenees. 1t was the scene Of the
battle in cid French epic verse in which
Roland was killed.
@. How many people have been killed
In the enforcement Of the prohibition
laws. D. M.
A. Total killed to June 80, 1882, was ::
Investigators, 79; civilians, IT'S. In the
fiscal year 1882 9 investigators and 13
civilians were killed.
@. What part of an animal are sweet
breads?-N. A. B.
A. Sweetbreads are Of two types.
They are taken either from the throat
or from the stomach Of young animals,
especially calves.
@. Can a Roman Catholic take the
oath of Office as President Of the United
States?-W. j. T.
A. Presidential Candidate Alfred E.
Smith found no bar in his religion to
taking the oath of cff1ce as President
of the United States and issued state
ment on this subject.
@. When was the pedestal for the
Statue of Liberty built?-J. S.
A. The American pedestal for the
statue was not commenced till April,
1888, and was finally finished in 1886.
This was built by popular subscription.
@. What is the enf1eurage method of
extracting scents from flowers for per-
fume making?-J. j. g.
A. 1t is a process Of extracting per-
fumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed
oils or fats, to the inhalations Of the
flowers. 1t is used with plants whose
volatile oils are too delicate to be sepa-
rated by distillation. In the Bermuda
perfume industry the flowers are kept
In almost air-tight contact with pure
preparation Of mutton lard called po-
made, which, being odorless in itself,
readily picks up the scent of flowers ex-
posed to it. When the saturation point
Is reached the pomade Is dissolved in
wine alcohol, which in its turn abSorbs
the flower odor. The greasy substance