Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

many people consider it a great deli
cacy.
@. What does the Scottish word haar
MEANT. G.
A. 1t means fog, especially a fog or
a mist with cold wind.
@. What are people spending their
wages for?-W. C.
A. Since the recovery started prob
ably the most striking gain has been
one of 80 per cent in sales of ready
made clothing.
@. How can fruit be canned without
sugar?-C. w. S.
A. Prepare jars, rubber rings and
tops as usual for any canning process.
Select and prepare the fruit as usual,
taking care to select firm fruit Fill the
jars with equal weights of fruit and
water. Screw on the tops tightly
Sterllize the fruit and jars by placing
them in kettle or boiler of hot water.
There should be rack in the bottom
OF the Kettle to prevent the jars from
touching it. Bring the water in the
boiler to the boiling point and boil for
~ minutes. Remove the jars from the
boiling water, take off the tops and add
boiling water to fill the jars to over
flowing. Put on the clean rubber rings.
then put on the tops, seal and turn u
side down until cold
@. How many British peers are there?
M. w.
A. There are in the peerage of Gr,.x
Britain four princes of the blood royaf
two archbishops. twenty dukes. twenty
seven marqulses, one hundred and tllir-
ty-tWo earls. seventy-five viscounts.
tWef:ty-four bishops. one hundred and
1orty-four barons, sixteen representative
Scottish peers and eighteen representa-
tive Irish peers.
Q. What was used instead of doors
In the Vale"?-S o. B.
A. In door openings of primitive huts
sheets OF hide or textiles were hung as
doors. These were either hung as flaps
or else arranged to roll up. In the
TOMB OF IL IN Egypt, Of the fifth dy-
nasty, there are elaborate Wall-painting
representations of doors of richly deco
rateo mating which were rolled I'D to
the top, ike an awning, to admit en-
trance, and in certain Italian churches
10 the present day, similar flaps Of
leather are used as secondary doors
q. How long has there been motor
vehicle tax in the United States?-D. K.
A. There is no verified record of the
flrst tax imposed, but it was about thlr-
ty years ago.
Q. Where is the Little Brown Church
In the Vale"?-S. o. B.
A The poem and music were written
by Dr.. Pitts, member of the Con-
gresational Church in Bradford. Iowa.
The Bradford church, in a practically
abandoned village, has now dwindIed
to only few resident members. and is
served by the Congregational pastor at
Nashua. Hundreds of tourists crowd
the church every Summer Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock and the Nashua pastor
averages rather more than two church
Weoolngs week the year through. A
fixed charge is made for weddings in
the little church, the Nashua pastor is
always subject to such calls, and from
the revenue the building and very beau
tl1ul grounds are kept up and part of
the Nashua pastors salary is paid.
@. Are there any women who are
radio announcers in Great Britain
E. D.
A. Mrs. Giles Borrett, who has re-
Gently gone on the air is Great Brit.
aims first woman announcer.
@. What proportion of TIE populatio'
of the United States is illiterate?-r
L. H.
A. For the 1880 census figures,
per cent of the population 10 years
age and over was returned as filter