Evening star., 1934-01-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

| gold through the declaration Of the
Government that it intended to main
tain the parity of all circulation with
gold. The act of 1900 Is often referred
to as the gold standard act. II did
not. however. establish the gold STAN
dard. It provided q reserve for the
maintenance OF the gold standard.
Q. What makes milk heavier than
cream?-P. @.
! A. Milk is heavier than cream be-
cause OF Its greater water content.
Cream is composed mostly Of the milk
fat OF the milk.
use-H. r. B.
A. Mirrors In their primitive form
were known to the ancients. The He
oreWs used them as did also the ancient
Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Pray
iteles taught the use Of polished silver
Tor mirrors as early as 328 BIC. Mir
rors OF glass were first made at Venice
IN 1900, but were not introduced into
England until 1878. The mirror In its
present form with the silvered back was
first introduced by Leibig in 1895.
Q: Did Joseph Jefferson, jr., sue
ceed his father in the role OF Rip
tdIl Wulkie ~. u.
A. He did not. 1t was Thomas JET.
ferson who succeeded his father In this
role and also succeeded Frank Bacon
in the role Of Lightnin' Bill Jones'
@. What did people Use in the early
days to catch the spark when striking
Mint and steel together to make fire
r. c. A.
A. The Indians and also the trap
pers. used a small pile Of dried leaves
for this purpose. when such could be
found. The pioneers. however, knew
That 1t was not always possible TO OBJ
tain dry leaves when they wanted TO
light q fire, 50 they generally carried
some sort Of tinder box with them
which included bit of scorched linen
or charred cloth.
Q. Why is a mans Adams apple
given that name?-W P.
A. 1t is supposed to have originated
In the absurd popular notion that q
portion OF the forbidden fruit, assumed
to have been an apple. stuck In Adams
throat when he attempted to swal-
low it.
@. How long do textbooks furnished
by the public schools last?-C. e.
A. The useful life Of q textbook ID
three years. Many are used consider.
ably longer, due to lack Of funds for
replacement.
O. Are many lives saved, due to the
required life-saving appliances carried
on American sfips?-S. C. F.
A. During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1888, there were 383 lives saved
directly attributable to appliances re-
quired by law
@. Were any of the crew on Column
bus first trip to the Western Hemi-
sphere Jewish?-M. G.
A. The American Hebrew says that
on the first voyage OF Columbus five
OF the crew were OF Jewish blood, in
cluding the ships doctor, named Ber-
nal, and the interpreter. Luis de Torres.
Q. Which Of the states have an area
Of more than 100000 square miles?-
R. P. B.
A. Texas. 265 1896 square miles: Cali
fornia. 15s,2s7: Montana, 146.997; New
Mexico. 122,634; Arizona, 1886: Ne
vada, ll0,690, and Colorado, 103,948.
q What is an armillary sundial7-
z. S. r.
A. It is q sundial consisting Of Q
skeleton sphere fixed on q stand The
shadow Of the nodule on the axis falls
on the inside Of circular band which
is lettered and numbered.
@. Please give the history Of yarn
needlepoint-A. G. S.
A. Needlecraft says: THE history
of yarn needlepoint would be q long
story, this form Of needlework being in
vogue before the days Of william the
Conqueror. In Queen Eizabeths time
the ladies Of the court were skilled In
the designing as well as the execution
of needlepoint tapestries, and in the
mid Victorian era this type Of needle
work was revived, but in more simple
form-that is, the designs were less
elaborate and more conventional"