Evening star., 1934-02-07

@. Why was Santo Domingo chang
cd to Hispaniola?-R. N.
A. There has always been some
confusion about the name Of the
second largest of the West Indian
Islands, because Of the fact that two
republics occupy 1t. It has been
called the Island Of Haiti or the
Island Of Santo Domingo. Very re-
Gently, however, the name was chang
ed back to the original name, His
PAMELA. The change was made by
the United States Geographic Board.
@. How many Indian reservations
are therein. G.
A. There are approximately $50
Indian reservations In the United
States, most Of which are west Of the
Mississippi River.
@. Is the oil removed from the
coconuts and q substitute placed
therein. I notice those you buy are
neither very oily nor milky and there
seems to be soft opening. would
like this explained.-E. G.
A. The liquid in the coconut Is un-
touched. While 1t Is in some sections
a popular belief that water Is put In
In place OF the milk, this Is not cor
rect. The coconuts reach the market
Just as they are taken from the trees.
The three dents In the end are part OF
the physiological makeup Of the Coco
nut. The tissue at that point is not
so dense and woody and the covering
is thinner. There is considerable
misunderstanding regarding the ma
ture Of cononut milk. 1t Is a very
thin watery, almost transparent, liquid
Of q sweetish taste.
@. Please describe the ancient
Hanging Gardens Of Babylon.-W. H.
A. According to accepted belief the
gardens were constructed by King
NebuchadnezZa as a pleasure resort
| for his Median wife, Amytis, whom he
had brought from mountainous re-
gion and who had wearied Of the
level plains of her adopted country.
The square inclosure measuring about
400 feet each way contained flower
gardens, groves and avenues of trees,
with fountains and banquet rooms
distributed at intervals. The entire
area was raised in terraces by means
of tiers Of masonry to heights Of
from IS to 300 feet. Water for ir-
rigation purposes was pumped from
| the Euphrates River by a device said
to resemble the screw OF ArchlmedeS.
Q. Is there any silver in . scent
piece?-C. F. C.
A. 1t contains no silver. 1t is
composed of rs per cent copper and
Is per cent nickel.
@. What is the height and weight
OF Postmaster General Farley?-E. c.
A. Postmaster General James A.
Farley is feet 212 inches In height
and weighs 22o pounds.
@. What is the origin and meaning
| Of the expression, He is the apple OF
her eye?-L. M.
A. The apple Of the eye means the
| pupil because it was anciently sup
posed to be round solid ball like an
apple. The expression is used in ref
erence to an object of great affection
and admiration.
@. When was the Davy Burnes
| Cottage demolished?-I. D. B.
A. This cottage, which stood on the
farm included in the original site Of
the City of Washington, was re-
moved on May %, 1894. It had stood
since 1748.
@. When does the Metropolitan
Opera season close this year?-T. P.
A. The Metropolitan Opera season
runs for IA weeks, from December
/ 26, 1888, to April /, 1884.
@. In what part of Russia Is the
purest Russian spoken?-F. A. L.
A. The purest Russian is spoken in
Moscow, Leningrad and other large
cities of European Russia.
| @. How many buildings or parts Of
buildings we're used by the War De-
partment during the World WARP
M. D. w.
A. In all there were II.