Evening star., 1934-07-02

one-hah OF ~ original volume with
out the addition of sugar. After it 10
drawn from the vacuum pan 1t Is pun
through a homogenizer to break up
the fat globules, so that they will not
separate on standing. This Is the rea,-
son the cream in evaporated milk does
not rise to the top.
@. Did students in all the States
participate in the Gorgas Institute Esq
say Contest on mosquitoes this year?-
F. S.
A. All States except Utah and YER
mont were represented and 18.60D
manuscripts were written by high
school students.
@. Are automobiles often struck By
lghtning?-F. G. c.
A. There have been very few ir1A
stances Of automobiles being struck
by lightning. Some authorities claim
that 1t may be due to the fact that
they are lower than most surrounding
objects which are most likely to be
hit. Contrary to popular belief. the
rubber tires on an, automobile do not
serve as ron-cohductor. There u
no more danger when the car is NOV
ing than when It Is standing still.
@. Who first said that the sun never
sets upon the British Empire?-
S. NJ z.
| A. The germ Of the idea Of the sun
never setting on the dominions Of q
particular ruler is found in Hero
dotus, Book VII. chapter 8. The boast
was o common one with the Spaniards
in the sixteenth and seventeenth cen.
turies and is frequently alluded to in
the literature Of other countries. It
does not seem to be recorded who first
used the expression, the sun never sets
upon the British Empire. John VIII
son, who wrote under the pen name Of
Christopher North Q785-1854), in his
| Noctes Ambrosianae, number 20, April
1929, says, His majesty's dominions
on which the sun never sets" This
appears to be the first Use of the ex-
preston in English literature.
@. How did vaudeville get this
name?-T. OBJ.
A. This word has in some way
grown from Vaux de Wire, the name
OF two valleys in France. A native Of
Wire composed some satirical drinking
songs which became popular through
out France, under the name Of Vaux
de Wire. The name was used for other
collections Of songs and became cor
rupted into voix de vine, and finally
to vaudeville.
@. Does tap dancing weaken the
arches of the feet?-R. B..
A. 1t may be harmful If the arches
are already weak.
@. Are DR.. Edward Roche Hardy's
college degrees honorary or for COL
lege work?-A. s.
A. The Rev. DR.. Edward Roche
Hardy is rector of the Church of
Astoria Station, Long Island City,
N. Y. Or. Hardy. only 26 years OF
age. received on May 26 his fifth de-
gree from universities. These we're
not honorary degrees.
@. Did Gen. Hugh L. Scott finish
his dictionary Of. the Indian sign
language before his death?-R. H.
A. At the time of his death Gen.
Scott had not completed this work,
to which he had devoted his later
years. To further his efforts and
preserve the system, the Bureau of
American Ethnology has brought to
Washington Richard Sandervil1e. 10
year-old Blackfeet Indian. probably
the greatest living authority on the
Indian sign language.
O. From what fruit is grenadine
made w. H F.
A. The Juice Of pornegranates, when
cooked with an equal amount Of
sugar, produces beautiful red-col-
ored sirup which is greatly improved
by the addition of a little lemon
sirup. This serves to bring out the
aromatic flavor and increase the acid
ity. A sirup of this nature consti-
tuted the original grenadine sirup.
much used in the preparation OF
mixed drinks.