Evening star., 1946-11-01
~ THE HASKIN SERVICE.

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By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.
@. For how many years is a dec
laration of intention valid?-H. E. r
A. A declaration of intention, OF
first naturalization paper, is valid
for seven years.
@. When a steer, a hog or sheep
is slaughtered, what per cent OF the
live weight goes to the butcher shop?
j. C. w.
A. The dressing yields Of cattle
range from approximately AZ to &C
per cent, and those of unshorn lambs
from 80 to SO per cent. The average
100-pound pig yields about II pounds
of dressed carcass. The ratio OF
dressed carcass to the live weight OF
the animal increases with growth
and fattening.
@. How many British soldiers sur
vived the Charge of the Light Bri-
gade?-P. B.
A. Only two formed bodies of the
Light Brigade found their way back
The 18th Light Dragons mustered
but 10 mounted men at the evening
parade; the brigade as whole lost
247 men and 497 horses out of total
strength of 673 engaged in the
charge.
@. What amount Of humidity
should there be in a steam-heated
room?-N. M.
A. According to a chart of the
American Society of Heating and
Ventilating Engineers. a humidity
of As per cent (saturation of the air.
at TO- F., room temperature, Is con-
sidered good from the standpoint OF
comfort.
@. Did Great Britain lose any i'm
portant art treasures as a result of
bombing during the war?-E. X. B
A. No important painting or object
of art was lost by any museum, due
to the fact that removal to war stor-
age had been effectively carried out.
The greatest treasures were placed
either in Welsh mines, especially
equipped, or in remote country
houses.
O. What does the alIusion In
Proverbs, xxi mean?-L. r. B.
A. Give strong drink unto him
that is ready to perish" refers to the
custom of giving medicated
or drugged wine to criminals con-
demned to death to blunt their
senses and so lessen the pains of ex-
ecution.
@. What is the population of Oak
Ridge, Tenn.?-R. o. B.
A. 1t took but two years, from 1943
to 1945, for the atom City" at Oak
Ridge to develop from virgin land to
a community of $4,000 persons. BY
April, 1916. the population had
uAOpkSu W 1ftVOU.
@. Does a wedding guest take the
usher's right or left arm?-A. I. S.
A. 1t is customary for an usher at
a wedding to offer his right arm.
@. How can the curdling Of milk
be prevented in making cream OF
tomato soup?-J. D.
A. Government experts advise
adding the hot thickened tomato to
cool fresh milk, heating just a mo-
ment and then serving Immediately
If the soup mixture stands long, IL
heated too much or too long, or il
made with milk that is on the verge
of turning, separation occurs.
@. What Midwestern Legislature
adopted a resolution establishing the
value of pi CID as instead of 3.l416!
X. S. w.
A. That of Missouri. The law re.
manned on the statute books only "a
hours when the sensible leaders OF
the Legislature realized what action
had been taken and 1t was repealed
@. What are sinuses2-J. B. E.
A. They are air spaces In the bones
of the head which connect with the
inside of the nose by means of small
openings.
@. When was the Dutch elm dis
ease introduced into the United
States?-R. l.. E.
A. 1t came from the Netherlands
about 1880. According to recent re-
ports the disease is still gaining
ground in this country.
@. How long does 1t take an Es-
kimo to build a snowhouse?-P. M
A. Such a house can be built in
an hour. The blocks from which 1t
is made are laid in a spiral and as
the wall slopes inward at the top
each new block is supported by the
one next to it.