Evening star., 1924-09-20

"A. lhc accent Is Oh tnc urSI Sylla- =
BILE, two pronunciations being given:
Fat-i-ma or Fah-te-ma.
Q. What is jet?-M. c.
A The Geological Survey says
that jet is a dense black Ignite which
takes a good pilish.
Q. What are the qualifications of
Supreme Court and q District Court
judge-R. r.
A. The President Of the United
States appoints these judges and
there are no set requirements or
qualifications for such positions be-
yond the necessity of reaching the
standard of excellence that the Presi-
dent demands.
L. j j. s, mat Is writer's 'FA"p'-
A. Writer'S cramp has been dein-
ed as an occupational neurosis to
which those who do too much writ
ing, especially with the hand too
tightly contracted, are liable. A per-
son with the trouble has no control
over the muscles of the thumb and
middle and fore fingers. although
other manual operations are per-
formed without difficulty. The af-
fection seldom manifests itself till
toward middle age.
@. What is the difference between
who'd" lumber and "timber"?-'
T. w. L.
A. The term wood" is of general
application and covers both timber
and lumber" Timber" is wood suit
able for use in buildings, carpentry.
etc, whether in the tree or cut and
seasoned. 1t is also applied to for
nv
such wood. Lumber" is timber which
has been sawed or split for use as
beams, boards, plapks, etc.
Q. Did any Irishmen come to
America on the Mayf1ower?-M. D.
A. William Mullins and Christopher
Martin, who are both enrolled on the
log of the Mayf1ower, were Irishmen.
Q. Are there any silver mines in
kentucky?-k. S. M
A. The Bureau of Mines states that
there are no silver mines in the State
of Kentucky. There is an old legend
which prevails throughout the coun-
try regarding lost silver mines in this
State, but there Is no foundation for
1t.
Q. How did the phrase "Phyrrhic
victory" originate?-G. l.
A This phrase is used to denote
victory won at tremendous cost and
refers to the battle of Asculum, in
which Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, won
victory over the Romans while sus-
tanning such heavy losses that he is
said to have exclaimed, Another
such victory and Pyrrhus is de-
stroyed."
merce originate and what is their
purpose?-W. H c.
A. The chamber of commerce, as
an organization. originated on the
European continent, when the old
guild system was gradually done
away with. The principal object of
having a chamber of commerce was
to have a body of business men who
had the power to act in their COM
and administrative measures in the
interest of that community. These
were functions formerly exercised by
the craft guilds. In America and
England the chamber Of. commerce
is a voluntary organization which has
no recognized official functions, but is
body of merchants and traders as
sociated for the purpose of promoting
their own interests and those of their
community. The first chamber of
commerce recorded was that organ
lied in Marseille, France, which
grew out Of a. commission of mer-
chants. 1t was established in 1899
and enlarged in 1850. The next
chamber of commerce was organized
in Dunkirk, Scotland, in 1900. The
first organization in America was
that Of New York City. organized in
1868.
Q. How can the yellow spots be re-
moved from French ivory H. F.. n.
A To remove the yellow spots
from French ivory, rub the spots with
fine pumice and warm water, and ex-
pose while damp to the sun under a
glass vessel.
Q. How many kings have there
been in the world?-D. 0. D.
A There are no actual statistics
on this, but Armstrong; Synopsis of
Facts and Figures. 1891. says that
there have been known to be 1850 kings
and emperors ruling over rs different
peoples. OF these 300 were dethroned,
81 were forced to abdicate, % COM
mitted suicide, % became insane, 100
were killed in battle, 123 were cap
tured by the enemy, were tortured
to death. ISL were assassinated.
@. Who was the first Postmaster
General of the United States?-R- G.
A. Benjamin Franklin was the first
head of the postal system of the
United States. When he took over
the affairs Of his office, there were
rs post offices, with an aggregate
postal revenue of $4,000 a year. To-
day we have more than $4,000 post
offices and about 100000 employees.
The aggregate revenue collected and
expended amounts to about $s00,000
900 annually.
@. When a recipe calls for two
measure them in a cup?-T. M.
A One cup of stale bread crumbs
is equal to two ounces.
@. How does the Weather Bureau
measure the velocity OF the wind and
the annual rainfall?-W. H w.
A. The rainfall at given point is
by an instrument con-
structed on the principle Of the fun
which catches the rain has an area
40 times as great as the tube that
leads from it, rainfall of one
fortieth of an inch will register 1
inch in the gauge. Each rain is thus
and all are added together
to get the annual rainfall. The in
strument which registers the velocity
Of the wind is attached to a pin
wheel and works on the principle Of
the speedometer.
@. How did vaudeville got this
NJ
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 popu-
lar throughout France, under the
name of Vaux de Wire The name