Evening star., 1924-10-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

Q. What language is used at inter
national conferences where a numbor
of different nations are represented?
" c. E
A. The French language is used
because 1T is most generally known
Latin was formerly known as tho
language of diplomacy, but through
the ascendancy of the French undcr
Louis NV ii became French. Thiz
IL merely a custom of diplomacy and
not u provision Of international law.
@ How did the system OF card in
dcxing originatc2-I. l. p.
A. 1t is recorded that as early a
the Revolutionary period an inmata-
Of u French abbey wrote titles or
books on playing cards and arranged
them alphabetically on a tray.
@ What can be done to keep
raincoat from getting stiff?-G. A N.
A When not in use raincoat
should be frequently sponged with
water TO keep it in good condition.
@. What is faience?-N T.. D.
A 1t is Il very general term in
English denoting fine pottery that :
sometimes richly decorated in colors.
0. What is the difference between
A Kerosene and ral oil are the
same, the name coal oil being used
when the oil was made from coal
and shaies.
o Were the sequoia trees Of Call
fornia named for some Indian, and
if so, who WAS he?-L W. ].
A The trees were named in honor
Of SeQuoia, who was the son of 4
re
mixed blood. Sequoia is famous A.
the inventor Of tho Cherokee alpha
bet. He was born in Tennessee, abou,
1860, and grew up with the Indi&-
tribe. He became hunter and
trader in furs, and also a craftsman
in silverBork. In the last years O. f
his life he became Interested IN trt'-
ing a lost band of the Cherokee trint.t
that. according to- tradition, lad
crossed the Mississippi River befora
the American Revolution, and he had
wandered TO some mountains in tn
West. He was stiH pursuing this
quest in the Mexican Sierras whei
he met his death, August, l84S.
@. How much money is investet
and how many people are employet
in fshing?-F. Z. c.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says tina
there are about 200, 600 people engage
in commercial fisheries and about
$50, 600, 900 invested in fisheries.
@. At the time of the Revolution did
England have free trade or protectiy"
tariff IS. q.
A. At that time England was the
strongest of all protective tariff coun-
tries. Everything imported into Grea.
Britain was subject to a high tar7fi.
while the colonists were not only Obliged
to admit the products of that country
free of duty, but the attempt was MAD"
to force them TO use such products aS
the British dictated.
@. Why do mosquitoes seem to buzz
the most when near the ears?-J. w. y
a. Mosquitoes buzz the entire time
that they are flying, but the sound IS
so faint as rule that II cahhot pc
heard until it reaches the vicinity OF the
ear.
O. What was the name OF the
United States Senator who by chang
ing his vote saved President Johnson
from being convicted of treason?-
]. Y.
A. Senator Edmund Grason OF
Kansas, in changing his vote for the
acouittaI of President Johnson, de-
feated the effort to impeach johnson.
The vote of the Senate was 35 for
conviction and Ia for acquittal, lack
ing one of the necessary two-thirds
to convict the President
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