Evening star., 1925-05-21

30 days later, when the bills are sent
to the Treasury to have the seal
printed thereon, the bureau must &C
count for every sheet in it's hands.
Q. What is the extent of what is
called the cotton belt"?-K. i.
A. The cotton belt is a strip be-
ginning in North Carolina and eX-
tending southWestward and westward
to central Texas, lying in its eastern
and midway between the mountains
and the sea. widening as it ap-
proaches the Mississippi and extene-
ing westward until it reaches the
arid belt, where lack of moisture pre-
vents its further spread.
Q. When did the game of jackstones
originate?-M. r. B.
A. Dibbs is the English name Of o
game dating from remote antiquity,
which consists in throwing up the
joint bones of the legs of sheep and
catching them as they descend. first on
the palm of the hand and then on the
back of the hand. In Scotland small
stones are substituted and the game is
known as chucks. 1t is similar TO the
American game of jackstones.
@. Which is larger, British America
or the United States and her posses
SionS?-D. V. L.
A. British America. which consists
of Canada, Newfoundland and num-
ber of islands, has an area of $3.50 600
square miles, while the total area of
the United States and its possessions
is 3,743446 square miles. Thus Britain
has little more territory, but much
of it is so far north as to be of com
paratively little value.
O. In which direction should a ten
mis- court be laid out?-J. Y.
A. Tennis courts should be laid out
with the ends north and south.
Q. What are the greatest inventions
yet to be discovered?-M. J. X.
A. Hudson Maxim says that the
greatest invention yet to be made is
a method of government whereby the
common people may be made self
governing and at the same time be
prevented from committing political
and social suicide through enfran-
chised ignorance and avarice. The
next greatest, he says, are a method
of utilizing interatomic energy for
power and heat and a method of
transmitting dynamic energy by wire
less, SO that from a central source
motors may be run hundreds and
| thousands of miles away. Another
great invention yet to be made is a
simple device by which deaf people
may hear.
@. Do dogs perspire?-E. D. G.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that dogs do perspire, although
the excess body heat is given off by
painting, as a rule. Practically the
whole body is capable of emitting per
spiration.
Q. When was the typewriter invent
ed?-M.~B.
A. The first typewriter of which
there is any record was patented in
England in 1714. In 1929 the first
American typewriter, called a typog-
rapher, was patented by w. A. Burt.
| In 1914 and 1876 typewriting ma
chimes were invented in England
which, like many of the early ma
chimes, were designed primarily for
| the use of the blind and so produced
| embossed characters. About S67
! Charles Latham Sholes began to ex-
pertinent on the construction of d
| typewriter, and from this the Reming
| ton had its origin. The first crude
model was completed in 1868.
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