Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-21

mos. missionaries of that church haE-
ing worked in territory occupied by
these people.
@. What is the national language
of Switzerland?-H. II. G.
A. The principal languages OF
Switzerland are German, spoken by
II per cent of the people; French
u per cent, and Italian by per
cent. Other languages are Romanshe
and Ladin. BY the federal constitu-
ton of 1S48 and 1874, German, French
and Italian are recognized as nations:
languages, so that debates in thu.
Federal Parliament may be carried
on in any of the three, while fed
eral laws and DEGREES appear also
in three languages. The old dialects
of Romanshe and Ladin do not have
any political recognition by the con-
federation.
@. BY whom was the safety pin in
vented I'll. II. B.
A. Many forms of fibuas or
brooches found by psychologists IN
tombs, ruins and elsewhere, are
closely similar to modern safety pins
Fibulas are among the earliest me
tallic objects of antiquity. 1t prob
ably is correct to say that no one
knows or ever will know in what year
fibulas or socalled safety pins Were
invented, or by whom, and at best
1t can only be inferred that the first
inventor was a heather, or at any
rate Christian. In recent times
one form of safety pin was patented
10 7. Woodward, under date of NaE
7, 1912; another form to 1. w. Stew
art under date of August 16, 1870
and another form to w. II. Hockeu-
dot nf
@. How is sweet cream butte,
made "A. y.
A. 1t is made from fresh sweet
cream that has been pasteurized and
then churned without ripening OF
souring. 1t has a mild, sweet. creamy
flavor and does not develop strong
favors nearly so quickly as butte
made from sour cream.
@. How much ground is there IN
the piece that is to be occupied by the
new National Press Building-A. S. n
A. The building will occupy the
southeast corner of Fourteenth and j
streets, fronting approximately o69
feet on + street and $50 feet on -Four
teenth street. It will cover about
1850 square feet Aside from the
theater which wi. occupy the lower
interior and rear portion of the build.
ing, there will be 1000 square feet
of rentabie area.
q. What is meant by a boulev; ri
system of traffic?-M. W.
A. The secretary of the National
Conference on Street and Highway
Safety says that the boulevard system
is simply another name for arterial
highways. In some cities they are
known as high-speed highways. where
the rate Of speed up to IS miles Del,
hour is permitted and the highway is
controlled by traffic police or auto
matte signal devices.
Q. Where is the talIest slnotestafl-
made of reinforced concrete?-T. 4. e
"A. The tallest in America of which
we ma record Is one at Trail, British
Columbia, 400 feet in height, built for
the Consolidated Mining & Smelling
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