Evening star., 1928-10-30

@. Who invented the carnera?-F. d.
A. The camera, 1t is believed. was in
vented by Giovanni Battista della Porta
in the sixteenth century, though the
principle was actually known before.
@. Is it true that panama hats are
woven under water?-J. L.
A. Panama hats are made from the
leaves of a kind Of palnnlike tree which
grows largely In Central and South
America The leaves are cut. while
young and then split into long, fine
shreds with the fingernails or with
knives. After they have been bleached
the strips are woven into hats. AS the
delicate material can be worked only
while damp. 1t Is either woven under
water or left out in the dew at night
and the weaving done early In the
morning.
@. Is the bride of the heir to the
Japanese throne Of royal blood?-N. d.
A. Setsuko Matsudaira, who married
the heir-preSumptive to the Japanese
throne. is not of royal blood She is the
daughter of the former Ambassador
from Japan to the United States. Tsuneo
Matsudaira. and was educated for the
most part in the United States.
@. When was chemistry first applied
to the manufacture of cotton?-L. d. T.
A. The first noteworthy new applica-
ton of chemistry to the cotton industry
occurred in 1874. when John Mercer
discovered the process now known as
mercerization.
@. Do boys study home economics?-
w. N.
A. 1t is estimated by the Bureau of
Education that 1000 high school boys
are taking courses in home economics.
g. Who produced the Shasta daisy'
L. M.
A. Luther Burbank was the origina-
tor.
@. When was gas introduced into the
White House?-M. S. C.
A. It was introduced into the White
House December 90, l848.
@. On which syllable is the name
Dolores" accented?-C. F. M.
A. 1t is accented upon the second
syllable.
@. When was gold first found TO be
valuable as we'll as ornamental?-M. l..
A. The use of gold as ornaments first
suggested its subsequent use as money
and that finally made 1t the standard
upon which the coinage Of the world
Is based. Cubes Of gold employed by
the Chinese may have been the earliest
coins, but modern authorities accept the
theory that gold as coins was first used
by the Lydians.
@. Why Is air saturated with water
vapor lighter than dry ARR. H. H.
A. Air saturated with water vapor Is
lighter than dry air of the same tenn
perature because water vapor is light
er than air When water evaporates
given quantity of water Is dispersed
through a large volume 80 that the
resulting vapor is lighter than q mass
Of air having the same volume and at
the same pressure. ~
O. Was all Capo di Monte china
made for Napoleon Bonaparte, or were
the makers permitted to use his mark
a crown with N underneath-on the
china they sold to the general public?-
M. G. B.
A. The Capo di Monte factory was
started by Charles III In 1886 He took
much interest in it and. sometimes
worked In the pottery. 1t was moved
to Naples In It'll, and branch was
was also interested in these factories.
The china to which you refer with the
mark Of crown and N under IL was
made at the Naples factory. The N was
for Naples rather than Napoleon. The
public was privileged to buy the prod
ucts: The manufacture was abandoned
in 1921.
q, Why Is Senator Curtis, the Re-
publican vice presidential nominee, re-
ferred to as Egg Charles ?-S. l.. 3.
"A. We are Informed that the nick
name Egg Charlie" was facetiously
given to Senator Curtis by some news
paper men who reported a speech which
he made In the Middle West on the
tariff. In this speech he particularly
dealt with the experts and imports Of
eggs and poultry.