Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

q tropical fruit. Inside this fruit, and
bordering on the kernel, is reddish
flesh which, when dried, is known as
mace. Thus we have two separate
spices coming from one fruit.
Q. How many carillons are there in
the world?-R. r.
A. There are in the world approxi-
mately 1914 carillons The most famous
carlton in the world is the st. ROM
bolds carlton of IS bells at Malines, in
Belgium. st. Rombold's is the cathe-
oral which was presided over by the
late Cardinal Mercier. The belfry at
BrugeS has Al bells, q like number
sound from Antwerp's cathedral spire.
In the beltry at Mons are A bells and
from the belfry at Client So bells still
ring, even as they did when the Treaty
OF Peace between the United States and
Great Britain was signed on Christmas
eve, 1914. At Amsterdam, the Neither
lands, and also at Middleburg, Delft,
Utrecht, The Hague, Groningen and at
Arnhem famous carillons are found.
Patriotic Americans are placing upon
the Louvain (Belgium) Library a caril-
Ion OF 48 bells. In Canada there are
five modern carillons, including Simcoe
OF % bells, Guelph of % bells, Toronto
University Of % bells, Toronto Metro
politan Church of % bells and Ottawa
VI OO OCAo1 IAuo 1dSb CdIulOn 0GlYlR
placed in the tower of the Parliament
House. In the United States, including
the carillonS which are in the process
OF making, there are approximately 80
carillons. The most important of these
are at New York, a carlton of So bells.
the largest carlton in the world, the
gift of John D. Rockefeller, IT., In
memory Of his mother; at Cohasset. ST
bells; at Mountain Lake, Fla, 60 bells:
Chin10n "A halle.
bells; Cranbrook, Mich, As bells: Giou-
cester, Mass, 81 bells; Birmingham.
Ala, 25 bells; Detroit, Mich, % bells:
Princeton University, IS bells; Andoyer.
Mass, 81 bells; Mercersburg, Pa, as
bells; Morristown, N. j., IS bells; Al
bany, N. Y, go bells; Norwood, Mass,
so bells; Plainfleld, N. j., 23 bells; Gin
cinnat, Ohio, % bells; Springfield,
Mass, AZ bells; indianapolis, Ind, so
bells, and Rochester, MINI, the Mayo
Clinic, % bells.
@. Did Washington actually stand In
the boat while crossing the Delaware?-
w. e.
4. In the celebrated painting entitled
washington Crossing the Delaware"
the artist digreSsed from actual fact In
order to lend a touch of the dramatic
to his picture.
y. winch Is warmer, hght-colored or
dark-colored clothing?-H. N.
A. It has been found that dark cloth
ing is warmer.
Q. Is license required to operate a
small radio transmitter not capable of
transmitting more than 2 miles In
distance?-D. H.
A.. The law provides that one must
obtain both station license and opera
tors license before he can operate any
radio transnitter set.
Q. Who started the first school in
Romeo. w.
A Plutarch says that Spurius Car
villuS was the first to open a school at
Rome. BIC. 231. Other writer's. how
ever, imply that schools existed prior
to this date.
Q. What is the record load of cotton
sent from Southern port?-N. B.
A. The record lead sent by ocean liner
Is $4,000 bales out Of Galveston, Tex,
Q. In the large grapefruit canning
factories what becomes OF the seeds?g
v. D.
A. So far they are merely waste. but
recent experiments show that they Weld
an oil that can be used In soap-making.