Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

or groups. known as utility" and
fancy"
@. Why is Justice pictured as a
woman with bandaged eyes?-E. o. N.
A. The portrayal Of Justice as a fig
to the conception of the Egyptian god
deSs Mat, the personif1cation of phys
ical and moral law and order and
truth. Maat became the personifica-
ton of justice who awarded to every
man his due. Maat was the Lady Of
the Judgment Hail." DR.. Alfred Wiede-
mann, professor in the University of
cient Egyptians" says of Mat that this
goddess of truth and justice, who Is
mentioned in some of the oldest texts,
was occasionally repr scented with BAN
daged eyes, since Justice judges with
out respect of persons.
@. On June II, 1851. before the
Court Of Assizes, in France. Victor
Hugo made a speech in defense of his
son. Charles Hugo, who was charged
with having failed in respect due the
law. This son was newspaper editor
and had depicted in vivid colorS the
guillotining of prisoner by the gov
eminent. Can you tell me what the
outcome of this trial wash. v. S.
A. In spite of the dramatic and SEN
sational effort to free the son of Victor
Hugo, the jury found him guilty and
sentenced him to a fine of 500 francs
and six months in prison.
Q. How is non-shatterable glass
made?-C. C.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that in general n-shatterable glass
is of three distinct types. One of these
IS unusually thick; another consists Of
two or more layers Of glass cemented
together with an organic binder, such
by special heat treatment. The first
of these can be identified by its rela-
lively great thickness, the second by
examining the edge of the glass for
Illuminated structure, and the third by
its irregular figures, seen when the
glass is examined in polarized light.
@. Where is No Mans Land?-S. B.
A. During the World War the ex-
preston mo Mans Land was applied
| to the territory between the opposing
trenches. In United States history the
term was used of a territory ITO miles
long and IS miles wide in the north of
Texas, coded to the United States in
1850 and made part of Oklahoma In
1890. Between these years, however, It
had no form of government and was
the resort of outlaws. No Mans Land
| is also district between Delaware and
Pennsylvania. BY some it is held to
belong to the latter State, while some
| individuals prefer to perform their le-
gal obligations to Delaware. Some citi-
| zens recognize neither State.
@. Why Is an acorn so often seen in
carving on colonial houses and gates?-
A. H. D.
A. It was considered symbol of hos
pitality and was often employed in
colonial building.
@. Why will a cigarette continue TO
burn when not being pulled. while it Is
necessary to draw on cigar to keep
| it lighted?-L. E. MEG.
A. The tobaccos used in the manu-
facture Of cigarettes, considered as a
| whole, are not more combustible or do
not burn more freely than the tobaccos
used in the manufacture of cigars. The
| diameter Of the cigarette, however. is
| much smaller than that of the cigar
OF average size and this is factor of
some importance in the relative COM
| bustib1lity OF the two products. Prob
ably the most important single factor,
particularly when taken in connection
with the difference in diameter of the
two products, is the influence of the
paper which is used for covering the
S~ooASOVS AIC paper Wrapper uS6u OH
most Of the popular brands of ciga-
rettes contains lime and nagnesia as
a filler. Such wrappers seem to have
an important effect in causing the
cigarette to hold fire when lighted.
@. Didn't Langley fly an aeroplane
prior to the Wright brothers flight,
December II, 1902. A.
A. In 1896 Langley built a model
airplane that few, but it carried no
passengers. The Wright airplane was
| the first to be flown by man.
Q. How much natural ice Is used?-
r. w. S.
A. OF the $4,000 900 tons of ice pro-
| duced and sold in 1928 about 100000 900
tons were taken from rivers. lakes and
reservoirs. Seven per cent of the
| members of the National Association
of Ice Industries deal exclusively In
natural ice. per cent sell both manu-
featured and natural ice, while SO per
cent deal only in manufactured ice.