Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-13

ity OF the province to the sea and the
number of salt lakes or marshes, in
which, during the heat Of Summer, the
water becomes crystallized, and from
whence quantity Of salt is taken, SUM
Gent for the supply Of five Of the other
divisions Of the province"
@. What are the three great English
elegies and for whom were they writ
ten?-C. T.
A. They are "Thyrsis," written by
Matthew Arnold on the death Of Ar
thur Hugh Clough; "Lycidas," John
Milton, on the untimely death of
Edward King, and "Adonais," Percy
Bysshe Shelley, for John Keats.
Q. How did Henry Heinz become sue
cesstul?-G. orc.
A. When only years old Henry J.
Heinz started raising vegetables in his
mothers kitchen garden at Sharps-
burgh, Pa. He peddled them among
the neighbors and was so delighted
at his small success that he decided to
make this his life work. At the age Of
l6 he had his own horse and wagon
and four helpers on his pay roll. He
sold his produce largely in Pittsburgh.
In 1859 his vast enterprise had its
real beginning when he prepared and
bottled horseradish in the little red
brick house at Sharpsburgh. This
Identical structure was moved by barge
to its present location in Allegheny.
Pa, where it stands surrounded by over
is city Heinz factories.
9; How did ice hockey originated
M. L. C.
A. The fantastic explanation has been
advanced that the Canadian Indians
originated the game by taking la crosse
(called baggataway by the aborigines)
and making it applicable to play on
skates. In contradiction, the French
Canadians maintain that their ances-
tors were the inventors Still other fac
tons claim that ice hockey was a steal"
either from handy" q somewhat
similar sport that originated in England,
or shiny" as played in scotland, or
hurley" the Irish Winter ,pastime. The
now proved facts are that ice hockey
was created merely by taking field
hockey and playing 1t on ice. The first
game ever played was in Montreal in
December, 1879. The first hockey rules
were drawn up on September II, 1879,
by r. F. Smith Of Montreal.
@. Are you sure that the Australian
eucalyptus attains q height of 400
feet?-W. N. w.
A. This statement Is made, but Q
member Of the Forest Products lab
oratory staff, who spent year in Aus
tralta not long ago, used the opportunity
to check up on some OF the basic facts.
The tallest Australian tree he actually
measured was $40 feet, and he salts
fed himself that the talleSt tree ever
measured with accuracy in that country
was q Eucalyptus regnans, or mountain
ASH" that grew at Colac, Victoria, and
was 346 feet high. A prize offered at
proof of the tallest tree standing at that
time was won on evidence for eucalypt
325 feet high. Measurements by q well
known forester gave 363 feet for the
height Of q redwood growing IN Bull
Greek Flat, Calf. This Is the tallest
tree in the world on which there Is au-
thentic and reliable information.
q. why are rain clouds black
q. WI
A. The color Of q cloud depends upon
the progress made by the droplets on
the road to rain When the particles
Of water are 50 small that they reflect
the light, as crystals do, the cloud is
white. As the water particles become
larger, they become raindrops and abb
sorb the light instead Of rejecting it.
This makes the cloud appear dark.
@. Which state has the longer shore
line California or F1orida?--C. p. s..
A. Florida has the longer. Its total
tidal shore lire on ocean and gulf Is
2,276 miles, while Caiiforniais mileage
on the coast is 1890 miles.