Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-12

! Q. DO the natives OF Africa send
messages with their drums BY means OF
a code, or do they make them talk" by
/ pronouncing syllables?--C. L. II.
A. The Smithsonian Institution says.
/ In the Eastern Belgian Korgo tribes,
| particularly the Bateia, have evolved 4
system OF tslegraphy through use Of q
wooden drum, the system Of signals ap-
| preaching that OF q code The drum
VIBRATIONS are not articulated as IN
human speech; rather the message Is
| recognized through intensity Of volume,
rnytnm, KIND OF drum used, time OF day,
| etc. In q jungle environment much In
formation may thus be signaled."
Q. What are the wee sma' hoursf-
| A. L. H.
A. The small hours" are the early
morning hours between midnight and
dawn, such as /, ?, 5, an.
| @. Why was there so little rain IN
| the United States last Summer, while
Europe had plenty2--J. N.
A. Prof. Humphreys OF the United
! States Weather Bureau says that rain Is
caused by the sudden cooling Of large
| quantity OF warm air. From the tropics
warm air Is spread northward over the
United States. while the Polar regions
send cold currents southwark, causing q
T.
which results in rain. Last Summer q
large amount Of cold air rushed over
Europe, causing heavy rainfall there.
This withdrew much Of the pressure
that causes currents to move down over
America. Thus last Summer the United
States was blanketed with warm air. In
many sections 1t was heavy with mois-
ture, but no cold currents from the
North were there TO release the rain.
Q. Is It true that VIII Rogers re-
ceived his education at Eton and OK
ford?-B. NJ.
A. viii Rogers facetious remark con-
corning his early years spent 81 Eton
and oxford" seems to have been inter
preted literally by many persons. He
attended Willie Hassell School, at Neo-
sho.. Mo. and the Kemper Military
Academy, at Boonville, Me.
O. Why was 20 Promise Me" inter
polated in the score Of Robin Hood"7---
L. q.
A. 1t vas interpolated to give Jessie
Bartlett Davis, the famous contralto of
the BoStonians, special solo number.
@. How many members Of the Lower
House Of Congress have died since the
first of the year?--R. r. c.
A. Nine UP to August Q.
Q. What does &C. r." stand for on
Canadian nlailwagons?--J. j,
A. The Canadian legation says that
it stands for "Georgius Rex"
Q. Please give . recipe for glazing
fruit-M. T.
A. Make a strip in the proportion Of
one pound Of sugar to one pint Of water.
Let 1t boil until 1t win harden In water.
Then take it from the fire and dip the
pieces Of fruit in the sirup. Let them
drain ON sieve placed over the platter
until cold. when the sugar will have
crystalli1ed.
@. Were there any fashion plates In
colonial days?-M. n. C..
A. Fashion plates did not appear un-
til the beginning Of the nineteenth cen
fury. The latest fashions were displayed
on jointed dolls sent from France to the
various nations. Some OF those sent 10
England eventually reached America.
@. What Is empiricism7--S. q.
A. Empiricism is the philosophical
view that experience Is the source and
The criterion Of all knowledge, the theory
that all knowledge is derived from mate
rial or data existing in the form Of par
ticular states Of consciousness.