Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

ously. variously and harmlessly active
volcanoes on earth. Eruptions are well
coined by the Hawaiians, since visitors
from many places are attracted 70 the
spectacular outburstS It Il said that
these are probably the only volcanoes
that can be visited with reasonable
safety.
c. OF what country Is the sweetpea
a native ?---J. N.
A The sweetpea is a native OF the
Island of Sicily. and was inst men
toned IN 1895 by an Italian monk, who
sent seeds to England and Holland. The
seeds Of sweetpeas became an article Of
commerce as early as l724.
c. What former member OF Congress
was nicknamed old Bullion"2-E. D. c.
A Thomas H. Benton.
c. How old was Florence Crittenton.
for whom the homes are named, when
she died?-E. @. c.
A. She was years old. Her father.
Charles Nelson Crittenton. after her
death in 1882 devoted hts time and
wealth to the establishment Of Florence
Crittenton homes for homeless and I'M
fortunate girls and their infant chill
dren. In 1895 the National Florence
Crtttenton Mission was incorporated 10
carry on this work.
Q. Please tell Of the origin Of lock
making-F. ]. K.
A. The history Of the locksmith's art
IS probably as old as civilization, and
references to It are found in the early
literature OF every nation. Wood was
undoubtedly the hrst material used in
the construction Of locks. but the Egyp-
tians at an early date employed brass
and iron. The Hebrews and Greeks
used crooked keys with ivory or wooden
handles. The similarity OF primitive
locks made access to the house easy and
led to the improvement of methods, re-
sClting in the So-called Lacedaemonian
lock. Among the ancient nations lock-
making MADE little progress in advance
Of what had been done by the Egyp-
tians. Even the Romans used very SIM
pie locks. The tumbler lock was prob
ably first invented and used by the
Chinese.
@. How many times was the Liberty
Bell rung before it cracked?---S. e. q.
A. The Liberty Bell. which was
brought to America in 1852, cracked at
the first ringing after its arrival. It
was then recast, and cracked again on
July 8, 1885, while being tolled In mem
DRY of Chief Justice Marshall
q. In playing polo Is the ball hit
with the side Of the mallet or with the
head?--H. B.
A. It is always struck with the side
of the mallet
@. How did the earth look to the
scientists who assembled above the at
mosphere?-E. S.
A. The following is quotation from
Prof. Piccard's story Of his trip to the
shakespeare: AT an altitude of 10000
meters the earth Is marvellous sight.
Yet it is terrifying. too. AS we rose, the
earth seemed at times like q huge disk.
with an upturned edge, rather than the
globe that it Is. The BLUSH mist Of the
atmosphere grew red-tinged and the
earth seemed to go into q copper-col-
ored cloud, and then all but disap-
peared in haze"
@. How long Is the train ride over the
Great Salt Lake?-N. b.
A. This famous "cut-od" on tha
Southern Pacific is nearly lo3 miles
long.
@. What Is the name Of the old es-
tate on Georgia avenue across from
Holy Comforter Episcopal Chapel?-E.
V. F.
A. This is Emery Place. once the
country home Of Matthew Gault Emery
last mayor Of Washington, It waR ar
CURED by william Van Zandt Cor
nephew OF Sunset Cox