Evening star., 1932-05-11

@. What States lead in production
OF maple sugar?-M. E. c.
A. Vermont leads, with New York
second.
@. When was daylight-saving time
used throughout the United states?-
A. Daylight-saving time was opera
tive throughout the entire United
States in 1918 and 1919 by congress
sional enactment. Subsequently it has
been adopted as a Statewide measure
by State legislation in a few States,
but mostly by local ordinance Ia the
various cities.
@. What kind of garden was Geth-
Semane?-M. r.
A. 1t was an olive garden or orchard.
situated east of Jerusalem on the road
leading frcm the Brook Kedron to the
Mount Of Olives.
@. Please describe the statue COM
memorating peace between Argentina
and Chile.-H. w.
A. The Christ of the Andes is a
colossal statue on the Andean border
between Chile and Argentina. The
base of the statue is of granite and on
this a granite sphere weighing IA tons
en- which the outlines of the world
are sketched. The figure of Christ is
Of bronze, 26 feet high. resting on q
granite column % feet high The
cross supported in the left hand is
feet. The work of building the statue
was intrusted to a young Argentine
sculptor, Mateo Alcnso, and the statue
was cast at the arsenal of Buenos Aires
from an old cannon taken from the
ancient fortress outside Of the city. II
was dedicated on March 13, 1904.
@. I understand that the Chinese re-
gard a certain type Of birds nest as
P delicacy. What appearance does this
have?-O. j.
A. You probably refer to the nest Of
the selsngane or of related species of
swift or swiftlet of the MALAY Archi-
pelago. 1t has the shape and size Of
half q teacup, is attached to the rock
in the interior of a cave. and has the
appearance of fibrous gelatin or ISM
glass. 1t is composed of mucilagi-
nous substance secreted by special
glands, and is not. as was formerly
thought, made from a glutinous sea-
weed
@. Do the races at Pimlico start on
favl ght-saving or standard timer
c. V.
A. They start at 2 o'clock on stand
ard time.
@. Isn't 1879 a little early for the
date Of the Bradley Martin ball at the
Waldor-Astoria?- E
A. The date should have been 1897.
1t was held on February 10.
O. Why are units of the Typographical
Union called chapels?-K. r. M
A. In England the word chapel was
applied to a printing office, also to a
meeting or association Of journeymen
of printing Office for promoting and
enforcing order among themselves and
for settling disputes. These meetings
were presided over by a father of the
chapel" The term is said to have orig
mated in the fact that printing was first
carried on in England by Caxton in q
chapel attached to or near Westminster
Abbey. It was customary at that time
to do the work Of printing in chapels
attached to abbeys. R Holme In 1888.
says: Every printing house is termed
a Chapel"
@. What are the Romance Ian
| guages-C. ON.
! A. The languages derived from the
Latin are the Romance languages,
guese, French, ProvencaL Rumanian,
Romansch and Ladin.
@. Did Thomas Edison actually make
light bulb or did he Just design
one?-C. M.
A. He actually made his first electric
light bulb. Some biographies state that
more than 1000 experiments we're nee
essary to complete it satisfactorily.