Evening star., 1932-02-13

tached to the preservation of triba'
and sectional genealogies. The size al
q tribe or section may fiuctuate from
time to time with the popularity and
strength OF its leader: a strong and
Just man will attract to his unit fami-
lies or groups of families from other
tribes. and these in time may give ris.
to sections or lose their identity in tina
Of their adopted unit.
O. What Is the instrument called
which tests the SenSitiveneSs Of the
skin to heat and cold?-C. w.B.
A. II is called q kinesimeter.
Q. Which race predominates in nun
eerS, the white or yellow?--G. A.
A. According to recent estimates th~
Caucasian or white race numbers ap-
proximately 725.0O0,0O0 and the Mon
golian or yellow race $4,000. 900.
Q. When was oil developed in Okla
homa?-G. w B.
A. Wild cat wells were drilled for oil
In remote sections Of Kansas Indiar
territory tnow Oklahoma). Texas an
Canfornia as early as the laSOS but it
was really not until the beginning q
the twentieth century that the winning
ol OH on commercial scale extendeI
INTO these sections. The Bartlesvllls
ana Glenn pools, In Oklahoma. dlscoy-
ereo IN 1905. really gave the midcon
tinental district its start in the pc
troletsn industry.
g. Is Hans Kinder an American
citizen?-N. B.
A. The Bulletin of the Americanizs
ton School Association saws that Ham
Kinder was naturalized about 10 year
ago. This famous cellist conductor
ana composer was born in Holland AND
received his musical education In the
Conservatory of Rotterdam.
Q. Were the republics OF Contra
america ever united in one govern
ment?-P. C.
A. In 1923 the five Central American
states were united into a national fed
Grafton which subsequently adopted n
constitution modelled after that of the
United States The federation was mar.
TALLY ended BY 1888. practically dis
solved in 1899. and completely dissolved
by 1S47.
O. Who invented the Stamp.sellinV
machines?-D. T.
A.. Joseph j. Schermack invented the
machine for dispensing postage stanns
automatically, Mr.. Schermack has per
lected number Of automatic vending
machines.
G. Why are plumbers so caredP-
w. A. H.
A. The word plumbing is derived
from the Latin plumbum. meaning
lead, since the early plumbers worked
IN lead, providing pipe systems for
water supply and applying sheet lead
LOT ROOF coverings, also setting window
glass. The word appears in the Eng
lish language in the fifteenth century.
O. What is the insignia that denotes
w. V. w.
A. The insignia is round, with a
ffve-pointed star and a, red circle in
side the star. The specifications state
that the inner circle shall be red and
that portion Of the star not covered
by the inner circle shall be white. and
that the portion of the circumscribed
circle not covered by either the star or
the inner circle shall be blue.
@. When the Pennell collection OF
WhiStleriana was first exhibited at the
Library OF Congress was IL as we'll re-
ceived as was the London exhibition
S. d.
A. Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell. who
gave the collection TO the Library. have
written: when the Whistler Ne
mortal Exhibition was held in L-n'~n
It was visited by thousands daily. Tho
King and Queen asked to come II vas
opened by Ambassadors and sup0o~t cd
by the press. Here Tin Washin~-"1l
in the first weeks not a thousand pco-
pie visited the exhibition. But one
Ambassador has come neer it-netral-
ly, NJ Jusserand, the French Ambqs-
sador; but one Minister, M. Peter, the
Swiss Minister"