Evening star., 1932-11-01

was organized under the provisions OF
an act passed by the Colonial Assembly
in 1888 The original building existed
from 1696-1697. The present building
dates from l339
@. How long do toads and frogs
liye?-R. NJ.
A. Toads and frogs may live Tor q
number of years If they manage TO eS-
cape their natural enemies and remain
in suitable environment. There IS a
we'll authenticated case of toad which
lived for So years and was accidentally
killed. The common frog sometimes re-
quires from four TO five years TO ma
ture in the North, and barring accl-
dents which are usual in natural
state would probably live at least 10 or
IL years.
@. How long had the Iroquois The
ater. in Chicago. been open TO the
public before the disastrous flre oc-
curred?-H. L.
A. The theater was opened on No
vember %. 1903 1t was one OF the
finest in the country at that time. Ihe
fire occurred December 80 of the same
year.
@. What are the largest towns in
Alaska &C. NJ.
"A. In order Of their size, they are
Juneau. Ketchikan, Anchorage, Fair
banks, Petersburgtown, Nome and SltKa.
@. Were horses here before this coun-
| try was inhabited?-N. H.
4 A. The horse was not native TO the
Western Hemisphere in historic times,
although a pre-equine mammal did oc-
cur here several million years ago. Ine
! wild horses On the Western plains OF
+ this continent today are descended from
4 the horses brought to America by Cor
tez and other Spanish conquistadores.
@ What are photographs and petro-
glyphs?-H. S. ..-..-..
or figures painted upon some surface,
while petroglyphs are symbols carved IN
or on some surface.
@. How many bushels of corn does
it take TO give as much heat as ton
of coal?-J. B.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
shelled corn has a heating value OF ap-
proximately 5000 B. T. US per pound
as compared with 1900 B. T. US in
pound Of coal. At this rate 1t would
take between so and 65 bushels OF
corn 10 equal one ton OF coal
O. Is it true that Lord Roberts pre-
dicted the World War?-A. D.
A. On his 8lst birthday September
80, 1918, Lord Roberts. in a message TO
the nation, said: Fellow Citizens and
Fellow Britshers: Arm yourSelves-arm
and prepare to quit yourselves ike men,
for the day Of your ordeal is at hand"
G. What does the name Walla Walla
meano-N T
A. II means rushing water.
O. Are tapestries made with shut
tie or bobbin Wv. B.
A. Tapestries are made by inter-
weaving variouSly colored Woof threads
with undyed warp threads, after the
warp threads have been stretched on
loom, either vertically or horizontally.
! This Intervening is done with an I'M
plement called a broche in French,
which is neither shuttle nor bobbin,
but partakes Of the character Of both
and for which there is no equivalent
. word in English The picture repre-
, sented is developed upon the warp by
. the different colors of the woof threads
. Needles are never used in weaving tap
estries. In the process Of weaving the
woof becomes practically an integral
: part Of the completed structure.
G. Is endiye a cross between two
other plants or is it a vegetable in a
class Of its own?-G. D.
A. 1t is a distinct species Of yege-
table, not obtained by crossing with any
! other plant. Ii IS q herb Of the chicory
family and is known botanically as
Cichori1ln1 endiyia