Evening star., 1932-12-26

bers, especially In the two islands q
Fayal and Sac Miguel.
@. How many rodeos are held In thu
United States each year?-B. r.
A. There are over 400. counting
cities, towns, and ranches. At least
100000 people attend during the year,
Among the best known ones are From.
tier Days In Cheyenne, Wyo.; the
Roundup in Pendleton, Greg, and
Frontier Days in Prescott, Ariz.
G. How should one bring business
letter to the attention of certain per-
sons. N.
A. Write Attention Of Mr. -" on
the same line as the Salutation or be-
meath it to the right.
@. Do the bishops Of the Church Of
England sit in the House of Lords?-|
v. T.
A. Twenty-four Of the 40 bishops are
entitled to seats. 1t was enacted by the
Bishoprics Act of 1873 that only the
two archbishops and the bishops of
London, Winchester and Durham
should always sit in the House of Lords.
The other seats are filled up, as val
cancy occurs, according to seniority OF
conservation. There are, accordingly, 16
bishops who are awaiting admission.
O. What is the invention traceable
to a lamp swinging in cathedral?-|
A. P. N.
A In 1881, while watching a lamp
swinging in the Cathedral of Pisa,
Calico conceived the idea which led
him to the discovery of the isochronism
Of the pendulum.
Q. What are labor colonies?-G. T.
A. These are agricultural commune
ties common in Europe but almost un-
known in the United States. They are
maintained for the purpose Of giving
employment and training to individuals
who, because of misfortune or ineffici.
ency, have difficulty in earning living.
The Oldest Of these colonies are the
four in Holland, which have a member
ship Of 1000 and we're established
about rs years ago.
@ Where can one hear a pure CO.
lonial dialect spoken in the United
States? 1 wish to reproduce 1t in q
novel;. Y. M.
A. In the back" districts Of North
Carolina an almost pure dialect Of ou3
Colonial period is spoken.
@. Is advertising space In magazines
sold by the agate line the same as IN
newspapers?-O. F.
A. Most advertising space in maga-
zines is sold by the page, half page,
or quarter page. and a line rate for less
than quarter page.
@. When was the first factory for
manufacturing patent leather estao-
lished in the United States?-D. G.
A 1t was established in 1918 by Seth
Eoyden.
@ When the battleship Maine was
raised what was discovered concerning
/ the cause of its sinking?-J. NJ.
1 A. When the wreck of the battleship
Maine was raised it was found that a
bottom plate was incurved proving that
( the vessel had been blown up by an
outside explosion, probably by charge
of low explosive coming in contact with
/ the outside of The hull Immediately
above this plate was the 6-inch maga-
zine containing black powder used for
saluting purposes. The heat of the in
rushing gases ignited this powder which,
/ in turn, set of practically the whole OF
the forward magazines. Survivors had
stated that two explosions occurred
within fraction of a second of each
other.
@. What does chiffon mean?-B. N.
A. The term chiffon has different
meanings in different countries. In
France it means rag; in Rumanla, a
bleached cotton shirting; in Germany
and Austria i stout. fine, plain-woven
linen fabric with a smooth finish: In the
United States, a delicate, gauzelike silk
tissue.