Evening star., 1932-07-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 4
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

bodily as one block with is founda-
ton. In 1928 The brick buildings crln-
bled almost Immediately; wooden houses
withstood the shock fairly well, but
many were destroyed by fre. The mod
ern steel-brick buildings offered ecod
resistance to both earthquake and FIRE.
and nearly half Of those in Toxic es-
capped unharmed.
@. How were the South African
diamond fields diScovered?-E. c.
A. The South African diamond fields
were discovered near Kimberley in 1856
when q child picked up q stone weigh
ing ciN carats. which was sold in the
rough for $500. In 1868, a Hottentot
Negro found q diamond Of S3is carats.
He sold 1t for $4,000 to q dealer who
got $56,000 for It, The stone has been
valued since at $125,o 900 and is the
famous Star Of South Africa.
@. What is the steamship time rec
ord between New York and Rio de
A. The Munson Steamship Line
says that its steamship American
Legion has covered the distance in 10
days AZ hours and so minutes between
New York and Rio de Janeiro. It has
no knowledge of this having been bet
tered by any other ship.
@. What Is the origin of the pip
pin?-M. r.
A. This name was given to a certain
class Of apples probably because the
trees were raised from the pips or
seeds. They seem to have been intro
duced into Great Britain from France,
and were little known there until about
the end Of the sixteenth century. l.
the time Of Shakespeare pippins were
: delicacies for the dessert. Sir Hugh
Evans in THE Merry Wives Of Wind
sor" says: IT will make an end Of M
dinner-there's pippins and cheese to
come" The ribston, golden, Newton
and the small Scotch oslin or Arbroath
pippin are favorite sorts.
@. What does lis pendens mes4 ~
regard to real estate?-H. S.
A. According to Blacks Law Eg/
tionary 1t is as follows: "A suit pend.
ing; that legal process, in q suit re-
garding land, which amounts to legal
notice to all the world that there Is
dispute as TO the title. In equity
! the fling Of the bill and serving q sub
poena creates q lis pendens. except
where statutes require some record"
&s Ii WlAuAul x1ChISb -
Harvard man?-G. A. NJ.
! A. He was a student at Harvard
from 1882 to 1885.
@. What are cosmic rays?-J. H. z.
A. The cosmic rays, according to
DR.. Millikan, are rays of extremely high
frequency and penetrating power pro-
duced probably beyond the earth's
atmosphere or nearly beyond 1t by
transmutations at atoms continually
taking place through interstellar space.
These rays lombard the earth from all
directions.
@. Do more girls marry when 40 to
| 25 years old or between the ages Of IS
and 30?-C. NJ. P.
A. More marry between the ages Of
| 40 and rs.
9. How large q ranch is Kings
Ranch?-J. r. B.
A. The largest singly owned ranch
In the United States Is the Kings
Ranch, at Kingsville, Tex, which COM
| prises 100000 acres of land. This
| ranch borders the Gulf of Mexico for
, 100 miles and more than 100000 calves
are branded on 1t each season. Kings
| Vile Is a town of about 5000 people
| and Is the center Of this vast estate,
which Is largely supported by the in
dustries of the ranch.
@. What per cent of water Is there
| in cows milk?-R. M
| A. Cows milk is Is per cent solids
! and ~ per cent water.