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that the temperature is obtained with
a thermocouple, optical pyrometer or
some other instrument for measuring
high temperatures.
Q. Who was the first English poet2
C. r. r.
A. Caedmon was the first Anglo
believed to have been a swineherd to
the monks Of Whitby. He had given
no evidence Of poetical talent until he
had vision in which he was COM
manded TO sing. He Immediately COM
posed poem in praise of the Creator
and later wrote other devotional poems.
Q. What are the first examples OF
Byzantine architecture?-G. R. M.
A. The Church of Hagia Sophia In
Constantinople and st. Marks in Venice
are the most magnificent and have the
greatest artistic merit.
O. Please give short history of the
oil burner.-A. j. G.
A. Oil has been used for fuel and
for heating from very early period,
but the mechanical development of the
oil burner dates from the middle of the
nineteenth century; its widespread use
in the United States from about the
tracted TO the possibility Of oil burning
with very considerable increase in the
oil production of California and Texas
about 1900. Small burners were soon
produced and larger ones for power
and heat. The first attempts at COM
mercial oil burning were crude. They
we're followed by natural draught va
porting burners, and later develop
ment was the mechanical-dr au-
tomato burner, the foundation Of the
modern domestic officiating industry.
@. Did the author Of East Lynne"
write other books?-A. K. c.
A. Ellen Price Wood contributed to
magazines, published a dozen or more
books and was the editor and pro-
prietor of the Argosy, an English pub
LEGATION.
@. What is the date of death Of Col.
Lindbergh's father?-R. J.
A. Charles A. Lindbergh. ST, died on
May rs, 1924, at Little Falls, MINI.
@. Is there a noted Benedict Arnold
in American history other than the
one known as the traitor?-W. w. K. .
A. Benedict Arnold was the first
Governor of Rhode Island under the
royal charter in 1868. more than 100
years before the treason of the
Revolutionary War general Of the same
name The earlier Benedict Arnold
was three times Governor Of Rhode
Island and twice President Of the col
onies Of Portsmouth and Newport be-
fore the State was integrated. He was
celebrated as the best linguist in the
Indian tongues Of his time.
@ What is the origin of the Irish
people of today?-C. R. S.
A. In the population Of Ireland,
three major types are usually recog-
nized. The most primitive Is the
short. black-haired type, sometimes
called Flrbolg. variously defined by an
thropologists as non-Aryan or as her
ian or a branch of the Mediterranean
race TIE conquerors of these peoples
we're a tall and blond race known as
Tuatha de Danann, who were either
Scandinavian or Celtic-speaking peo-
piles. They were followed by the Gaelic
invasion. probably within historic times.
This Celtic-speaking race is identified
with the predominant type Of Irish Of
the present day.
@ What are some of the other pro-
LESSONS of members represented IN
Congress besides that of law?-G j
A In the Senate there are
farmers, live stock men and bank
ers. There are SO farmer members OF
the House, % bankers. Is editors and
publishers. 6 contractors and builders,
II insurance and real estate. three
coal operators and 81 members of bust
ness firms.