Evening star., 1932-10-12
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BY FREDERIC J. HASRIN,

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@. In settlement of a little dispute,
can you explain to me just how reverse
action in movies Is produced? What I
have reference to is the bringing of
diver out of the water and back on the
diving board.-H E.
A. The usual way Of making reverse
action in motion pictures is to turn the
camera bottom side up and run the film
through in the regular way. When the
printed positive from this film is pro-
jected in the normal way it will, of
course, be reversed, and all the action
will be moving in the opposite direction.
This same effect may be obtained by
running the film through the camera
mot invertedD from the take-up maga-
zine backward to the heat magazine.
All cameras, however, are not equipped
with take-up on the upper magazine,
and the first method has to be re-
sorted to.
@. Why does the weight of paper
money vary?-A. G.
A. The weight varies as much as
per cent, due to several factors. The
blank paper varies slightly in thickness
and weight. Notes printed from new
plates contain more ink than notes
printed from worn plates. The mois-
ture content also varies, according to
atmosphere.
O. On what subjects of labor legis-
lation or policy on which one Of the
leading political parties has written a
plank is the opposing party silent?-
G. E.
A. The Republican platform is silent
on the following subjects treated by the
Democrats: Antitrust law enforce
ment, unemployment, Volstead act and
old-age pensions The Democratic plat
form is silent on the following subjects
treated Dy LIe RepuDuCdQS. heCOSnl-
ton of labors rights, free speech. en-
ployment service. immigration, Puerto
Rico, accident compensation, continu-
ance of Department of Labor, home
owning and home building.
@. When was the first schooner built
in this country?-O NICK.
A. 1t was built by Andrew Robinson
of Gloucester, Mass, in 17l3.
@. Who started the first subscrip-
ton library in this country?-H. D.
A About 1880 Franklin suggested
that the members of the Junto Club
club" their books into a common Ii
brary. This was done. After about a
year the members took back their books.
And now writes Franklin, L set on
foot my first project OF public nature
that for a subscription library. Later"
he ADDS. this was the mother of all
the North American subscription Ii
braries, now SO numerous"
@. What buildings in New York City
have decorations by Blashfield?-J. w.
A. The Lawyers Club, New York
City; the Astoria ball room. the great
hall of the College of the City of New
York and the High Appellate Court o.
New York have been decorated by Ed
win Blashfield.