Evening star., 1932-11-21

@. Why did the great composer Han.
del turn from opera to oratoriof
R. r. K.
A, Minute Sketches of Great Com
posers'' says: up TO his 50th year
Handel wrote opera endlessly. and so
Ehrewdly calculated commercial gain
and popular favor that wealth and
fame were his for the asking, although
only the Largo and one or two arias
survive on today's programs. 1t was
his failure as opera director in London
which drove him to write oratorioS. In
13 years he produced l9-'Israel in
Egypt 'Heraklec.' The Messiah and
Saul (including the famous Dead
march, being the hest known" Music
authorities say thcs England has al
ways been oratorio- minded rather than
opera minded.
Q, Why was p,ow steel so calledP
L. N.
n. In the earlier days of the wire
rcpo Industry the h-gh2st grade of
lope was made primarily for use on
tscem plaws and was therefore called
plow steel.
O. How cid was Lady Godiva when
3i,c rode through the streets of Coven-
try unclad?-B. @.
A. Her age at the time Of the ex-
rloit is rot known, but she lived to
be only 40 years Of age. She probably
was between ~ and 40.
@. How far can you ride in one ele-
vator in the Empire State Building2
M. r.
A. 1t Is possible to ride for 30 floors
in one elevator in the Empire State
Building, which Is 102 stories and 1,248
feet high above the street. The ex-
press elevator travels from the first to
the eightieth floor in less than one
minute. There are smaller tower ele-
vators from the eightieth to the eighty
sixth floor, where the observatory roof
Is located, and a mast elevator from
the eighty-sixth to the one hundred
and second floor.
@. Who were Nellie and George
Washington Parke Gusts? How were
they related to Mrs. George Washing
ton?-K. l..
A. They were her grandchildren
Their father, John Parke Custis, died,
leaving four small children. Two of
them, Eleanor, known as Nellie, and
George Washington Parke, were adopt
ed by George Washington. Nellie is
often confused with Martha, daughter
of Mrs. Washington, who died in her
gir1hood. In the family she was known
as Patty.
@. At what speed are tennis balls
served?-N. c. Z.
A. A Y. NJ. G. A. bulletin published
at Saloniki, Greece. says: In the late
Davis Cup matches (l932) an ener-
getic German scientist estimated that
the service balls delivered by such net
stars as Austin (England) and Prem
Germany travelled at the rate Of about
68.5 miles per hour, the slower balls
resulting from base line rallies travel
ing at about 81 miles per hour. It was
reckoned that the 1000 shots executed
during a match between the above
players travelled q distance Of about
28l2 miles"
@. What is fish paper?-M. A. NJ
A. 1t is term applied to cherni-
cally treated board used as a non-con-
ductor of electricity as insulation in
building dynamos and motors.
@. What is marimba music2-J. E. s.
A. 1t is music produced by Latin
American musical instrument which il
similar to a xylophone, called the ma
rimba.
@. Who are the present Governors OF
Alaska, Hawaii, Philippine Islands and
Puerto Rico?-J. @.
A. Alaska, @. A. Parks; Hawaii,
Lawrence NJ. Judd; Philippine Islands,
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.; Puerto Rico,
James r. Beverley.
@. What should be done to strengthen
an old oil painting?-B. c.
A. A new piece Of unprimed canvas
should be glued to the back 20
strengthen the canvas Of an old paint
ing.