Evening star., 1932-02-29

or embroidery on q web Of white cam
vas 214 feet long and 20 inches wide,
depicting in a panorama the invasion
and conquest of England by William
The Conqueror. 1t is said to have been
worked largely by Matilda, wife of the
for the cathedral in that town In Nor
mandy, France.
@ Is the radium used in the treat
ment of cancer and that used in the
making of watch dials the same?-H. G.
A. Radium used in the treatment
OF cancer is the same element that is
employed In making luminous mate
rialS.
@. Please give some information
about the life and works of the COM
poser, Eric Satie.-J. F. NJ
Eric Satie, French composer, was
born at Honf1eur, May II, 1856. He
studied at the Paris Conservatory of
Music for some years and had a pas
sion Tor Gregortan music and was most
radical in his compositions Les Sara
bandes" Q88D, LES Gymnopedies"
(l889) introduced the harmonic style
which definitely took its legitimate rank
in music in the mystery pieces of De-
busy. Satie has remained poor and
obscure all his life.
Q. How often does mail go to Ice
land?-T. B.
A. The Post Office Department saws
that mail to Iceland goes from New
York to England about three times q
week and takes from six to eight days.
Mail Is then sent to Edinburgh, Scot
land, and then to Reykjavik three or
four times a month and takes four
days.
D. T +. L. M"en were rings hrs' worm
A. The earliest existing rings are
those found in the tombs of ancient
Egypt. The finest examples date from
about the 18th to the 20th dynasty.
G. What is the best method of tax
ing care of a new pair of skier.
V. w.
A. Various commercial mixtures OF
wax and tar are used on skis. Oil or
varnish is never applied to the skis be-
lore waxing. The wax Is applied by
hand and the friction caused by hard
rubbing evenly spreads the composition
and forces it somewhat into the grain
of the wood. The wax mixture can be
secured from any sporting goods store.
@. How many lives were lost when
the battleShip Maine was blown up?
H. H.
A. 1t was blown UP in Havana Har-
Dor February Is, 1898, with loss Of
266 lives.
@. Can Chinese understand the
writing of the Japanese?-C. H.
A. The japanese language is very
different from the Chinese, although
the two may be considered distantly
relate j. Japanese looks similar to Chi
nese in Western eyes because the Japa-
nese system of writing was derived from
that used by the Chinese, Just as the
Japanese art was taken from the Chi
nese art. In this way a Chinaman
would be able to tell what sounds were
expressed by japanese characters in a
good many cases, but would not be able
to tell what they meant This is exact
ly the same situation which exists
among Western Europeans. An Eng
EShman can tell what letters are used
in Polish and he might even make an
attempt at pronouncing the words, but
he could not tell what they meant
without learning the language.
placed?-A. B. w.
Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, at
Pompeii, Italy, the last church in
which CaruSo worshiped. It is the
largest in the world and cost $3,70o.
@. What metal has the greatest heat
capacity per unit volume?-F. NJ.
A. In this respect cast iron Is the
highest Of any common metal. Most
metals are roughly the same.