Evening star., 1933-07-19

, @. Who completed the George F.
Baker Memorial which was unfinished
at the time Of Saint Gaudens' death?-
T. F. S.
A. Elsie Herring, pupil and assistant
TO Saint Gaudens, completed the me-
mortal. Mrs. Herring did the entire
work OF the angel figures.
Q. Please give 10-year figures on rye
production.-M. D. w.
A. The 1882 crop Of rye in the United
States totaled 39,855,0O0 bushels. The
10-year average 1923-1932 is 42,658 900
bushels. The visible supply on June "a,
1888, was 10,386 900 bushels During the
last Is years the highest average price
per bushel was s29 for March, 1918;
| the lowest average was 80 cents per
age for the 15-year period was 81 IL per
bushel.
@. From what language does the
word "nadir" come?-R. F. w.
| A. 1t is an Arabic word. s.gn.fying
that point in the heavens directly op-
posite to the zenith. Figuratiyely, the
lowest depths Of degradation.
9, When was the Colosseum in Rene
! built? How large was it?- .. w. l..
| A. 1t was begun by Vespasian on the
site of part of Nero's famor -o,den
| House, and inaugurated by T4t-3 n
AID. 80. 1t consisted originally of
three arcaded stories of stone and an
upper gallery, originally Of wood, which
was rebuilt of stone in the present foIln
sometime in the third century. The
! xplosseum probably seated between 40
90 and 10000 people 1t is elliptical in
| plap. with its long axis 6l5 feet and its
shoft axis $40 feet; its arena, 28l feet
! longrand 1T feet wide. Its total height
/ to tHk top of the third century stone
screenNwall is about $50 feet.
@. Die George Washington believe
/ that a Navy was necessary to protect a
nations commerce?-G. l..
! A. President Washington in hts an
| nual message in December. 1896, said
/ in part: ITO IN active external COM
merce the protAtio of naval force
is indispensab able3he most sincere neu-
! trality is not suKcient guard against
! the depredations oftnations at war. To
secure respect to NEUTRAL flag requires
naval force, organized and ready to
vindicate it from insuN or aggression.
This may even prevent the necessity
of going to war. by discouraging BEL
! ligerent powers from committing such
violations of the rights Of the neutral
party as may, ulst VI 1dsI, lea'e no
! other option"
@. When and where did John L.
| Sullivan dep. J.
| A. He died at Arlington. Mass FEB
ruary 2, 1918.
O. What Is the record for fog dura-
I ton in this country?-M. c.
| A The absolute maximum record Is
! that at Seguin. Me. with 2,734 hours
in 1907. equivalent to about 80 per sent
of the entire year.
@. Why isn't modern stained glass
as lovely as that OF centuries ago?
e. L.
A There has been much dificulty
in reproducing the stained glass Of the
Middle Ages because age melloWs and
improves such glass. The surface be-
comes disintegrated partly, the soft
particles are dissolved away by water
and glass in such a condition refracts
the light in a way that adds greatly
to its effect.
/ @. Which city has the larger popu-
lation. Sydney or Melbourne, Australia?
II. A. r.
A Sydney has more inhabitants 1t
has a population of about 1,101 200,
while Melbourne has about 5000.
@. Is backgammon a comparative
new game?-S. G.
A. On the contrary. the game w
known as early as 5000 BIC.