Evening star., 1933-07-22

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q. y thsrs my anthsnt,cassd case
o. reccrd where, in 3 fair deal. each
q the four players receives thirteen
cards Cf . sutf-L l.
a. Bridge HeadquAlters, Inc. says:
IhegU have bean Cases On record With
alleged authenticity, but. Ike Al these
repoets, there r always q nieger "a
the woodpile.s. The situation comes a
close to being . sheer impo0ibility q
enytainf in this world. unless the cards
= q. What 4 the ofacial name far the
Drttish dole3-R. W. Il.
Il Unemployment insurance.
@. VINO holds the record for leading
the most yeaxs IN the major leoGueS
1n stolen bassf-N. q.
A. Max q. Carey. Pittsburgh Ma
tio0al League, With ten-1olt-i6.16-17.
le-3o.32-23-34-2S, and ~ Cobb of the
Detrult American League, With dx-
lo01-0o-ll-16-i6-i7. 'f
q. Did BENJAMIN Franklin foee.se
the DEVELOPMENT Of nviatin?-W. W
A. He witnessed the flights Of the
Montgol0er heated-eir balloons Ia
France, and Casanova quotes him a
saying that he believed the science Of
human hight In its infancy. y
Q. How was basic horsepower de-
cided upon?-H. +.
A. Prof. H. w. Riley gives the fol-
lowing account: James Watt, In
about TITS, desired to sell his newly
invented steam engine to English mine
owners to pump water out Of their
mines. but he had difnculty in explain
ing what his engine could do. Horses
were used to Lift water from the mines
ana It was . general practice to draw
the water to the surface in BUCKET
that weighed $50 pounds when fun.
the horses walked about two and one
half miles an hour. or ct the rate of
220 feet . minute. Mr.. watt null
ttplied together the weight lifted and
the number Of feet Il was lifted in q
minute and found that $50 pounds null
uphed By 220 gave . product af 5000.
from his knowledge Of physics, Mr.
Watt knew that the result should be
called foot-pounds Of work done In q
minute. He set up this figure, Of $4,000
foot t-pounds Of work done In q minute
as the standard for . horsepower. It
has remained standard ever since"
9. q the famous Edelweias Of switx-
erland beautiful nower?-D. W.
A It b famous, not for is beauty
but because Of its scarcity and the
dtmculty Of obtaining It In tts ele-
vated haunts. It is readily cultivated
In gardens In America and Europe.
@. When were detectives flxst en-
ployed?-K. c.
A. The hctors Of ancient Rome were
probably the civilized worlds flrst de-
tecttves. They were olacial aides to
the magistrates.
Q. Were any Of Lord Tennyson's
brothers poets2-G. N -e
A. Alfred was the third Of seven
sons His two elder brothers, Fred.
erick and Charles, became notable as
poets.
Q: Why was the Eif1el Tower built
A. It was completed in 1889 to serve
as one Of the notable features of the
exposition which was held In Paris in
that year. The view from the top of
this tower extends to q distance of
about IS miles.