Evening star., 1933-03-14

blade. In genuine Damascus blades
the designs run through the substance
OF the blade and the watering ON regu-
lar, almost symmetrical figuring Is not
worn on by friction or even grinding.
@. Why was a church which Gen.
Washington attended called Pohick
Church?-W. A.
A. The church was given this name
on account OF its proximity to Pohick
Run. This was probably so named
because OF the many hickory trees
growing there. Pawcohiccora, a food
OF the Algonquin Indians of Virginia,
was made of the pounded nut kernels
and water. The name was transferred
by the whites to the tree bearing the
nuts, and was shortened to pohickery
and finally to hickory.
@. What happened to bills intro
duced In the last session of the Seventy
second Congress but not acted upon?-
R. G. T.
A. They died with the Congress.
@. Do the natives of Africa send
messages with their drums by means OF
code or do they make them talk
by pronouncing syllables?-B. L. r.
| A. The Smithsonian Institution says:
I'm the Eastern Belgian Congo, tribes,
particularly the Batela, have evolved q
system of telegraphy through uSe of a
wooden drum, the system of signals ap-
preaching that Of a code. The drum
vibrations are not articulated as in
human speech; rather the message is
recognized through intensity of volume,
rhythm, kind Of drum used, time of
day, etc. In jungle environment much
information may thus be signaled."
@. Had Confederate veterans ever
marched in body in an inaugural pa
rade before the Hoover inauguration?
*. NJ
A. This was the first occasion of the
kind
Q. Have postal savings deposits in
creased noticeabiy in the last year?
It B.
A. They had more than doubled at
the end of the last fiscal year, when
they amounted to S784,820,623. At the
end of the preceding fiscal year they
amounted to s347,4l6,870.
O. Which signer of the Constitution
had wooden leg?-J. H.
A. According to Rose Gouverneur
Hoes, Couveneur Morris lost one of his
legs in an accident.
". WllaI ItuSoidIl city ildS UccH Ic-
named for Maxim Gorky?-M. R.
| A. The city of Nizhni Novgorod. on
the Vclga River (the name in Russian
means lower new city,, has been recent
| ly changed by the Soviet government
to Gorky in honor of the Russian au-
thor, Maxim Gorky, who was born
there. The official name is simply
Gorky, but the city is sometimes spoken
of as Gorod Gorky in order to distinguish
it from the vill2ge of Gorky near
Moskva moscow, the capital city. The
word "gorod" means city. but is some-
| times spelled grad" as in Leningrad,
the new name of ST. Petersburg.
| @. What country is second to Africa
In gold production?- r C..
! A. In 1882 Canada was second, with
100000 fine ounces Of gold.
G. Where is the Shwe Dagon pa
| CODA Wv. r. r.
| A. 1t is in Burma. 1t is 368 feet in
| height and stands on an eminence 16S
| feet above the level of the city. The
building is covered with gold from base
| to summit, which is renewed once every
| generation by public subscription. The
| pagcda is solid stupa of brick in the
| form of cone, raised over a relic
chamber. and the place of worship Is
! the surrounding platform with perrin
eter Of nearly l,t00 feet.
| @. In how many States were there
| lynchirgs last year?-B. n.
| A. In cnly eight. Two Of the victims
were white end six were colcred.