Evening star., 1933-01-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY.FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Denmark, Finland, France. Neither
lands, Norway, Spain. Switzerland.
@. How early was the word mort
gage" used in connection With money
borrowed on land?-J. w. w.
A. 1t was used as early az 1850 90
evidenced by the following: He hath
not solde his lande out right, but he
hath mortgaged it for more than 1t Is
worthe."
@. In what part OF Pennsylvania Is
the so-called mushroom kingdom?-R.
S. T.
Kennett Square and West Chester.
@. How did the Palmer Stadium at
Princeton University get its name?---
S, P.
A. 1t is a memorial to the father Of
Edgar Palmer, class Of 1908, who do
mated it.
@. When was the first law passed in
this country that affected immigration?
e. NJ. w.
A. Until 1919 no law was passed In
Congress which affected the immigrant.
An act then adopted, though applying
to all passengers, was in reality law
regulating immigration, because then
nearly all passengers were immigrants.
For several years a large percentage OF
all persons Starting for the United
States had been dying en- route, owing
| to lack of provisions and because OF
overcrowding on shipboard. The pur-
pose OF this law was to overcome
these evils. 1t provided that only two
passengers could be taken on board
vessels coming or going from ports OF
the United States for every five tons OF
such vessel, and that sufficient supply
of water and provisions must be carried
for the use Of the passengers and the
crew.
@. Who held the first New Year re-
! ception in the White House?-M. A. @.
/ A. The first reception was held in
| the White House by John Adams, al
| though New Year levees had been held
| by both Presidents Washington and
Adams previously. The first reception
was held on the second floor Of the un-
finished White House in the oval room.
The mansion was entered at the south
door.
@. How much does 1t cost to op-
crate an electric clock?-F. J. u.
A The Bureau of Standards says
that the cost of operating an electric
clock varies with the type. One COM
pany estimates q cost OF 80 cents o
year.
Q. Please tell how type is meas
ured.-N. A. L.
A. Type is measured by the number
of points in the height of the face
| thereof. A point is approximately one
seventy-second Of an inch 1actuauy
| .O13837 inch). There are 996 points
in Is centimeters. Nonpareil type, the
size generally used by newspapers, Is
q six-point type and therefore sets IL
| lines to an inch, measuring up and
| down the column. Twenty-four lines or
'nonpareil type make what is commonly
called O stick. There are usually 10
sticks OF type in q newspaper column.
@. Do automobiles burn their head
lights while going through the Detroit
windsor Tunnel? How often is the
air changed in the tunnel?-F. b D.
A. The illumination Is so perfect that
no lights are needed on automobiles.
The air is kept purified by 40 complete
changes of air inside the entire passage
every so minutes. If at any time too
much carbon dioxide is present in the
air bell automatically rings.
@. Have other countries made
treaties with the present Russian gov
| ernment?-F. A. l..
A. Treaties have been formulated
between Russia and practically all Of
the civilized countries of the world ex-
! cept the United States.