Evening star., 1933-11-08

that the taproot Of red clover rarely
exceeds feet IN length. since It usually
strikes the ground water level at about
that depth. Six feet Is an unusual
length and would have to be the root Of
a very healthy and vigorous plant in
Well drained soil. The taproot OF red
clover Is generally not more than twice
the height Of the top, which Is usually
2 feet.
Q. What Is meant by a captive mine?
l-E. S.
A. 1t Is a mine owned and operated
by a big steel or other Industrial con-
eern which does not sell the OUTPUT on
ihe open market.
q. What kind Of a decoration Is the
| Golden Rose?-O. H. w
| A. 1t is a decoration bestowed by
| Fopes Of the Roman Catholic Church on
| Celebrated persons, dignitarAes, churches
ard sanctuaries which have evidenced
| loyalty to the Holy See, almost from the
| miadle Of the thirteenth century. The
rose is Of wrought gold and is OF single
form. The latest model is described as
a thuny branch. The rose itself is stud
ded With jewels. usually sapphires. 1t
| is pegfumed, anointed with incense. and
| 4<tAA Va t4AC A4ArA1 d4btl LAAC AULiNkl Eull~
| day II Lent, where it remains during
high mss, after which it is bestowed by
the Pole, accompanied by letter de-
scribtng the service or loyalty 1t COM
memorates.
Q. Where are the Society IslandsP-
| L. B.
A. They are a group Of high volcanic
Islands In the second Of the Eastern
Polyneslan Chains in the South Pacific.
They are located between Is degrees and
| 16 degrees south latitude and lab de-
| greeS and 155 degrees west longitude,
with q total area Of 657 square miles,
and belong to France. The archipelago
| is double group, separated by clear
| channel of 60 niles in breadth: the
northwest or leeward group including
| the island of Ra'atea and the south
east or windward group conferred about
| the famous Island of Tahiti, 500
square miles. on which is Papeete. popu-
lation 5000, the capital Of French
| Oceania.
O. When was the forward pasB m
| troduced in foot ban?-B. w. h
A. In 1906, but 1t was not unt1 1o13
that 1t gained notice and popu1af1ey. ID
the Notre Dame-Army game q th9t
year Dorais-to-R -Rockne was tf1aA &k-
warding pair who made tho phT -
nous. Other teams were quick tcf&Iks
low, and the game took ON the r1pE E4cn
aspect familiar to the svessse
spectator. ~ssas
@. Did DR.. Mayo servesMssnsfwd1d
WARM. D. S. 5sss
A. The Mayo brothers altsrnaesckse
I
States Army Medical Department..
O. Where was gold first found7-IsT.
A. It Is probable that gold was the
first metal to attract the attention OF
prehistoric man, but 1t could hardly
have been used even for ornaments
until the art Of melting had been in
vented In the bronze age. The earliest
mining work of which traces remain
was ON gold ores in Egypt, and gold
washing is depicted on monuments of
the fourth dynasty (2900 B.C). There
are many other records Of work on
gold in ancient times. The legend of
the Golden Fleece, stripped of its heroic
dress, describes an expedition about
1900 BIC. to seize gold which was being
laboriously washed out from the river
sands with the aid Of sheepSkins by the
long suffering people of Armenia.
@. How much are the fire losses re-
duced by fire protection in the national
forests?-E. c.
A. In the national forests wherever
intensive protection has been estab-
lished, the losses in bJlrned-over areas
have been reduced to per cent OF the
land protected; on unprotected land the
losses are as high as 20 per cent Of the
unprotected area.