Evening star., 1933-05-26
10 points either way Is not considered
other than normal.

10 points either way Is not considered
other Than normal. 4
@. What Is latent heat?-R. G. S.
A. It means a quantity Of heat
which has disappeared, having been
employed to produce some change other
than elevation of temperature BY ex-
actly reversing that change, the guam
tity of heat which has disappeared Is
reproduced. Maxwell defines it as the
quantity Of heat which must be COM
municated to a body in a given state
in order to convert it into another state
without changing its temperature.
@. Who was Lady Godiva?-G. H.
A. She was the wife of Leofric. Earl
OF Mercia, celebrated in the annals OF
Coventry, Warwickshire, England. She
was a woman OF great beauty and piety,
the benefactreSS of numerous churches
and monasteries. According to legend,
she begged her husband to relieve Cow
entry OF burdensome toll, and he con-
sented on the condition that she should
ride naked through the market place.
This she did. covered only by her hair,
and won relief for the people In some
versions of the story. the people were
commanded to keep within their houses,
and not look upon her One fellow
Peeping Tom-disobeyed and he was
miraculously struck with blindness.
Her festival is still celebrated at Cow
entry.
@, How soon is it planned to have
the "reforestation army at work.
l.. l..
A. 1t is hoped that 275, 900 men will
be at work in forest camps by July /.
O. How does a ventrilouuist throw
his yoice?-E F.
A. He does not throw" his voice.
In practicing the art of ventriloquism
the words are formed in the normal
manner but the breath is allowed to
escape very slowly. the tones being
muff1ed by narrowing the glottis and
the mouth opened as little as possible,
while the tongue is retracted and only
It's tip moves. On the stage ventrilo-
quists employ gestures and facial ex-
preston to assist in the deception by
stimulating the imagination of the
listeners and to distract their atten-
ton from the speaker.
Q. Is Franchot Tone, who made his
talking picture debut in Gabriel Over
the White House." college MANI
M D.
A. He Is a graduate of Cornell Uni
versity, where he was a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, the honorary scholastic
fraternity.
9. VIII child outgrow crossed eyes?
M. v.
A. 1t will not. The National Society
for the Prevention Of Blindness says
that 1t seems almost inexcusable that
there should be any children left with
cross-eyeE, when we realize that it is an
afhiction which usually can be corrected
early IN life. The cross-eyed child is
frequently behavior problem because
he Is self-conscious and suffers from
sense OF inferiority. The society is
striving to inform parents, through
popular literature, lectures and the
newspapers. of the urgency of early
treatment for the young cross-eyed
child.
Q. Who was the last reigning SOW
ereign Of the House of Stuart?SS
A. Anne, daughter of James II. was
the last. She reigned from l702 to
1714.
@. Is there an embargo against ma
hogany in this country?-H. M.
A. There is no embargo on MAHOGANY
coming IN the United States. Il is
dutiable at Is per cent ad valorem,
Q. Did President Franklin D. Roose-
velt hold political position before he
was appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Navy by President Wilson'S. T.
A. He had been a State Senator in
New York.
@. Where is the famous statue, "The :
Dying Gladiator"?-S B. H
A. The correct name is THE Dying
Gaul" 1t is probably a Greek original 2
and is in the Capitoline Museum In
Rome.