Evening star., 1934-02-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. When was the first horticultural
society formed?-F. w.
A. The London Horticultural So
ciety was the nrst. 1t was founded
in 1908.
@. Does the German national mon
ument. Germania, still stand?-J. H.
A. 1t still overlooks the Rhine, op-
posite Bingen. in the Province OF
sse-Nassau. It was erected in COM
memoration of the War Of 1901:
unveiled in 1883. The monument Is
by Johann Schilling.
@. What was the Greek name for
Venus as the evening star?-W. S.
A. Hesperus.
@. When was the term high
school first used?-S. H.
A. 1t came into use in Boston In
1921, when the English High School
was established as complementary to
the Latin School.
@. Please tell something Of the
house in which Poe lived in Philadel-
phia, which is now museum.-W. L.
A. The three-story brick house In
which Poe, his wife and her mother
lived from 1912 to 1874 was restored
through the efforts of Richard Gim-
bel and the Edgar Allan Poe Club.
which he founded. The house has
been furnished in the style of the
period, and neighboring house
added, which Is used as a museum.
Here are displayed Poe manuscripts,
letters, periodicals and books. which
Mr. Gimbel has been collecting over
a long period His collection num-
bers 10000 items, among which is
Poe's own copy of The Raven" In
this house, besides The Raven" the
author wrote The Masque of the Red
Death" The Tell-Tale Heart" The
Pit and the Pendulum" The Gold
Bug" and The Black Cat"
Q. In how many counties is bows
and girls All Club work carried
on?-R. E.
A. There are in Continental United
States and Hawaii a total of 3.o76
counties. OF this number BOYS and
girls All Club work was carried on
in approximately 2,44s counties in
1892.
@. Please name some Of the famous
highwaymen Of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries in England
N R.
A. Claude Duval. Jonathan Wild.
Jack Sheppard, Dick Turpin, Jerry
Abershaw and john Nevison were
among the best known.
Q. Are monoplanes or biplanes more
popular for gliders?-B. o.
A. In the glider field the question
of monoplane or biplane has been
rather decidedly settled in favor of
the monoplane.
Q. Why is the climate more equable
near the coast than in the interior
OF a country?-C. B.
A. One of the principal factors in
the difference of temperature is dis
tribution of land and water over the
earth The land is easily heated and
cooled, while the water is not. These
characteristics are communicated TO
the overlying air, and also. through
the medium Of winds, to the air Of
adjacent regions. Thus, the greatest
extremes of temperature are found in
the interiors of continents while
equable temperatures prevail on is
lands and coasts.
O. What are the dimensions of the
new Welland Canals. B.
A. 1t is 276 miles long. In the
main it follows the old line from Port
Colbourne, on Lake Erie, to Allanburg.
whence there is new route to Lake
Ontario. 1t Is 200 feet wide at the
bottom and has a depth of 25 feet,
which can later be increased to 80
feet. the depth provided in the locks.
which are arranged for vessels of as
great length as 300 feet.
@ How many musical compositions
are copyrighted in a year?-F. B.
A. The Library of Congress says
that there is about an average Of 1900
musical compositions copyrighted each
wear the TT0itod