Evening star., 1934-05-28

during the World War, and how
many carry 1t now?-J. F. F.
A. Approximately 4,500,00 persons
in the military and naval service ap-
piled for insurance, totaling approxi-
mately $4,000 900 900. Such yearly
renewable term insurance was pro-
vided for the period Of the war and
for limited time thereafter. 1t has
been estimated that approximately IS
per cent of those who carried yearly
renewable term insurance during the
| period of the war never paid a pre-
MUM after discharge from the serv-
ice. However, more than 600.O poll
cies, aggregating nearly SO 900 900 900
of insurance on the level premium
plans, are now being continued by
veterans of the World War and those
now in active service.
Q. When were seedless grapes first
produced?-E. D. w.
| A. There is no record Of the first
production of seedless grapes. This
type of grape has been grown for at
least 800 years in Persia and for more
than $500 years in China.
@. How do other furs compare with
otter as to durability?-G. B.
| A. 1t is said that If otter, the
strongest fur, is given a 100 per cent
durability rating, others of the furs
rank thus: Beaver, go; chinchilla, Is;
hare, S; natural fox, 40; dyed fox, rs;
baum or pine marten, go; dyed mar
ten, As; mink, 10; dyed mink, 35;
| n.
go; dyed sable, As; skunk, 70; squirrel,
25; dyed squirrel, 20; coney, 20; lynx.
25; mole, Z; muskrat, As; dyed musk
rat, 35.
@. How is arc welding done?-Q G.
A. Arc welding is electric welding.
The direct current is generally used,
the electrode being the negative ter
minal, the work the positive terminal.
| Touching the work with the rod and
Withdrawing it slightly draws an arc
| between them, and the intense heat
soon brings the work to the welding
temperature.
@. When did Athens have its first
written laws?-R. T. H.
A. The Draconian Code in the sev-
enth century, B. c., was the first
written code. AS nearly every viola
ton of these laws was a capital
offense, Demades, the orator. said
that "Dracos code was written in
blood"
@. Please give some information
about P. T. Barnum-F. T. B.
A. P. T. Barnum, American show
man, was born at Bethel, Com, in
1910. At the age of l8 he went into
the lottery business and at l9 edited
the Herald of Freedom, at Danbury,
| Conn. In 1884 in New York he
bought for $1,000 Joyce Heth. nurse
of George Washington. and placed her
on exhibition. In l84l he purchased
the American Museum in New York,
which he made very successful. Bar
mum introduced Jenny Lind to the
American public, and then became
proprietor of "the greatest show on
earth" He published Struggles and
Triumphs." The Humbugs of the
World" and Autobiography" He
died in 1891.
@ Is there a library in New York
in memory of Joseph Conrad?-W. A.
A. The recently established Joseph
Conrad Memorial Library in the Sea-
mems Church Institute is the first
permanent library Of its kind for the
exclusive use of seafaring men. It
has a collection of 1000 books on all
subjects, which includes sea tales Of
Conrad and other sea authors. and
technical books of interest to the stu-
dent mariner The collection will be
increased as funds permit. :
@. What was the name of the first
play in which Diana Wynyard ap-
peared in the United States?-F. W. Z
A. The English actress came to New
York in 1882 in Benn Levy's play,
THE Devil Passes"