Evening star., 1934-07-03

the attention value Of color adver-
tiSenents. The results indicated that
color advertising in general has an
advantage ever black and white OF
about 40 per cent. One Of the reasons
for this Is that the human eye is more
quickly turned to color. The emo
tioral effect is greater and color lends
reality to the product, the trade mark
and the package.
@. What is meant by "irradiated'
evaporated milk?-L. H. T.
A It means that the milk has been
subjected to ultraviolet rays which
gives the milk a vitamin D or sun
shine vitamin content.
@. Please describe New York's State
Aay-L. L.
A New York adopted its present
State flag in 1909. The law provides
that it shall be blue, charged with the
arms of the State in the center. These
arms, dating from March 16, l778,
rival in beauty the insignia of any
other State in the Union. On the
Shield IS the sun rising In golden
splendor behind a range of three
mountains. At the base Of the CEN
trail mountain ship and sloop are
shown under sail, about TO meet on
river bordered by a grassy shore
An American eagle with outspread
wings. rising from globe showing
the North Atlantic Ocean with out
lines Of its shores. forms the crest.
The shield is supported on the right by
a blue-robed figure Of Liberty, her hair
flowing and decorated with a coronet
of pearls. In her right hand she holds
a staff crowned with a Phrygian cap
OF gold. At her feet royal crown is
cast. The figure oil the left is golden
robed Justice, crowned with pearls, her
eyes bound, and IN her left hand the
familiar scales. On a scroll beneath
the shield is the motto Excelsior.
@. Where is Jonathan Edwards
buried and what caused his death?-
r. F. K.
A. Jonathan Edwards is buried in
Princeton. He died March %, 1888
of fever following incubation against
smallpox.
Q. How many States have film IL
braries?-A. M
A. Thirty-two States have such
libraries.
@. What is the purpose Of the bar
across the poles of a horseshoe mag
net?-A. M H.
A. 1t is a keeper. Frequently in
assembling machines the magnets are
considerably weakened by bringing
them into contact with each other.
Using a keeper partly obviates this
difficulty.
Q. What is meant by wash sale?
M J. w.
A. A wash sale is either a fictitious
stock sale made by two brokers who
conspire for the production of a mar
ket price or quotation, or such sale
made by two outside operators by the
device of matched orders and for the
purpose of producing a seeming mar
ket price or dn appearance Of activity
in a stock These are illegal sales.
prohibited by law and by the exchange
rules and often amount to gross fraud.
@. How are organ pipes made?-
H. D.
A. There are two general types of
organ pipes, the reed pipes and the
flute pipes. Flute pipes have q foot
which receives the wind and body.
Between foot and body is a diaphragm
having a small aperture which lets
the wind out. Escaping it creates
vibration causing the sound. The
pipes may be made of pewter of lead
mixed with tin or wood Metal pipes
are round; wood pipes square. Ends
are covered with leather. The long
pipes give the deep tones, the short
the treble. Reed pipes have foot
and body with a thin tongue Of brass
fitted into a wooden plug. The brass
tongue creates the vibration and
sound. The length of pipes makes the
tuning. Once made an organ needs
no tuning. unless. Of course, there Is
some damage to the vibratory parts.