Evening star., 1934-05-15

q. DID the early houses IN LnS
country have glass windows?-M. S.
A. Glass windows were not uni
versal in the seventeenth century.
either in the American colonies or in
England. The current shutting draw
windows" of Symond's house In 1888
we're probably sliding panels Of board.
In Leah and Rachel 1856, Vir-
ginia buildings are spoken of as hav-
ing IF not glazed windows, shutters"
Edw. Winslow writing from Plymouth
in 1921 says: Bring paper and In
seed oil for your windows" Loaded
panes existed in many Of the better
houses after 1850.
@. Who founded the A. s. p. C. A
T. H. N.
A. The founder of the American
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals was Henry Bergh, who was
its first president from 1866 to 1888.
This society was antedated in Eng
land about 40 years when Richard
Martin, M. p, of Galway, Ireland, was
the leader of a movement which led
to the organization in 1924 Of soci-
ETY. which eventually became the
Cruelty to Animals. y
@. What is Ferrel's Law?-R. r. G.
A. William Ferrel was an American
meteorologist. The law for which he
is best known is: "If body moves
in any direction on the earth's surface,
there is DETECTING force arising from
the earth's rotation which tends to de-
Aorf To he ,;rrI, t. r.
Hemisphere, and TO the left in the
Southern Hemisphere" This explains
the DETECTION of winds.
@. How did the expression black
bail originate?-L. K. H.
A. According to one authority, black
ball was originally a sailors word,
having originated among the employees
OF the early Black Ball line of steam
ers between New York and Liverpool.
The cruelty and misconduct of 6fficers
| to men and of sailors to each other
we're so proverbial that this line Of
vessels became known all over the
world.
Q. What portion of a cigarette is
usually thrown away?-B. T.
A. Most cigarette smokers discard
cigarettes when they are IA inches
long. The averages cigarette is 2A
inches long.
@. Will black paint make glass
crack, while white paint will not?-
H. A r.
A. The National Bureau of Stand
ards says that black paint draws
heat" in the sense that 1t absorbs
96 to 81 per cent of the suns rays.
The glass painted black becomes
heated and not being well annealed,
cracks. A white paint, or white
wash" reflects so to rs per cent Of
the suns rays, keeping the glass
much cooler.
@. Which States round up range
horses?-M McN.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that there are II States of the
Union known as Western range States
| which round up range horses-namely,
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Neva-
da, wyoming. Oregon, California,
Washington, Montana, Idaho and
Utah These horses are sold at auc-
ton under State laws.
@. Who invented the swimming
stroke known as the American crawl?
w. S.
A. Mr.. L. De B. Handley, coach of
the Women's Swimming Association Of
New York. He was Gertrude Ederle's
coach and it was upon his advice that
she used this stroke throughout her
entire swim Of the English channel
O. To settle an arguments our
standing Army now any larger than
it was in 1920. A. M.
A The strength of the United States
Army in 1914 was 5000 officers and
92,980 enlisted men; as of February
%. 1894, it was 12,l00 officers and
118,252 enlisted men.