Evening star., 1934-03-30

United States are normally sold
abroad. Less important exports Of
food products are Is per cent Of our
apples, 80 per cent Of our lard, citrus
fruits, peanuts, grain other than
wheat including an important trade In
-four.
@. How did gin get It's name2-W.
r. w.
A. Gin owes its character to the
fact that 1t Is favored with the
juniper berry. The French term for
the juniper berry or juniper is genevre.
GeneWe therefore became the name
OF the beverage favored with Juniper,
and this in Holland became Geneva,
the name which was for many years
given To gin. This was aiterWard
shortened to gin.
Q. How many bees are there in a
package?-G. K.
A. A package Of bees Is simply a
small swarm OF bees taken from q
hive and placed in an especially built
shipping cage for transportation to
some distant point. Two, three, or
flve pounds Of bees 60 into one pack
age, since there are about 5000 bees
in one pound.
@. What city won the National
Traffic Safety Contest this Year,
M. B.
A. Evanston, H., was the grand
prize winner with a score of 983
points out of a possible perfect score
OF 100. These contests were inaug-
urated last year. In that year, Evans
ton and Pittsburgh tied for first place.
@. What kind Of a plant Is the
shamrock?-S. D.
A. Shamrock derives its name from
seamrog, name given TO many three
leaved plants. 1t is believed that the
plant which st. Patrick used to illus
trate the doctrine of the Trinity, was
probably the wild white clover.
Q. Are there as many people In
Alaska now as there were during the
gold rush?-W. P.
A. The Territory Of Alaska has only
about $4,000 people. Although the
population has increased In the last
decade, 1t Is still not equal to that at
the height Of the gold rush at the
end of the last century,
@. Please give brief description of
the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery
OF Art and Atkins Museum in Kansas
City, Mo.-A. S.
A. The gallery and museum were
erected and assembled at a cost of
SIS, 100000. The Nelson Gallery of
Art Is a beautiful structure of Indiana
limestone, classical In style, yet re-
f1ecting modern tendencies. The build
ing is 800 feet long and ITS feet wide.
1t stands in a 20-acre tract of land,
carefully landscaped The Ionic order
IS followed on the colonnades which
form the central motifs Of the four
facades OF the building Twenty
three panels in low relief depict the
history Of the Middle West and the
great bronze doors designed by
Thomas Wight and Charles Keck de-
pict the story Of Hiawatha. The main
stairway In the Atkins wing is paneled
with a series of murals by Andrew
Schwartz symbolizing the DEVELOPMENT
OF ART. Ine noorS OF the gallery are
Of Italian travertine and there is an
inner open-air court of pink and
yellow Mansoto of Renaissance de-
sign with double columned cloister.
Q. What is done with money when
1t is worn out?-E. B. A.
A. A constant stream of used paper
currency and worn coins runs from
the banks into the Treasury and is
exchanged for newly made and
minted money. The exchange amounts
to millions day. A one dollar bill.
for instance, rarely is in circulation
more than six months before it goes
back to the Treasury To be replaced
by a new one. The old paper money
is destroyed. The coins are melted
down and reminted.