Evening star., 1935-04-22

the angels OF Mons. This has become
one OF the most notable myths OF all
time. Arthur Machen, acting as .
newspaper correspondent, sent q fan
tastic and. he cenfesses, wholly
imaginary story to his London paper
describing a purported miracle. He
told how, at a critical point of the
great Mons battle, the vast, vague
figures of angels appeared as though
in the clouds. coming to the support
OF the British. The effect was greatly
to enhance the morale Of the British
troops. To this day there are many
soldiers who were at Mons who will
swear that they saw the angels.
Q. Which Of Dryden's plays was his
favorite?-S. 8.
A. The dramatist said his favorite
was "All for Love-" which he wrote
solely to please himself, and succeeded
in his design.
@. When did Great Britain hrst
send an Ambassador to the United
States?-M. j. p.
A. In 1889 Sir Julian Pauncefote
was appointed Minister to the United
States by Great Britain, and in 1898,
when the Office Of Ambassador was
created. he was the first to present
his credentials as Ambassador.
@. Should china and silver be re-
moved from a banquet table before the
speakers begin?-C. r. A.
A. 1t is always advisable to have
the dishes and silver removed before
program OF after-dinner speeches be-
gins, otherwise the speaker completes
with the noise occasioned by the
activity Of the walters.
@. What Is an inch of rain as
defined by the United States Weather
Bureau?-R. x.
A. 1t is measured in a rain gauge
devised so that the actual rainfall is
magnified 10 times for ease of meas
urement. In its commonest form, q
rain gauge consists OF cylindric YES
sci closed at the top by q funnel
shaped lid. having a hole in the
A narrow glass tube, rising outside
the vessel from near the bottom.
shows by the height Of the water in
it the height of the water In the YES
sci. A simple rain gauge may be
made of a copper funnel, the area of
whose opening Is exactly 10 square
inches. This funnel allows the rain
to pass into bottle and the quantity
of rain caught Is ascertained by multi
plying the weight in ounces by OTIS.
which gives the depth in inches.
O. How much water is used in the
stage production of "Rain"?-E. F. c.
A. -Four thousand gallons per-
formance are used in the play.
Q. Please explain the German meth
cd of beheading criminals.-H. r.
A. The beheading procedure now the
form of capital punishment author
lied by the German government is
not greatly different from that Of the
eighteenth century, namely, the
headsman and the AK. The heads
man is dressed in formal afternoon
clothes and may wear black mask
The convicted has his arms pinioned
behind his back and Is conducted to
the block, before which he kneels.
atheist?-M. F. K.
H. He was not In any sense an
atheist, and was q valiant fighter for
the absolute freedom of religions opin-
ion and exercise. He also compiled q
book from the New Testament con-
tanning the words Of Jesus Christ,
which Is known as the Jefferson
Bible" and which was printed under
the authority Of the Government Of
the United States
@. What caused the ice sheet in
North America?-T. H.
A. The cause Of glaciation In North
America and in other parts Of the
world Is still one of the unsolved prob
lens Of science. Several theories have
been suggested, but none has been
generally accepted.