Evening star., 1935-05-22

but are usually armed. Their duties
vary. Many of them are placed in
the corridors to direct people to Diff
ferent Offices and TO answer the call
for help when there are intruders.
After the building closes they are used
in place of watchmen to protect the
property and the building from in
truders.
@. Should lilac blossoms be left on
the bush after they have faded?-D. z.
A. 1t is better to remove them, as
some vitality is lost in forming seed
@. What Is the approximate
money value Of transaction tax on
all transactions in the United States
for a given time?-H. F. s.
A. An estimate was made before
the Ways and Means Committee Of
the House Of Representatives that O
2 per cent transaction tax covering
all transactions would amount to
about $1,000 600, 900 the first year.
Q. What makes house paint peel7
F. G.
A. The National Bureau of Stand
ards says that, in general, peeling Of
paint is due to moisture and absence
OF sunlight; such things as leaky
cutters. nearby shade trees, damp
foundations, etc, cause continuous
moisture, and this gets In under the
paint film and lifts 1t of. Another
common cause Of paint peeling is
faulty priming. 1t is of great i'm
portance to have the oil in the prim-
ing coat sink deeply into the wood to
get a strong foundation for succeed.
ing coats. Two other common causes
are applying the paint too thickly,
and not using pure materials (especi-
ally the raw hnSeed oil. All paint
that is peeling must be removed be-
lore attempting to repaint.
@ Can an elephant or a camel
drink more at one watering?-S. Fs,
A. In spite Of the prevailing idea
ABOUT the capacity of the camel for
drinking water, an elephant has q
larger stomach and is able to drink
more water than camel, both at one
drink and at one watering. 1t Is true
that the camel is adapted to a life
in the desert, but it can not live with.
out water, and that at more FREQUENT
intervals than is generally supposed.
@. How long is the money found in
letters in the dead letter ONCE, which
cannot be returned for lack of ad.
dress, kept for claiming by its own
ers?-C. B. G.
A. The money goes to the Treasury
Department and is kept there for one
year waiting the true owner. If. at
the end of the year, it still has not
located the sender, the money Is in
cluded under postal revenues.
Q. Who bought Benedict Arnold's
manuscript journal of his journey to
Quebec?-F. c. c.
A. The original autographed manu-
script journal of Benedict Arnold,s
expedition TO Quebec in ITS, which
was left by Gen. Arnold at West Point
when he fled TO the British, was bought
by Gabriel Wells for 81 500 on Janu-
ary 3, 1885, at an auction Of the
American Art Association.
Q. Who was the mother OF Cleo
patra?-W. NJ. H
A. Cleopatra, known in history as
Cleopatra VII. was the daughter Of
Ptolemy XIII. The DISTINGUISHED
Egyptianist, z. A. w. Bulge, says that
the second wife Of Ptolemy XIII, who
was the mother Of Cleopatra, was a
lady of unknown name and ante
cedents.
-
@. When did the Currier and Ives
prints first appear?-C. C. J.
A. The Currier and Ives prints did
not begin to appear until 1857. James
Ives was taken into the company as
a partner in that year. Currier began
his nrjptinp in 1Q2S