Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-17

ton EUeniR0 Star Information Bureou.
frederic J. HGSltH, Director. Washing
ton, D. c. Please incEose stamp tor reply.
e. is there a motion picture camera
with sufficient speed to record the move
ments of flying insects?-A. r. H.
A. One has been developed at the
Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology.
@. Which is the oldest nag now in
ues?-A. r.
A. The flag Of Denmark is the oldest.
Legend assigns TO it the date of 1919,
and it is known to have been in ex-
istence soon afterwsrd.
O. Who invented the electric robot
supposed to eliminate advertising tslk
on the radio?-H. G.
A. The device is the invention of Prof
G. w. Kendrick of Tufts College
@ How often does the new moon rlSe
at the same time on the same day of
the year?-R. C.
A. This is known as the Netonic cycle
and is a period of 235 svnodic months
or 19 years.
@. How long was Methusaleh supposed
TO have hved?-M. T.
A. 1t is. recorded that he lived $50
years.
O. Please give some information about
Esther MonUour, the Indian.-E. G.
A. Esther Montour, an Indian chief
tsineSs, usually known as Queen Esther,
was reputed 10 have been the grand
1nuu Rk1fo rf Il
became the wife of Eghobund, a chief
OF the Senecas, and gained great in
fuence among her people. She visited
Philadelphia with the delegates Of the
six nations on several occasions. De-
spite some good qualities, she was a
savage at heart. and in the Wyoming
Massacre of July, 1778, Jomshswked
more than dozen prisoners in revenge
for the death of her son.
@. How much space is occupied oy the
National Bureau of Standards?-J- w.
A. The site coupled by the National
Bureau of Standards consists of over
So acres in suburban Washington.
There are IL major and Z minor build
ings. each designed for particular class
of work and housing laboratory equip
ment and semi commercial plants.
@. How long have academic hoods
been used?-H. F.
A. The use of these hoods dates from
a period far earlier than the Middle Ages
in Europe In Asia they go back more
than 1000 years.
O. What is the real name of the meas
uring worm?-F. S.
A. II is geometrid.
O. What was the first newspaper 70
be set by machine and printed by cleo
tricity?-G. W.
A. The lion, N. Y. Citizen, on SepJem-
Der Is, 1884, announced that it was the
first newspaper in the world TO be set
entirely by machine and printed by
electricity So far as is known this was
the first attempt to apply electricity 70
newspaper press propulsion in the United
States. and occurred about the same
time as & similar experiment of the
Somerset County Gazette in England.
@. Did John Bull write the music 70
God Save the King"?-A. l.. M.
A. John Bull was a celebrated organ
ist and composer. The date of his birth
is not known. 1t probably occurred
about 1862. He is known TO have died
in Antwerp on March IL or Is, 1928. A
certain 'ayre" which is practically the
same as that of the British national
anthem it attributed TO him.
@. 1t is true that the legs of colt
are as long when it is foaIed as they will
ever be?-W. p. C.
A. This is not true The legs do seem
disproportionately long at first and do
not grow as much in length as the body
does, but they do grow somewhat.
Q. What is the innominate bone?-
A. F. L.
A. In human anatomy this is the bone
which forms the hip and is provided
with the socket into which the head Of
| the femur is received. There are two
of these bones in the skeleton and each
is formed by the union of the lium,
the iSchium and the pubic bone.
@. What kind of sport is jacking?-
L. M.
A. This was a form of night hunting
and fishing formerly much used, but
now generally discountenanced by
American SportSmen and forbidden by
statute in most of the United States.
lacking deer was done from rowbost
or canoe A light which could be con-
cealed until needed was used. This was
arranged in the bow of the craft and
when flashed suddenly at an animal
would cause 1t to stand still from ter
| FOR or curiosity Similar devices are
used at night to lure fish to the surface
where they are Speared.
@. How many japanese came 10 the
United States in the first 10 years of this
century?-R. D.
A. From 1899 TO 1910 inclusive, 1872
Japanese were admitted to the United
States During this period 77.777 Japs-
nese emigrants were destined for
Hawaii, 32,273 for California, 25,912 for
Washington, and 4,485 for Oregon. Dur
ing this period 7,790 Koreans and 2.259
Chinese came to the United tSates.
@. What is the literal meaning Of
horS d'oeuvre?-E. F.
A. The literal French translation Of
the term used to describe a dish or
course served as relish, is outside the
work
@. Who we're the winners in the last
national spelling bee?-F. C. C.
A. Winners in the eleventh national
spelling bee held at Washington, D. c.,
were: First prize, Clara Mohler. repre-
Senting Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal;
second prize, Paul McCusker. represent
ing the Buffalo Evening News: third
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