Evening star., 1938-05-21

land?-E. G. H.
A. He is DR.. Douglas Hyde, scholar
and writer, who is largely responsible for
the revival of the Irish language by his
foundation of the Gaelic League in 1898.
Among his works are "A Literary His
tory of Ireland" Love Songs of Con-
nacht" and THE Three Sorrows of Story
Telling DR.. Hyde is 70 years old.
@. What is the meaning of Lafcadio
Hearns given name?-J. H.
A. The author was born in Leucadia
one of the Greek Ionan Islands, from
which he chose his own name.
@. Where was the first creamery?-E.
w. S.
A. A Dane, who travelled in SWitzer-
land in 1920, wrote an account of the
practice of Swiss farmers of sending
their cows to central organization
where most of the milk was made into
cheese. Each farmer was paid in due
ratio according to the yield of his COWS.
The increase in profit was marked and
the movement spread to France. The
modern creamery may be said to date
from 1866, when the first distributing
society was founded in Denmark.
O. What is the name of the harmonica
band that played in Mad About Music?'
H. W. C.
A. Cappy Barra's Harmonica Ensem-
bic appeared in that motion picture.
O. How long does day last on the
earth?-E. w. H.
A. Each day lasts 43 hours on the
oaytb frop ho hooiyoc tho
west of the International Date Line until
it entirely runs its course to the east Of
that line.
O. How many boys and girls belong
to the All Clubs?-L. G.
A. In 1897 the All Clubs. sponsored
by the extension service of the United
States Department of Agriculture, had
a membership of l,l9l976 farm boys
and girls
O. How did the Big Bertha get its
name?-E. w. c.
A. The long-range guns that bom-
barded Paris were called Big Berthas in
honor of Bertha Krupp, wife of the head
of the great armament factory at Essen.
O. How long have combs been used?
R. W. D.
A. Hair combs are of great antiquity
and specimens made of wood. bone and
horn have been found in Swiss lake
dwellings. Among the early Greeks and
Romans they we're made of boxWood and
in Egypt of ivory.
O. Where can one get book showing
harmonious combinations of garden
bulbs?-A. S.
A. A book recently published by the
Macmillan Co. is Garden Bulbs in
Color" by Mcfarland, Hatton and Foley.
1t contains 275 colored pictures and Is
valuable guide in planning harmonious
combinations in the garden.
@. What is meant by the Federal
Filled Milk Act?-J. H.
A. The Federal Filled Milk Act Of 1923
prohibits the interstate distribution of
any combination of milk, cream or
SKINNED milk, with any fat or oil. other
than the milk fat so as to resemble or
initiate milk or SKINNED milk in any
form.
@ Please describe the blue room at
the White House,. w. r.
A. The blue room. decorated in the
style of the first French Empire. has
always been considered the most beau
tifu room in the White House. The
walls are finished with white enameled
wainscoting and covered with heavy
corded blue silk brocatelle. Window
draperies are of the same material, with
gold fret motifs embroidered at top and
bottom and stars embroidered in the
La IL,
can eagles The room is lighted with a
crystal chandelier. supplemented by
wall sconces. A white marble mantel
dates from 1892 The mantel clock,
decorated with a figure of Minerva. is
said to have been given by Lafayette
to George Washington The furniture
has white and gold woodwork and blue
and gold upholstery.
O. How did Fanny Crosby, the famous
hymn writer, become blind?-V. L.
A. She lost her sight in infancy, due
to the ignorance of a country physician
who applied hot poultices to her in
famed eyes.
@. How many grains of sugar are
there in pound of granulated sugar?
e. II. c.
A. The American Sugar Refining Co.
says that the variety is great depending
upon the size of the grain. For in
stance. the coarsest sugar made by that
company is in crystals about the size of
a split pea. There are approximately
1000 grains to the pound OF this sugar.
Fine granulated sugar contains about
20,O00,000 grains to the pound. For the
confectionery trade, an extremely fine
granulated sugar is made which has
close to 100,000000 grains to the pound.
@. When was the printed Bible made
official in England?-J. H. w.
A. The royal proclamation OF 1888.
which made the printed Bible official.
read as follows: That We shall provide
y X y one boke of the holy byble OF the
largyest volume in Englyshe and the
same set up in sum convenient place
within the said church that We have
the cure of, where as your pariShloners
may moste commodously resorte to the
same and reade it. That ye shall
discourage no man prively or apertly
from the readynge or herynge OF the
sayde byble.'
@. What is the oldest inhabited city
in the world?-E. H.
A. Damascus in Syria.
@. When will the Will Rogers Rodeo
be held in Colorado?-S. H. B.
Tho eocond annual Will RncerS