The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


Israel" Does their language resemble
that used in the Hebrew religious ser
vices in this country?
What Is the opinion Of Anthropolo-
sists regarding this Abyssinlan tribe?
A. H. c.
Ethnologists have no interest whatever
in the lost ten tribes, for their failure
to return from Babylonian captivity Is
so recent matter as to lie wholly
within the field of history rather than
Of race development They have. how
ever, served as lure to missionaries In
the foreign field and many good but un-
learned clergymen have identified the
savages OF their cure with these van
ished children OF Israel The latest
such identification connected them with
the cannibal people OF the New
tIebrides. a theory which II took no
great research In comparative linEuistics
to overthrow. The Falasha OF Abyssinia
are ethnicaly one OF the Hamltc races.
therefore no more Semitic than are the
Csucaslans. They profess the Jewish
religion, but do not use the language
for their versions Of the Law and the
Prophets Is written In the Geez or
Ethiopc tongue. Their sacred books
consist Of the canonical and apocryphal
books Of the old Testament. n volume OF
extracts from the Pentateuch contain
ing an Interpretation by Moses OF the
law OF Sinai, the laws OF the Sabbath.
the Ardlt or book OF secret revelation,
but most commonly used in therapeutic
magic, lives OF Moses and the Patri-
archs, and in the line Of profane lltera-
ture from the same source a translation
OF Joscphus. Their acquisition OF Juda-
ism Is OF wholly uncertain date, they
propose two claims, one that they are
the lost tribes, the other that they are
tho progeny OF Menelek. the son OF
Solomon and OF Bllkis. the Queen Of
Sheba
Your answer TO ID. B." who asks
who II was that said. THE more I see
Of men the better Hike dogs" is wrong
You credit II either to Victor Hugo or
George Sand. Here are the facts: In
the Memoirs and Correspondence OF
Madame Recapier," two volumes. II is
stated that Nine. de Stael wrote and
published a book bearing the title OF
Germany" A copy OF tho book was
laid before Emperor Napoleon, who was
so dlspleased with it's contents that he
caused a decree to be issued exilinE
Nine. do Stael the author, forty leagues
from Paris While bowling to the man
date OF the Emperor. Nine. de Stael
made the famous remark.
ANDREW sPANaESns.a.
To the question as to the source OF the
quotation. The more SEQ OF men tho
moro love dogs" An answer may prob
ably be obtained in a passage to be
found in a book entitled Dor
say, or tho Complete Dandy" by W.
Jelsnmouth Shore. London. 1911. The
passage occurs on page 2s3 OF tho vol
ume, where Count D'Orsay. under date
Of April. 1850, writes as follows: la
MARITIME me disait hier; Plus Je vols
de renresentants du peuple plus Jaime
mes chiens.-
January is 3. M NJ
The authorship OF The moro I see OF
traced TO Diderot, n am not mistaken.
Kindly insert this. E.B.
noted the request OF A. ". Earle for
information about the North River
steamer KnickerboclSer. give you an
extract OF a letter written by me in
1851;
New York, Dec. End, 1881.
"on board the Knickerbocker.
MY DEAs PARENTS:
According to promise l am writing 10
you TO inform you OF my adventures
and health. Here we are in New York
harbor. We Arrived at Albany night
before last at 7 o'clock and went abear<
this bost-started from Albany about
12 o'clock We received orders to 70 70
Fort Columbus IN New York harbor
situated on Governors Island" &C.
From this you may know that the
KnIckerbocker at that time was trans
porting at least 1000 soldiers on a trip
Ny regiment, the seventy-ffth N. Y. ",
had At that time 1850 officers and men
and TO my unaccustomed eyes she
seemed TO be a prominent figure in the
Hudson River feet OF that day.
H. A. wrLKINs
Kindly inform mo where the School OF
| the Officers Of tho United States Marine
Corps, corresponding 10 the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis, is; the head of the
same. and designation. I would also
Ike to know the length OF the term be-
fore graduation and II tho seniors grad
uste every year. q. A. r.
There Is no training school for officers
Of the Marine Corps. These officers are
appointed from own life and then un-
derEo barrack training to NJ them for
their duties A. present II Is becoming
tho custom to NIL vacancies with naval
cadets in case OF lack Of vacancies IN
tho grade Of ensign in the navy. Ap-
pointments are made on nomination by
tho President and application through
Congressman will receive considera-
ton.
Kindly inform me which Is correct !:
| The United States and It's possessions or
| the United States and their possessions =?
M. j. BARsE
In general, the best usage OF the pres