Evening star., 1925-07-01

Q. In what play did Sarah Bern
hardt make her debut?-C. b.
A. She appeared first at the Come
die Francaise In 1852 at the age of II,
in Racine's "Iphigenie." with little
success.
Q. What Is the Significance of the
Jewish festival. the Feast of Weeks"
H. c. n.
A. This commemorated the giving
of the law of the Ten commandments
on Mount Sinai to the Jewish people
and also is observed as a harvest fes-
tival. Shabouth, or the Feast of
Weeks, comes seven weeks after the
Passover: the one is at the beginning
of the barley harvest, then through
the seven weeks during which the
ed, ending with the wheat harvest
which terminates the festival
O. How long has the Alma mach de
Gotha been published?-T. A.
A. 1t has appeared at Gotha since
1764, and contains information re-
garding reigning families and govern
ments, finances, population, commerce,
etc, Of the different states through
out the world.
@. When were the first United
States postage stamps issued?-R. G.
A. The first official use of postage
stamps was sanctioned by act OF
Congress of March, 1s47. On July /,
1847, the first stamps were issued.
They were q scent and 10-cent
stamp. The scent stamp bore the
likeness of Franklin. while the 10.
cent stamp bore the portrait of Wash
ington from Stuarts painting. Pro
fessional stamps were issued prior to
1s47 and were used by postmasters at
some of the larger offices. They con
sisted Of an impression placed upon
letters with impressions such as
paid &C." the name of the office, etc
These stamps are very rare and are
among the most valuable known.
Q. When Is Fathers day?-O. NJ. G.
A. The third Sunday in June is OBJ.
served as Fathers day. 1t was first
celebrated in Spokane in 1910 and
proved so popular that by 1914 it was
being observed generally throughout
the country.
Q. What is the recent discovery con
corning color blindness? G.. A.
A. Prof. H. E. Roaf has described a
new method for the investigation OF
color blindness. 1t consists in finding
the wave length of light by which a
color match given by a color-blind per
son appears also to match for one OF
normal vision. 1t is evident when this
has been found that the region OF the
spectrum in which the defect lies must
also have been removed. The problem.
therefore, is one of cutting of different
regions of the spectrum and finding
the wave-length limits of the smallest
decrease IN the spectrum for which
the original and the comparison color
match to normal person. In 2s
cases 1t was found that the defect is
always in the red end of the spectrum
Q. Where is MooSeheart?-S. H.
A. Mooseheart, which is the head
quarters of the Loyal Order of
Moose, is located near Aurora, Ill
1t consists of 1000 acres of land
homes and buildings, where are cared
for orphans and dependent members
OF the Order of Mooses Secretary of
Labor Davis is one of the chief of
ffcials of this order and is greatly
interested in the welfare of the chill
dren at Mooseheart.
Q. Who first used incendiary bull.
let's in the war?-J. NJ.
A. The British were the first to
use incendiary bullets in the World
War. America undertook to develop
and improve incendiary bullets.
Q. How much was Michelangelo
paid for the supervision of the con-
struction of St. Peter SIS. 4. u.
A. The architect, sculptor and
painter, Michelangele, undertook this
work for the repose of his soul with
out emolument.
Q. Who are the nine famous men
whose busts appear on the east front
of the Library of Congress?-H. F.
These men. in order from left to
right, are as follows: Demosthenes
Emerson, Irving, Goethe, Franklin