Evening star., 1926-06-02


width so as to include the orbits of
the sun and five planets. The Zodiar
s probably Rahylonian in origin The
figures seem to have heen ba sed on
the resemblan nee OF the lines connect
ing the stars in the Zodiacal constella-
tiOns 10 certain pictorial outlines.
which form the substratum of the
ASsyro- Baby ylOnian cnneiform alpha
bets. while the animal figures and out
lines were chosen for animistir rea-
sons. The signs Of the zodiac were
carried from Rsbvlonia tn Greece.
whence they spread throughout the
ancient civilized world.
q. What country hes neither prisons
nor pOlicemen?-R. q.
a. This IS said ~ Icala nd.
q. When were slaves first sold?
Il. G.
A. The sale "f slaves dates hack q"
remote ages Alexander when he
sIa YES 335 RC The slave trade
from Africa was hegun ny the
Portuguese ahont 1881 The first
slaves in the United States were sold
by the Dutch to settlers Of Virginia
in 1919.
q. What is the relation between
!
A. The word Cock kney" is applied
to one horn within the sound n Row
| bells. the bells of st. Maryle how. IN
Cheapside. London. Encland
! Q. Can fish see?--J F. e.
| A. The Bureau Of Fisheries says
that fish have a sense of sight. They
see within a certain radius. depending
ON the amount Of light.
! g. Please give the full name ot
RIGHT thofen. and the way in which he
Was klled?-t,. NJ :
! A. The full name Of Baron Won
/ Richthofen was Manfred Alhrecht.
/ freiherr Won RIGHT hthofen. lie Was horn
/ May .. 1892 lie was shot down on
Sunday, April 81. 1918. during com
/ bat i'm which several other German
planes were engaged. His machine
/ crashed and examination later show
! ed that he had bullet through his
| heart. 1t is difficult to say whether ~
came from ground fire or from Brit-
/ ish machines which were in pursuit.
q. How much moonlight ia there in
! the Arctic Circle?--W. h.
| A. The Naval Observatory saws
| that At either Pole the moon Is above
the horizon continuously for about 'Vo
! weeks. and then below the horizon
/ continuously for about TWO weeks Al
/ the Arctic and Antarctic circles there
are some Years when for fe" GAYS
/ in each month the moon does not se'.
and a few DAYS in each month when
/, does not rise: otherwise q these
circles il rises and sets daily. IN 'he
polar regions during the Winter
/ months the moon Is ceneraIF a9oNs
the horizon when 1t ia fun and heiow
| the horizon when il Is new. ana
/ the reverse is the case during the
/ Summer months.
| @ Who wrote the story about the
lady who threw her glove into hons
! den. comma ndinr her lover :" return
| il TO hers. NJ.
| A This story has heeu variously
adapted by Schiller. Leigh Hunt ano
PROV ming. but was originally told
( "a hout I55R ny Pierre Ronsard.
! @ Is catalepsv a disease. l..
| A. Catalepsy is peculiar motor
phenomenon. not disease, i"nhn III
! number of nervous disorders and CON
! sistinc OF persistent muscular at'i-
! tude of some part OF the BODY Cala
Iepsv may or may not he accompa nled
/ by unconsciouSnesS
/ EInd out Whdf~rer 10" ram '"
hn0U Tbcre is -" room fnf 'S""-
rance ~ thiS bHSu rorld me pef-
SON 1rho 7oses nnt IS the ono ''h"
oursses The person rho gets ." -
( uI,rUus OHe lrhn acts upon refThIf '"
/ torn, alton This paper fmptous tfe"-
/ eric !. HGskia 10 conduct n" "'nf-
,notiou burc0n 10 Washington fof thr
trcc use of the public. There 's n"
| cbor0e eTcept , cents ~ stamps tof
return postage Wri'" 10 him fodd1
for any facts y"H drsire. A66fr'S
| Hour letter to Thc Errni"C Sthr IA
| formnfjon Rurcnn Frcdrrir J. Hnsktn.
director. Washington. -. e.