Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
by FREDERIC !. H4SKJN,
Where was King Arthur's Court?

O. Where was King Arthurs Court?
B s.
A. According tn tradition. ~ was To-
Gated at Caerleon, in Monn1oi.hshIre
England. on the Usk, miles northeast
OF Newport. 1t was en- important town
/ in the Roman period.
q. Does eating corn cause pclIagara?
M. n. G..
A. The disease known az "peiiagra"
was formerly supposed to be caused b.
sort of poisoning due IN corn or TO
a fungus growing in spoiled corn. but
| this has been completely disproYed.
| The reason Why the theory was ever
! set I'D Is that the disease was first
/ studied in Southern Europe among
| people who lived aimogt exclusively on
, corn. Pellagra is now believed to be
| largely IL not entirely. caused by re-
stricted diets which do not supply all
the necessary food ingredients, par
i ticularly by those which furnish little
or no flesh foods. eggs. dairy products.
fresh vegetab les or fruits. The best
way TO guard against it is to try to
use these foods freely.
O. Was the family name Of Gen.
Rosecrans ever spelled differently?--
w. n. w.
A. Gen. Fosecrans was the son NJ
Crandail and johanna Rosecrans, whose
name was originally spelled "Rosen-
krantz." The family originally came
from Amsterdam. the Netherlands.
O. What Is meant by saying Do
c;etian was the strongest man tflat
ever were the purple"?-W. w.
A. In the days of Diocletian the color
purple was reserved for royalty. To
wear the purple was TO proclaim to the
word that one vas ruler.
@. Why is the pickle lettuce some
times called the compass plant
v. s. p
A. II is sometimes 80 named because
on not dry DAYS in Summer the leaves
south.
O What Congress has had intro
cuced 10 1t the largest number OF bills
w. W. S.
A. The peak in number was reached
in the Sixtv-first CongreSs-I90e-i9l II
when 33.gl5 bills were put forward.
Q. Do clouds ever appear over the
SdfldEH DSSPTI M 4 al.
A. Clouds, especially the higher
! kinds, such as cirrus and altocumulus,
occur very frequently over the Sahara.
@. How old is the tree in the Friends
Burial Ground at Salem, n. j.
l.. c.
A. 1t is estimated that this tree is
about $50 years old.
- t~er
liiteiy With no admixture of white blood
+, that were distinguished.-F. Z. b.
A. We cite the cases of Dlngiswsyo
and Chako. Dingaan and Cetawayo.
These were fuii-blooded Zulu chiefs
who by their strategic administration
OF their forces. their bravery. and in-
doubted capacity for leadership pre-
| vented for a long time the settlement
by the Dutch and later the English OF
the territory of Zululand. now a part
of the Union o! South Africa. Ceta-
wayo. particularly. caused grave cnr-
Germ 10 the British government. defeat
ing large contingent OF picked British
troops.
@. Why do some potatoes turn dark
after cook,ng?-G. A. s.
A. Potatoes that turn dark after slav-
ing been cooked were submitted 10 too
low temperature in storing. The tenn
perature was not freezing and the in
jury is not freezing injury.
Q. Who said Whom the gods would
slav they FIRST make mad""-S. T J
A. II is accredited Ia E,lripidcs one
of the most famous of tragic Greek
poets. born 4so &c,
O. What part o. the wafer in the