Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-06

so that you may understand me. Bet
ter that should incur the blame Oh the
grammarians than not to be understood
by the people"
@. What is the flower of the District
Of Colunbia?-N M.
A. The American Beauty rose.
Q. Do many people IN Paris commit
suicide?-E. X.
A. In 1929 there we're 1,745 at
tempted suicides in Paris, 1881 OF
which were successful. Most of these
persons drowned in the Seine.
Q. What suggestion won the prize in
the contest conducted by the executors
of C. Harold Smith?-W. w.
A. The winning suggestion for
method Of buying happiness for man
kind was that Of Prof. Henry =. Gar
rett of Columbia University. 1t Is rs
follows: stem the rising tide Of men
tai ill-health which bids fair to en-
gulf us in the next few generations"
q. How do some of the most popular
| furs rank as to durability 8. G.
A. It is said that if otter. the strong
est fur, Is given q 100 per cent dura-
bility rating, other of the furs rank
| s.; natural fox, 40; dyed fox, IS; baum
or pine maften, so; dyed marten, 40;
mink, 10; dyed mink, So; raccoon, IS;
| dyed raccoor1, So; sable, 80; dyed sable,
| As; skunk. 10; tipped skunk, so; hair
seal, 90; dyed seal, IS; fur seal, 20;
squirrel, IS; dyed squirrel. 20; coney,
| 90; lynx, IS; mole, q; muskrat, As;
dyed n1uskrat, 35.
| O. What was the epitaph ThomaA
| Jefferson wrote for himself?-T. A. c.
| A. Here was buried Thomas Jeffer.
son." the third President wrote for hi
own tombstone, author of the Declare.
| ton of American independence and Of
| the statute of Virginia for religiouE
freedom, and father OF the University
Of Virginia"
Q. How long have steeplechases been
| run in the United States?-M. w.
A. The first steeplechase was run at
Paterson, N. j., June z, 1865, a three
mile handicap, over 81 jumps though
| the real beginning was an extra days
steeplechasing at jerome Park in Mo-
vember, 1859.
Q. OF what class is the "fellah"9--
A. The word Is Arabic, and In lands
where Arabic is spoken, such as Egypt
and Syria, the term Is applied to
peasant, laborer or field hand.
G. What is an "epergne"?--L E.
A. 1t is an ornamental centerpiece
| Of silver and glass for a dining table.
1t holds flowers or bonbons usually.
@. Did Thaddeus Stevens receive q
college education2--V. S.
A. He attended Dartmouth, and was
graduated from that college In 1914.
Q. Who introduced tapestry weaving
into England3--P. B.
A. Tapestries had been imported into
| England for generations, but it was not
| until the middle of the sixteenth cen
fury that looms were set up In War
wickshire by william Sheldon.
@. What is monkey bread? Where
does it come from?-R. Moo.
A. Monkey bread is also known as
baobab, adansonia and digitata. 1t
comes from Africa, and grows on trees
that usually stand from 40 to 20 feet
| high. Monkey bread is an oblong,
woody fruit, growing from inches to
10 inches in length. The Juice is con-
sidered to have some medicinal proper
ties, and is used in treating tropical
fever The ashes and bark are FREE
Quently boiled in rancid oil and used as
kind Of soap BY the natives.
q. Who discovered iodine9-C. M. A.
A. It was discovered In 1912 by
Courtois, q French inter manufacturer.
He was boiling the ash from seaweed
in copper kettles. Upon the addition
of unusually strong slIIpfaric acid to
the residue In his pots, he saw violet
fumes arising from them. It was named
from Greek word meaning violet color.