Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ogy says that the Atlantis theory Of
the development Of the Magyar civiliza.
ton is no longer accepted by Magyar
scholars.
@. How powerful glass is necessary
to watch races when part of the course
is or miles away?-C. r.
A. In order to watch horses, auto
mobiles, etc, at distance of 6 or 5
miles the Bureau of Standards says
that a or 8 power binocular or 20
power telescope is recommended. If
fine details are to be examined the
telescope is the better.
@. What was Voltaire's object in
writing "Candide"?-V. K.
A. "Canddide" Is a satire which Vol
taire wrote to attack the current the
DRY that all is for the best in this best
of all possible worlds"
@. How did the bridal bouquet origi-
nate?-M. p. S.
A. 1t is impossible to state when
flowers we're first used at a we'd
ding, since this is a very ancient Gus
tom. Orange blossoms were worn and
carried by brides from the earliest
times, as they portend luck and happi-
ness. Spenser and Milton were of the
opinion that the orange was the golden
apple presented to Jupiter by Juno on
her wedding day. 1t was customary for
the Anglo-SaXon bride to give her
friends small knots and ribbons to wear
or carry on the wedding day. This
custom still survives in the bouquet Of
the bridesmaids.
Q, How far from Toxic is Fujiyama2
IN. A.
A. This celebrated quiescent volcano
is 70 miles southwest of Toxic. It rises
| to height of 1895 feet, and its
southern slopes reach the shore of
Suruga Bay.
@. Is it true that in Great Britain
the census is taken within "a hours?-
A. c.
| A In Great Britain a certain day is
| designated for the taking of the CEN
sus. For the last census, 1921, the emu
meration was made on June 10. The
preliminary report was made public in
August.
@. What cable companies have sta
lions in the Azores?-E. T. NJ.
A. A number of cable companies
| have stations in the Azores. The Ger
man submarine cable from Borkum to
New York has station at Fayal. The
German Atlantic Co.'S cable, laid In
| 1926 from Horta, in the Azores, to En-
den, Germany, was opened March 4,
| 1927. The Western Union cable from
Newfoundland to the Azores was opened
in 1928. The Postal Telegraph Co.'S
cable connects at the Azores with the
Eastern Telegraph Co.
| @. What are cetaceans?-W. B.
A. They are mammals Whose struc-
ture is so modified as to render them f1t
for an aquatic life; for instance, whales,
dolphins and porpoises.
@. How long has the National Geo.
graphic Magazine been published?-E.
A. 1t has been published for AZ years.
The society was organized in 1888.
O. Who were the Americans who
served on the first jury of the PerIna-
nent Court of Arbitration?-M. S.
A. The four citizens of the United
States who were on the original panel
of the Permanent Court of Arbitration,
established at The Hague in 1899, we're
ex-President Benjamin Harrison, Chief
Justice Fuller, Attorney General Griggs
and George Gray Of tho United States
Circuit Court.
! @. Are steam, electricity, airplanes,
etc, strictly modern inventions?-T. p.
A. Archaeological discoveries reveal
that the principles of the use of steam.
hydraulics, smoke screens, concave and
convex mirrors, magnets, ETC., were
known to the ancients and employed by
priests in temples to perform super
natural feats Steam, for instance, was
used in Babylonian temples as early
as 100 BIC. to cause images of gods
to move their heads, eyes or arms.
Many similar devices may be cited.