Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. RASKIN.

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@. Has any one ever invented q
moving picture screen without any
glare?--M. r.
A. Demonstration Of the Ortho-
Krone, new screen with q processed
surface said to eliminate all glare, was
made before cinema technicians only
recently. Its inventor is A. b. Hurley
New York physicist. Besides relieving
eye strain, 1t is said to offer q direct
front view from any angle in the thea
ter up to so degrees.
@. How many gifted children are
there in the schools? How many of
these receive adequate training?-F. T.
A. According to a survey made by
the White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection. there are
100000 gifted children of superior in
telligence in public and private schools
OF the United States. This Is approx
mately 6 per cent Of the school popu-
lation. OF these only 1000, or less
than one-half Of per cent, are being
developed to their full capabilities by
special classes.
@. Where Is the celebration In honor
OF quinine to be held? Please give the
origin of this drug.-P. A.
A. The tercentenary Of the first use
OF quinine was held in st. Louis at
ShAw'S Garden October 81 and Novem-
Der l. The earliest well authenticated
instance of the medicinal use of
cinchona bark Is found In 1888, when
the Countess of Chinchon (hence the
nance, the wife Of the Governor of
Peru. was cured of an attack of fever
by It's administration. The medicine
was recommended In her case by the
corregidor of Loxa, who was said to
have practically experienced its su-
preme virtues eight years earlier. A
knowledge Of the bark was dissem-
mated throughout Europe by members
Of the Jesuit brotherhood, whence it
also became generally known as
Jesuits' bark. According to another
account, this name arose from its value
having been first discovered by a Jesuit
missionary, who, when Frustrated with
fever, was cured by the administration
Of the bark by South American In
dian.
@. What Is the origin Of the word
"supercilious" Pm. A. j.
A. In Latin, super (over) plus cilium
(eyelid) formed supercilium, meaning
eyebrow. Because raising the eyebrows
was q characteristic of the naughty
man, supercilium came TO mean pride
and supercilious, "eyebrowish," came to
mean naughty, arrogant. Directly from
this Latin word comes our own super
cilious.
@. Who was Momus?-H. T.
A. In mythology Momus was the
god of ridicule, mockery and cenSure,
who was finally expelled from Olympus.
@. Who were the men named by
George Bernard Shaw as the makers of
the universe?--R. G.
A. In chronological order they are
Pythagoras, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copper
nicus, Calico, Kepler, Newton and Elm
stein.
q. How much money has been spent
In gas taxes in the last 10 years? How
many States have a tax on gasoline?
M. K.
A. Since 1919 car owners have paid
total Of $1,470, 463. 654 in gas taxes,
which are imposed by every State
Twenty-one States increased the tax In
1929.
q How long has n l,een the rractice