Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24

q. What percentage Of tins nlEtsants
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital are IIsFvice
men?-M. B. w.
A. Out of $500 patients approximate
" 400 are patients who have served in
the World war. II one takes into con-
sideration veterans of other wars. sp-
proximtely 80 per cent Of the $500 are
service men.
q. Was Paul Bunyan 8 real person?--
A: Paul Bunyan is q mythical hero
on the lumber camps Of the Northwest.
Inc legend Is said to have begun In
the Papineau Rebellion In Canada in
1887 and it then spread throughout the
Northwest, being colored by Scandi-
nayian myth in Minnesota and by In
dian legends further West. It was the
American loggers, just below the border,
who embellished the myth and gave It
most Of its color.
@. Please give q short sketch about
fans.-F. r.
A. Customs Of Mankind" SAYS that
Fans have an interesting history. The
first fan was probably q palm leaf or
some other natural device appropriated
by man to keep away flies or gnats,
perhaps even to cool the fevered brow
In tropical climates. We know that In
had special servants TO stand behind
dinner guests and fan them with huge
papyrls fans. In France the fan
reached the height Of its development
under Louis XIV. We read that fans
are tnvariable accompaniment Of fem
mine costume and that they are Of rare
beauty, exquisitely painted and mounted
on sticks of carved or painted wood,
mother-of-pearl, carved ivory or gold.
There are over 500 makers Of fans IN
Paris and they enjoy special privileges
accorded to them by the King"
@. In what manner may grange
blossoms be arranged as q decoration
for the bridal veil2-G. K.
A. The simplest arrangement = Q
wreath Of orange blossoms which is
placed over the tallle or lace ven. II
complete wreath IL unbecoming
partial one may be worn. When the
veil is arranged In cap effect the orange
blossoms may be placed on either side
Of the face Is two roaettes.
@. Are there any places On IN enxsh
where It never rains7--D. n
A. Such q place u not known, Ee0
the Sahara Desert is not entafSay en1n"
less.
@. What were gpasasr aaahGSf-
A. This was . term applied u SAo
half CATERS or fun CATERS which ware
part of the uniform Of our Revolutton-
airy soldiers.
@. What causes night baindness-
G. q. B.
A. Night blindness Cnyctalopaa) has
already been pointed out as one Of the
early symptoms Of pigmentary degen-
Grafton Of the retina. 1t is functional
defect of the retinal apparatus con-
cerned with dark adoption which may
be and often is congenital. Deternin-
ing causes are exposure Of the eye to
strong light and glare. together with a
debilitated and often scorbutic state Of
the system, defective nutr1tion-auto-
toxemia, diets deficient in fat and al
bumen, diseases Of the liver, malaria
and alcoholism. 1t exists in tropical
countries and often soldiers and sailors
In these localities suffer from this con-
dition, usually in the early Spring and
Summer. It has been reported as en-
denlic In certain countries, especially Ia
Russia during the Lenten fasts.
@. OF what disease did Martin Luz
her die?-N. =. I.
A. Martin Luther died at his early
home st Eisleben In 1546 Of general de-
bility caused by his hard work.