Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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holder the net excess ever this normal
loss.
Q. What were the early Colonial
candles made of?-G. S. NJ.
A. Marion N. Rawson says, in Can
die Logs: Bears grease and deer suet
went into some of the first candles
which the early settlers made in this
country: and then spermaceti, the
waxy solid obtained from the head of
the sperm whale and brought to the
coast OF New England before the mid
dle OF the sixteen hundreds"
@. What became of Col Fawcett, who
started upon an exploring expedition q
few years ago?-F. w. b.
A. Col. Fawcett noted British ex-
plorer. his son Jack and friend. Ra-
leigh Rimell, left for Brazil in 1925, with
the idea of finding a lost civilization
Nothing was heard of them and in
February, 1928, relief expedition I'M
der Comdr. Dyott attempted 10 reach
the party After considerable search
and investigation, Dyott reported that
he was convinced Fawcett and his
party had persisted at the hands of
hostile Indians in the Xingu country
in July, 1925. Col. Fawcett was a
member of the Royal Geographical So
ciety of London and the search for him
was instigated by the society.
Q. Who invented the saxophone?-
A. There was a famous family Of
Belgian musical instrument-makers
named Sax. The inventor of the saxo-
phone belonged to this family and his
name was Antoine Joseph Sax, known
as Adolphe Sax. He was born at Di-
n1r e
died in Paris February 4, 1894. In
1645 he took out patent for the sax
horn. On June % he registered the
saxophone.
@. Has the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
in Washington, D. c., always occupied
the site upon which it now stands?-
L. L.
A. The original home of the institu-
ton was at Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, but in 1897 its COL
lections we're transferred to the pres
ent building, located at New York ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street, Washing
ton, d. G.
@. How does it happen that Great
Britain owns the Rock of Gibraltar
M. r.
A. The Rock of Gibraltar after CEN
turtles of conflict between the Moors
and Spain was formally incorporated
under the Spanish crown in 1902. It
was taken from Spain by the allied
British and Dutch forces July %, 1704,
and Sir George Rookie hoisted the Brit
ish flag and took possession in the
name of Queene Anne. Abortive effort
for the recovery Of the rock both by
military and peaceful arbitration was
made by Spain for many years. During
the American War for Independence an
extreme effort was made, backed by
France. and in 1879 one of the most
memorable sieges of history took place.
In 1888 a final engagement occurred
and peace was declared. Since that
time the rock has been in the possession
of the British crown and has the status
of crown colony.
| @. How much money did Lotta
Crabtree leave?-G. E. d.
A. She is said to have been the
wealthiest player in America. She left
100000, most of it to charity.
@. What will take the Jumps out Of
brown sugar?-J. K.
A. Placing the sugar in & warm oven
| for a few moments will soften the
Jumps.
@. Does dew fall on a desert?-M
M. J.
A Since dew is produced by the con-
densation Of watery vapor from the at
mosphere, it does not occur In deserts.