Evening star., 1932-12-08

q. What Is the famous Bible recently
taken to Washington. d. c.. by Dr..
vollbehr?-C. M.
A. 1t is the Luther Bible, which Is In
three volumes. This Bible was printed
for George III of Anhalt, o defender Of
Luther's reform movement. Lucas
Cranach, master artist Of the German
Reformation. illustrated it lavishly with
wood blocks and original miniatures,
gorgeously colored. The first four pages
OF each volume were set sside as an
Reformation leaders, Luther, Philip
Melanchthon, Johann Bugenhagen and
Caspar Cruciger.
@. What were Abraham Lincolns
last words?-G. H. K.
A. The emphasis given to his uncon-
scious state has always made 1t certain
that he said nothing after he was shot
Carl Sandberg, in MARY Lincoln, Wife
and Widow" says that just before the
bullet was fred he spoke to Mrs Lin
coin. "She sat close to him, leaned on
him, as she afterward told it to her
friend, DR.. Anson @. Henry. And she
was little afraid her behavior might
be embarrassing to the daughter of
Senator Harris Of Rhode Island, sitting
nearby. She said to the President:
What will Miss Harris think Of my
hanging on to you SOP She won't think
anything about IT, And those were his
last words"
O. Was there q similar toy before the
yo-yo became popular?-E. j. M.
A. The widespread popularity Of this
toy has made various conjectures arise
as to It's origin. Some say that It has
been known in the Philippines for CEN
turies. Europeans say that It is the
same toy formerly called "baIidalore,"
which worked on the same principle as
the yo-yo, but had larger disks. The
Boys Modern Playmate Of 1891 shows
picture Of children playing with one
looked and easy as 1t was when properly
managed. the bandalore required some
little skill to make 1t play properly"
This book mentions the fact that at the
beginning of the eighteenth century the
bandalore became fashionable toy un-
der the name of quiz" To go stil1
further back, the bandalore seems to
have been known to the ancient Greeks.
as one Is preserved IN the National
Museum In Athens.
O. What are the chances Of the
permanency Of the works Of Sir Walter
0COIJ, W11OoC anniversary lldS JuSt DCcn
celebrated?-B. C. A.
A. The works of Sir walter Scott
have been compared with those Of
Homer, although greatly inferior In
style and quality, particularly in the
poems. There is, however, wealth
of descriptive data which renders 1t
probable that, subject to 1apses in pop
ularity, his works will become increas-
ingly valuable in time as accurate por-
trayals Of the life Of the country and
the period Of which he writes.
@. How many musical compositions
did Franz List write?-C. M.
A. He wrote between 1900 and 1900
works Of all kinds.
a. How many oranges and lemons
were produced In the United States
last year2-F. 8.
A.\The total production In 1891 was
50,814, 900 boxes Of oranges and 100000
boxes of lemons
@. How many Indian children attend
school2-N. D.
A. There are between 10000 and
100, 900 Indian children Of school age
and 50, 900 of them are attending some
kind of school. About $4,000 are at
tending the public schools with white
children.
Q. When was the loom invented2-
A. The ancient Egyptians wove with
a primitive loom. The first successful
power loom was invented In 17S5 by
Edmond Cartwright.