Evening star., 1932-08-23
key 1882, was elected at the Interna-
tional Beauty Contest in Brussels.

key 1882, was elected at the 1nterna-
tional Beauty Contest in Brussels.
Q. Please explain the meaning Of
'Tibido."-T. d. B.
A. "Libido' is defined by Freud as the
energy of those instincts which have to
do with all that may be comprised
undA the word love" Jung enlarged
the concept 50 that for him it describes
the energy resident in all instincts. Il
IS claimed that the energy of tntellec-
tual processes Is measured by intelli-
gence tests In terms of clearness and
speed; but the measurement Of the
conative energy Of a wish is more diff
cult, because the wish. which may be
considered to be the inner feeling Of
need, together with motor sets appro-
pirate to its appeasement, may fail to
find expression in measurable overt
conduct on account of opposing re-
pressive (unconscious) and suppreSSive
(conscious) forces.
@. What kind of wood are police
mems billies made of?-K. M F.
A. CocuS wood, usually, the wood Of
the granadilla tree, species of pone-
granate, which grows in Brazil and the
West Indies.
@. Who invented the machine to
kneaQ DreaQ?-W. II.
A. The kneading machine has long
been the most familiar mechanical unit
in the bakery and dates at least to 1760,
when a Frenchman, Salignac, devised a
model in which harrow-shaped arms,
mechanically operated, mixed the dough
in a trough. The Boland machine,
which dates from about the middle Of
the eighteenth century. was also Of
French origin.
@. What Is romanticism2-G. B. g.
A. Halleck says: The best short def
milton Of romanticism Is that OF Victor
Hugo, who calls it liberalism in liter
ature."
@. Is 1t correct to speak of the Olym-
pic games as the Olympiad?-H L.
A. DR.. Vizetelly writes as follows OF
! the misuse Of the word "Olympiad':
THE term 'Olympiad' Is used erroneous
! ", in modern revivals, to designate the
games themselves. The correct form to
use is the Olympian games or the
| Olympic games Olympiad designates
| the period of four years between two
successive celebrations Of the Olympic
games. BY these intervals the Greeks
reckoned time up to AID. 394. The first
of these intervals Is taken as dating
from the year TIC BIC.
@. When will the Daniel Webster
postage stamps be issued?-C. s. r.
A. The Post Office Department says
that. the postage stamps in honor OF
Daniel Webster will be issued on Octo-
ber "a.
@. What Is the land worth on which
| the new Department of Commerce In
built in Washington?-L. E. r.
A. The ground was purchased in
| 1910 at a cost of $2459,831. The As
seSsor's Office of the District gives
$5,365, ,065 as the land value for the
site.
Q. What form will the celebration
! of the oxford Movement Centennial
take in the United States in 1933?-L.
H. G..
A. A congress will be held in Phila-
| delphia which will be national in its
scope. Local celebrations will be held
/ throughout the country and many
Americans are planning to take part in
! the pilgrimage to the Hold Land next
Summer. which is directed by the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury.
Q. Who is the ruler of Lebanon?-
H.B.
A. Lebanon was proclaimed state
| in 1920. 1t was reorganiZed into the
Republic of Lebanon in 1926. Charles
| Debbas, an Arab, is president. This
republic is part of Assyria.
G. How far is the Colorado River
navigable?-A. j. H.
A. 1t is navigable for steamers as
! far as Callville, 612 miles from the
mouth, and can be made so, it Is
| thought, to the foot of the Grand Can
yon, 81 miles higher.