Evening star., 1932-08-18

South Carolina disfranchise any per-
son marrying q person Of colored blood.
@. OF what religious belief is King
Prajadhipok of Stamp. M. L.
A. The Siamese legation says that he
is Buddhist.
@. Does the Steinach operation r.-nns
rejuvenate a person?-S. T. w.
A. At a recent meeting DR.. Harry
Benjamin. who has performed several
hundred Steinach operations here and
abroad. refuted the generally accepted
notion that the operation results in re
juvenation." but describes IL rather as
the "reactivation" of the aging organ
ism. In saying that from rs to 30 per
cent of the operations have been sue
cessful he made 1t clear that this meant
that the patients were found to have
developed a better sense of wellbeing
and an improved nervous equilibrium.
They were also found to have an in
creased physical and mental ability, and
vertigo. tremor, arthritic pains and SIM
liar signs of senility often disappear.
Eyesight and hearing were sometimes
improved and even new hair appeared
in some cases.
@ Was Abraham Lincoln known to
A. In the records Of Baker University,
Baldwin City. Kans., one Of the Oldest
Methodist schools west Of the Missouri
River is notation to the effect that In
February, 1854, President Lincoln con-
tributed 500 to apply on a new build
ing for the campus.
@. Has the Shenandoah National For
est been renamed?-K. M. G..
III ia nvyyr or GAnrnA
Washington National Forest.
@. Who will be in charge of the 1892
elections in Nicaragua?
A. Rear Admiral Clark H. Wood
ward, United States Navy. was sworn in
before the Nicaraguan Supreme Court
on June % as president of the National
Board of Elections, which is to have
complete Jurisdiction over the forthcom-
ing general elections in Nicaragua.
@. Is the District of Columbia bird
sanctuary?-A. C.
A. BY act Of Congress approved July
IA the District of Columbia is, in eject,
made bird sanctuary. The act repeals
provision of law which allowed shoot
ing of wild waterfowl on parts Of the
Eastern Branch and on parts OF the
Virginia side of the Potomac River
of this law, as in the case Of most other
laws affecting the District, comes under
the Metropolitan Police. but the game
protector of the Bureau Of Biological
Survey stationed in washington viii
cooperate with the police.
@. When was wallpaper first made in.
strips?-L. G.
A. In 1850 Fournier, a merchant on
ftVa Dnr Nc NO
the first attempt to produce paper in
long strips by pasting the small sheets
together before printing thus forming
roll. An edict of Louis XVI in 1778 de-
creed that each such roll should con-
tain ~ sheets of paper. pasted end to
end, making the length about "a feet.
The name and address of the maker
was obligatory on the two end sheets.
This was the standard size for a roll
of wallpaper until the metric system
was adopted.
@. Are fire losses heavier in times Of
depression or of prosperity?-R. M.
A. In the depression Of 1920-2l ire
losses reached s46I per capita; in the
1923 boom they -dwindled to $3.50 per
capita and in the first depression year
of 1880 rose again to $4,06.
@. What Is meant by the Breeclles
Bibles. Fl. T.
A The Breaches Bible a name <or
the Geneva Bible Of 1860, is so called
because "breeches" is used for the
aprons of fig leaves made by Adam and
Eve. q .e
@. Please give a short sketch Of
James Joyce.-W. L. K.
A. James Joyce was born in Dublin
in 1882 and educated at Dublin Uni
versity. His first book was collection
Of lyrics, Chamber Music" in 1907.
"Dubliners," his only volume of short
stories, appeared IN 1914. In 1916,
"a Portrait of the Artist as Young
Man was published. and in 1921,
Ulysses"
O. How many newspapers and maga-
zines were there in the United States
in 190O?-N. r.
A. There were al 1875 newspapers and
periodicals being published in that year.