Evening star., 1932-03-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

taught them not. And things unknown
propos'd as things forgot" Alexander
Pope's Essay on Criticism" part III,
lines IA and IS.
@. How did it happen that when
Emperor YoShihito died shortly after
midnight on Christmas morning. 1925.
American evening newspapers carried
the story of his death on December "a,
Christmas eYe?-F L. It.
A. This is explained by the difference
in time between Japan and the United
States. When it is IL o'clock noon
Eastern standard time in New York and
Washington It is geo am. Of the fol-
lowing morning in Tokyo.
Q. How lorg did it take Paul Revere
to ride from Concord to Lexington?-
J. H.
A. The distance which Paul Revere
rode from Concord to Lexington was
about six miles. He left about IL o'clock
and at about he arrived at the par
Sonage in Lexington.
Q. What is the meaning Of the Irish
word curragh?-T. F.
A The word derives from the an
cient Gaelic cuirrech. Cuirrech means
race course and also low-ying or marShy
ground. The double meaning IS under
Standable in that fiat land would
naturally be selected for a race course
The Curragh of Kildare is one OF the
most famous race courses in the world.
Beside the River Liffey, near Dublin, IL
is the scene of the Irish Derby and
many other famous races. Also, the
great Dublin horse fair is held there
annually. IN the tenth century the
King of LeinStsr granted the Curragh
of Kildare. which embraces some 4,8O0
acres, to St. Bridget, who gave 1t to the
people as a common. For 1000 years It
has been preserved as open land.
@. When were hairpins first useda
j. D.
A. Hairpins have been used by wom-
en- of all ages and even by men. The
fashion is supposed to have originated
in Asia. The primitive hairpin con-
sisted of a single pin with an orna-
mental head. There Is in the British
Museum a gold hairpin dating back to
the Homeric age. about the eighth CEN
tury B. C. The hairpin probably as
sumed its present form when the FASH
ion of wearing curls close to the head
came in.
@. OF what does the profession Of
landscape gardening consist?-J. s.
A. Landscape gardening and archi-
lecture is profession Of recent growth
and recognition. 1t is applied not only
in the development Of home gardens
and private estates, but more and more
in town and city planning, in the de-
velopnent of civic centers, parks, reser-
vations, cemeteries, Fairgrounds, in
the arrangement of residential sections.
farm lands, factory lands. The pro-
fession combines elements of horticul-
ture, forestry and civil engineering as
well as architecture. A landscape
architect uses nature as his first text
book.
@. What price did Washington get
for his wheat?-R. D.
A. Three shillings pence per bushel.
or about 81 cents was the price agreed
upon by Washington in his contract
entered into in 1863 with John Carlyle
and Robert Adams.
@. Who built the Vatican?-L. N. M.
A. The Vatican is not the work Of
one architect. 1t was built and added
to during a period of many years.
Pope Synlnachus was the first to build
q residence on this site. Nicholas V
(1447-55) began a systematic policy OF
improving the Vatican and this was
continued by the succeeding Popes.
@. Is Justice Cardozo. the new men,
ber of the United States Supreme
Court, married man?-F. G.
A. Justice Cardozo is a ba1Aolor.