Evening star., 1934-03-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. How many songs has George
Gershwin written2-K. Med.
A. He has written nearly 1000, but
all Of them have not been published.
@. What was the full name Of the
Brook Farm experiment?-V. r. M.
A. Brook Farm was communistic
industrial and literary establishment
founded at West Roxbury, Mass, in
l841 by George Ripley and other per-
sons of socialiStic tendencies. 1t was
known as the Brook Farm Institute of
Agriculture and Education, and was
composed of a stock company of
nearly 10 members, among the more
important Of whom were Charles A.
Dana, George william Curtis, Mar
garet Fuller and Nathaniel Haw-
thorne. The farm failed in 1846, but
it was important In Intellectual re-
suits.
@. Why are the elephants smaller
than they used to be in circuSeS?-
G. F. H.
A. Karl Kae Knecht, editor of
White Tops, says that circuses and
ZOOS have not wanted large elephants
Of late years, as they are too trouble
some and require too much room.
@. What was the best price paid
for an art object in America last
years.. w. S.
A. While public sales Of works Of
art have fallen of in volume and
hn laY.raccinyo q
handsome prices have been paid. Last
years best price for a single item was
$l02,50 paid by Lord Milbank for
the marble portrait bust of the
Princess of Aragon by Francesca Lau-
rama. 1t was in the Thomas Fortune
Ryan collection.
Q. When was the British open
golf championship first played?-
D. S.
A In 1892 the Prestwick, st. An
drew's, and Musselburgh Clubs of
Scotland arranged a tournament, put
up cup, and called the contest the
British open. Ever since. the winner
of this contest has been regarded as
champion of the golfng world.
@. What obligation is there on the
part of a person who uses your
service?-C. F. o.
A. There is none whatever. This
newspaper offers the service free to
its readers. You are entitled to all
benefits TO be derived from its frequent
use There is no charge except coin
or stamp for return postage. Address
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Wash
ington, D. c.
@. What Is a jeremiad?-T. P.
A. 1t is a lamentation-a tale Of
sorrow, disappointment, or complaint.
The name is an allusion to Lamenta-
tions, a book in the Old Testament
attributed to jeremiah.
@. Will the trail riders Of the
national forests take trip this
Summer?-M. G.
A. The American Forestry Asso-
citation says that two expeditions are
scheduled for July. One will attempt
to penetrate the rugged South Fork
Wilderness of the Flathead National
Forest, in Montana. while the other
will push on through the South Fork
country to the more remote Sun
River wilderness of the Lewis and
Clark National Forest, which has just
been designated as a primitive area
by the United States Forest Service.
@. What was a marlin spike used
for?-R. L.
A. This piece Of iron tapering to
a point was used on shipboard. 1t
was used as a lever for opening or
separating the strands Of a rope in
splicing.
@. What became OF the flags which
were captured by the Northern troops
during the Civil War?-M. F.
A. Through the efforts Of Mr
John Lamb all flags captured by the
Federal Government during the Civil
War were returned to the Southern
States.
@. Why is rosewood so calledP-
w. S.
A. Some of the varieties have a rose
scent.
@. Please describe chalcedony.-
x. Y. z.
A. Chalcedony is described as q
cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
transparent or translucent, with 9
waxy luster. So far as color Is con-
cerned it may be white. gray. blue
brown. or black. but commonly is OF
tint suggestive of diluted milk
marked with veins, circles, or spots