Evening star., 1934-01-02
ANSW WERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

festivals Of the Roman Catholic Church
and were indicated in the calendar by
| red letter. Now, any happy, fortunate,
| or pleasantly eventful day is called a
red-letter day.
@. What is meant by ideology?--F. w.
| A. It is the science which treats OF
! the history and evolution Of human
| ideas. 1t is also branch of linguistics,
treating of the relation of ideas to
language.
9. What kind Of play is a tragedyP
%. G.
A. 1t Is a drama Of which the out
come is bad, often fatal, for the hero
or heroine; that quality which places
grief or catastrophe on a plane which
commands deep sympathy and respect.
@. How long did the French Drec-
! tory last?-T. D.
| A. About four years. 1t came into
power in France, october 28, 1895, and
ended October 9, 1899. The consulate
followed, with Napoleon as first consul.
b O. How did superstitions begin?-
! w. T. S.
| A. The word Superstition" is derived
| from the Latin "superstitio," excessive
| religious belief. possibly Originally a
| standing over a thing in amazcnCnt or
| awe; from "Superstare," to stand above
or over Superstition is closely allied
with the So-called chronological pne-
nomena known as suryivals. Among
the ancient peoples, as for instance,
! the Assyrians, it was part of the off,
! cial state religion to prophesy con-
cerning the future from the flight
Of birds, the nature Of dreams and
| similar occurrences, and where such
/ customs and the correlated beliefs per
| sist they may be regarded as survivals.
| Among them perhaps the most per
/ sistent in the country districts is the
| belief in ghosts and in the influence
/ Of the moon. In parts Of Europe the
! effects of the evil eye are still feared,
while in the United States the horse
shoe, caul, four-leaf clover, etc, arc
still regarded as emblems Of good luck.
@. What is a samovar?-H. s.
! A. This is a copper urn extensively
used in Russia and eastern countries
in which water is kept boiling for the
making Of tea, live charcoal being
placed in a tube which passeJ up
through the center Of the urn. Similar
vessels are used in China for keep ng
soups hot at table.
@. When did the United State mt.t
the large one-cent pieces?-M. NJ. B.
A. From 1893 to 1857.
@. When was Messina. Italy, vis..si
by bad earthquake?-J. NJ.
A. Messina. in Sicily, was partial
destroyed by an earthquake in IT. I'll
again devastated by a more s. N.5
earthquake on December %, 1903.
Q. Please publish recipe for CreD
Suzette.-A. A.
A. One-half cupful -four, 3 taC.e-
spoonfuls powdered sugar. !. teaSpcor-
full salt = cupful milk, l egg, add
gradients, add milk stir until perfectly
smooth. Add egg. beat thoroughly. add
lemon rind. Cook as indicated below,
making them about inches in diane
ter Roll and reheat in Crepe Suzette
5 sauce. Heat griddle or frying pan.
Grease or rub over with cut turnip
? Drop mixture from tip OF spoon on
Y griddIe. Cock On one side. When
pufed, full Of bubbles, and c0-ked on
edges, turn end cook other side. Crepe
5 Suzette Sauce: tablespoonful butter,
: ! cup powdered sugar. CRATE rlnd and
! Juice of tangerires or ! orange. Cream
: butter beat in sugar gradually and add
rind and Juice.
@. On which syllable is numismatist
accented? Philatelist?-F. L.
! A. Numismatist is accented on the
second syllable Philatelist IS also &C
cented on the second syllable.