Evening star., 1935-06-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic j. Haskin.

BY Frederic j. HaskiH.
A reader cdn get the GnssDer to anu
question OF fact By tOTittac The Washino-
ton EDeHtHg Star Information Bureau.
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ton, d. C. Please inclose stamp for replv.
@. Who was Gslh-Curcis first hus-
bandit. r. C.
A. Mime. CALI Curci's first husband
was Marquis Luigi Curci Of Simeri, an
artist, whom she married at Rome in
1910 and from whom she was divorced
in 1920.
q. When was the late Viscount Byng
made knight and what sum was given
him by Parliament?-H. w.
A. Gen. Byng was created knight In
1915. On his retirement In 1919 he re-
ceived the thanks of Parliament together
with grant Of thirty thousand pounds
and elevation TO the peerage as Baron
Byng of Vimy.
@. When was the first international
chess tournament held?-G. r.
A. The first modern international
chess tournament was held in London
In 1851.
@. What Is the origin of the term
sybarite?-F. r. H.
A. The Inhabitants of Sybaris In South
Italy were proverbial for their luxurious
living and self-indulgence. A tale is
told OF Sybarite who complained that
he could not rest comfortably at night
because he found q rose-leaf doubled
under him. The term has thus become
applied to self-indulgent persons and
lovers Of ease.
q. What fee do ranchmen pay for let
ting cattle and sheep Craze in the ma
tional forest region?-J. NJ
A. The fees for cattle grazing upon
the national forests during 1885 will
average cents per head per month.
The fees for sheep during 1885 will
average az cents per head per month.
q. How many States have duck
refuges?-E. NJ.
A. Since March, when the refuge
movement started, 223 refugees have been
established In 43 States. Each of these
will provide resting facilities, food,
shelter and protection for the birds.
The largest refuge to be set aside COM
prises 5000 acres on the Sulphur River
near Texarkana, Ark.
@. What is the correct title OF the
painting popularly called "Whistlers
Mother"?-V. L.
A. Arrangement in Gray and Black"
Is the name which Whistler gave the
painting.
@. What Is the origin of the COM
munity Christmas tree movement?-C.F F.
A. The community Christmas tree
was initiated In New York with fes-
tivities for the children at Madison
Square in 1912. Even before this at San
Francisco, the public singing Of carols
was an annual event.
@. What does the winged horse SYM
bolize on the Folger Shakespeare Library
in Washington, D. C.?-F. G.
A. Pegasus here represents lyric poetry.
@. Has the number Of mental cases
in hospitals increased In the last five
or six years?-R. c.
A. In 1927 hospitals In the United
States provided $4,000 beds for nervous
and mental cases. In 1888 the number
had increased to $4,000.
@. Has Norway much unproductive
lands. S.
A. Three-fourths of her land is un-
productive.
@. Please describe the Jonker dia-
mond.-B. M.
A. The weight of the Jonker diamond
is 726 carats (about 5 ounces; length,
az inches: height, III inches; breadth,
about inch; circumference, length
wise, 6A inches, at broadest point, 4&
inches. It Is described as q soft, silky
blue in color. Emerald cut, the Jonker
would be the worlds second largest cut
stone weighing approximately AIS carats.
@. What is the origin of the expression
"brand-new"?-M. NJ. w.
A. Some believe it to mean so new
that the mark or brand Of the maker
has not yet worn away or rubbed OF.
The expression was formerly used only
Of things made Of metal.
q. VINO founoed the ONEIDA COM
munity?-F. K.
A. The Oneida Community was
founded by John Humphrey Noyes in
Madison County, N. Y.
@. How long has the lion been used
as q figure in heraldry?-V. L.
A. Ever since 1164, when it was adopted
as q device by Philip I, Duke Of Flanders,
the lion has figured largely and in an
amazing variety of positions as an her
aldic emblem, and, as a consequence, in
public house signs. The earliest and
most important attitude of the heraldic
lion is rampant (the device Of Scotlan0,
but it Is also shown as paSsant, passant
gardant, salient and even dormant. The
device of Venice Is the winged lion of
st. Mark.
@. Is yeast fattening2-W. r.
A. Yeast contains nothing to make
any one gain or lose weight. One cake
of yeast contains fewer calorieS than
a soda cracker. It does enable one to
assimilate better the food that Is eaten
and gives q normal appetite.
q. At commencement exercises where
an IL. B. is being conferred, on which
side of the cap should the taSsel be
worn?-E. w. T.
A. The faculty for exercises granting
degrees Of ILL., B. would wear the tassel
to the left. The class would wear the
tassel to the right until each diploma