Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by tUrtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, Director, Washington,
d. c. Please trrclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give a definition of a
college widoW.-T. OBJ.
A. A maiden of a college town
bereaved Of graduated sweethearts.
@. What reward is now offered in
Italy to persons who marry?-K. B.
A. In order to stimulate the mar
riage rate, the Fascist party offered
500 lire ($41.55) to all Romans who
married on a certain date recently
Two thousand two hundred and six
couples accepted the terms.
@. Has the number of yachts de-
creased within the past few years.
N. w.
A. The greatest number of pleas
ure vessels in the history Of American
yachting was registered with the
Bureau Of Navigation and Steamboat
Inspection in 1884. Since June, 1893
they have increased l per cent anc
the total Is now SITS yachts.
@. How old was Beethoven wher
he became deaf?-S. C.
A. He was about 30 He composed
most of his great symphonies after
this time. He lived to be Sc.
@. When was the disastrous train
wreck in France and how many were
klled?-W. c. B.
A. On December %, 1888, at Lagny
France, the fast train to Strasbourg
an hour late, plunged through a thick
fog at IS miles an hour into the real
Of the Nancy express. Both trains
were carrying students and their rel
atives and friends from Paris to the
country for the holidays. The dead
numbered 200; wounded, 300.
@. Do somnambulists speak and
see?-J. C. K
A. Somnambulists may speak with
out acting, common in children anc
not usually considered somnambu-
listic; act without speaking, the most
common type; act and speak, more
exceptional; and speak and have the
senses Of touch, sight and hearing
The last class merges into hypnotism
@. Please give Lord Byron's
epitaph to his dog-H. L. NJ.
A. The poets Newfoundland dog
which contracted rabies, is buried in
the ruins of the old church at New
stead Abbey, the pedestal marking the
grave bearing the following inScrip-
ton: Near this spot are deposited the
remains Of one who possessed beauty
without vanity, strength without in
science, courage without ferocity. and
all the virtues of man without his
vices"
Q. Why is a certain dance called
Hull's Victory Dance?-J. G.
A. Hull's Victory is a. contradance
named In honor of the victory OF
Commodore Hull in the Constitution
over the Guerrero in August, 1872.
@. Where is Hungarys Unknown
Soldier buried?-F. M.
in Pesth under heavy iron cross and
surrounded by statues of the Nation S
rulers.
@. What Is the value of the pearl
necklace owned by the Maharajah of
Patiala Pr. M. c.
A. The Maharajah's necklace of 81
ropes Is valued at S5,000,0oo.
@. How much sweeter than ordinary
cane sugar is levulose and why is it
not sold at groceries?-S. C. A.
A. Levulose, derived from the Jeru-
salem artichoke, is approximately half
again as sweet as cane sugar. The
difficulty of its preparation for indus
trial purposes precludes its being sold
at every grocery.
@. How old is the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Arts. M. G.
A. The Metropolitan Museum of
Art was incorporated on April Is,