Evening star., 1935-12-06

these cases, as well as In several other
methods, the hydrogen really comes from
water.
@. Who was Lysistrata?-H M.
A. She was a Greek matron who, to
end the long war between Athens and
Sparta, persuaded the women Of Athens
to desert their husbands until peace
should be declared AriStophanes' Lysis-
trata is based on this story and has been
produced in modernized form.
@. Is Thomas Bailey Aldrich's "Story
of Bad Boy autobiographical?-L NJ,
A. 1t is a somewhat idealized recount
ing of the authors boyhood in Ports
mouth, N. H.
Q. What significance had the battle
of the Boyne?-M E.
A. 1t was fought July II, 1890 (new
calendar), July (old style), miles west
of Drogheda, on the banks of the Boyna
River, in ireland. It was fatal to the
cause of James II and assured thu
aScendency of Professionalism in England.
James was defeated by his Son-in-law.
William III, with a loss Of ! 500. Each
had about 10000 troops, but Williams
loss was only about 500. The scene o.
the battle is marked by an obelisk about
$50 feet high.
O. Did the Indian Two-Gun White
Calf pose for the Indian head on the
buffalo nickel?-R. c. A.
A. j. E. Fraser, the designer of the
nickel, says: "The Indian head on tho
buffalo nickel is not direct portrait OF
any particular Indian, but was made from
several portrait bustS which did Of In
dians. AS a matter of fact, I used threa
different heads. I remember two of the
men. One was Irontail, the best Indian
head can remember: the other one was
Two Moons, and the third cannot recall
I have never seen Two-Gun White Calf
nor used him in any way, although he
has a magnificent head. I can easily
understand how he was mistaken in
thinking he posed for me. A great many
artists have modelled and drawn from him
and it was only natural for him to be-
lieve that one Of them was the designer
of the nickel I think he is undoubtedly
honestly of the opinion that his portrait
is on the nickel"
@. Can visitors to the prison whera
Bruno Richard Hauptmann is confined
see him?-G. F.
A. Nobody may visit Hauptmann Savo
members of his immediate family and
his attorneys. Mrs. Hauptmann has been
permitted to spend one hour with him
twice a month.
@. Why is it so hard to find and keep
competent domestic servants?-R. T.
A. The New York State College oi
Home Economics gives some of the rea-
sons that good workers are hard to hire:
Low wages, unstandardized, and often
too long hours of work, daily and weekly,
and poor living quarters provided fot
servants.
@. Who is the big circus man of Eng
land?-J. H. G.
A. Bertram Mills, who is frequently in
this country exhibiting and judging at
horse shows, owns the largest circus
in England.
@. What chemicals are the by-producta
OF the dairy industry?-E. j.
A. The Bureau of Dairy Industry saya
that the principal chemicals which are
considered by-productS of the dairy in.
dustry are casein, lactose, milk albumen
and Tactic acid.
@. Please explain free port. J.
A. A free port is port, or more usually
a zone within a port, in which vessels
can load or unload and commercial and
even manufacturing businesses can bs
carried on without any active control
by the fiscal authorities. In a free port
iu1nOTt aYOnrt dI1fiRS levied
the only charges being for services rem
dered, such as wharf dues and lighterags
charges. 1t is only when goods pass from
the free port area into the hinterland
for consumption that import duty i,
payable.
@. Is Antonia Brico, the woman
orchestra leader, an Italian2-V. F. E.
A. Antonia Brico is of Dutch-Italian
parentage, but is a native Of Oakland,
Calf. Her legal name is Wolthius, which
she derives from the couple who adopted
her when she was q child.
@. What salary is received by the
American who is adviser to Empero1
Halle Selassie?-W S. M.
A. Everett Andrews Colson was given
the Office of financial adviser to the
Emperor in February, 1880, for q 10-yeaI
period at $1,000 year.