Evening star., 1935-08-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

A reader can get the ansUer to any
question of fact by lUrttino The Washing
ton Euening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director, Washing
ton, d. C. Please incIose stamp for reply.
@. Is the present fad of shallow water
diving q dangerous one?-N. H.
A. Fred Mills, national director Of
health and safety, Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea. says that the sport is dangerous
Homemade equipment brings an added
peril. Only equipment approved by the
United States Government should be
used, and then only by persons who
have been properly trained.
@. Under whose instruction was Grace
Moore's voice trained?-M. MEG.
A. Miss Moore received the major por-
ton of her musical education from DR..
Mario Marafiotti in New York City. OF
course, she has done some work and
coaching with European teachers. but
she owes her splendid knowledge Of
music, opera and the proper use Of the
vocal chords to DR.. Maraflotti.
@. When will the national rifle and
pistol matches take placer. G.
Camp Perry, Ohio, September to l9.
@. What became Of Mrs. Patrick
Campbelrs husband?-E. H.
A. Patrick Campbell was killed in 1900
in the Boer War.
@. What is the significance of Bull
Moose as applied to Theodore Roose-
velt?-C. P.
A The name was applied to Theodore
Roosevelt in 1912 arising from his re-
mark, Il feel as fit as a bull moose"
Through constant use of this animals
figure by the cartoonists in connection
with Roosevelt's political campaign as
the presidential nominee of the Progress
sive party he became known as the Bull
Moose candidate and the party as the
Bull Moose party.
@. What is stratigraphy?-A G.
A. That branch of geology that deals
with the arrangement. age and success
sion of rock strata, mainly as revealed by
the contained fossils.
O. What was the Book of sports?-
L.F.
A. This was a popular name for the
proclamation issued in 1913 by James I,
and ordered to be read in all churches
wherein it was declared that dancing
archery, May games, morrice- dances.
leaping, vaulting and other such games
were lawful on Sunday, but prohibiting
bear batting, bowling and interludes.
@. Where is Tennyson bured?-M. p.
A. He is buried beside Robert Brown
ing in Westminster Abbey.
@. What is the derivation of the term
must" as applied to legislation before
CongreSS?-L. S.
A. 1t comes from the newspaper Office
and was first suggested to President
Roosevelt in the Spring of 1884 by a
newspaper mans question as to the
relative importance of several pending
measures. In newspaper parlance must
at the head of a piece of copy means
that the story must appear in the next
edition, regardless of space available.
@. Is the funny bone really bone?-
w. A.
A. II is not. The name is given to the
ulnar nerve. 1t is so slightly protected
by the internal condyle of the humerus
that it is easily affected by blows on that
part.
Q. Who is the ruler of the Tonga
Islands?-R C.
A. A British protectorate over the
Tonga Islands Kingdom was proclaimed
May 18, 1900. The present ruler is Queen
Salote, who has reigned since 1918
O What is stone coalo-M
A. The name is used to some extent
in the United States and in England for
anthracite coal to distinguish it from
soft or bituminous coal. On the CONT
nent of Europe it is more frequently
used to distinguish the older (carbonic)
Goals from the later Mesozoic and Cen
ozoic Goals and hgnites.
@. Do falling stars" originate in our
solar system or enter it from outside
space?-T. M.
A. A large percentage of the meteor
ties come from interstellar space.
@. How long has still-life painting
been knoWn?-C. j. s.
A. This branch of art flonished from
the earliest days of color decoration, and
was at its highest perfection during the
Alexandrian age. The paintings ct Pom
peii and the Roman Il Sosaics furnish
many fine examples of it., The ancient
Greek painter PauSiaS was especially
Skillful in the representation of flowers.
@. Who was the first American to be-
come missionary bishop of the Epis-
copal Church?-R. L.
A. The Rev. Jackson Kemper He was
| consecrated on September Is, 1885.
@. Please give a biography of Beau
NaSh.-F. R. c.
A. Richard Nash, English leader of
| fashion, was born at Swansea, Wales,
! October 18, 1914. He studied at Jesus
College, oxford, and was for a time In
the army. In 1705 his skill in gaming
took him to Bath. Here he became a
| Self-appointed but arbitrary master of
ceremonies, becoming known as the King
of Bath. His vanity grew with his
power. He appeared in a monstrous
cream -colored beaver and journeyed by
post-chariot with three spans of grays,
footmen and outriders. Gambling was
prohibited by law in 1740 and Nash
lost his trade. The town granted him
an annuity of fl0 per month.
@. In what way has the X-ray aided
medical science?-S. T.
A. The Public Health Service says that
the invention of the X-ray is of three
fold Importance to the medical profess
sion. 1t has made possible the examina-
tiOn Of fractured homes IN insure Y1roYoer