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airy question OF fact Nv writing rfhM
Brownsville Herald Information
Bureau. Frederic j. HaSkin. Director,
Washington. ID G.. Please enclose
three ~ cents fOr reply.
q. Who was the CALI Curci's firsS
husband? H. w. q.
A. Madame CALI urci's first hus-
band was Marquis Ligi Curci OF Sim
eri. an artist. whom she married nc
Rome In 1910 and from whom she
was divorced In 1920.
q. When was the late viscount
Byng made "a knight and what sum
wns given him by Parliament? H. wv.
A. General Byng was created a
knight I'm 1915. On his retirement An
1913 he received the thanks on Par
lament together with a grant Of
thirty thousand pounds and eleva-
ton To the peerage aS Baron Byng
Of Vimy.
q. When was the first internal
tional chess tournament held? G. II.
"A. The first modern International
Chess Tournament was held In Lon
don In 1851.
q. What n the origin OF the term
sybarite? r.. TX. III.
a. The inhabitants or Sybaris In
South Italy were prUverbial for their
luxurious living and self -indulgence.
"A tale In told OF a Sybarite who COM
planned that he could not rest COM
fortably &C night because he found
N rose-leaf doubled under him. The
term has thus become applied TO
self-indulgent persons and lovers OF
ease.
q. What fee dc ranchmen pay for
letting cattle and sheep Crane I'm the
National Forest region? j. vi.
A. The fees for cattle grazing upon
the National Forests during 1885 will
average 8 cents per head per month.
The fees for sheep during 1885 will
average 2.7 cents per head per month.
q. How many states have duck re-
fuges? ". M
A. Since March. when the refuge
movement started. 223 refugees have
been established In as states. Each
Of these will provide resting facili-
ties. food. shelter and protection for
the birds. The largest refuge to he
set aside comprises So. 1000 acres on
the Sulphur River near Texarkana,
Ark. 49,.
q. What is the correct title OF th@
painting popularity called whist
ler's Mother?" W. L.
A. Arrangement In Gray and
Black" IL the pane which Whistler
gave the painting.
q. What IN the origin or the com
munity Christmas tree movement?
G.. n.
"A. The community Christmas tree
was initiated In New York with fes-
t~iyities for the children nc Madison
Square In 1912. Even before this nc
San Francisco, the public singing Of
carols was an annual event.
q. What does the winged horse
symbolic ON the F0lger Shakespeare
Library I'm Washington. I'D. c.? W. q.
A. Pegasus here represents lyric
poetry.
q. Has the number Of mental cases
tn hospitals increased Inn the last
five or six years? R. q.
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.
q. Has Norway much ~unprOduc-
tive land? :. $.
a. Three-fourths OF her land s
unproductive.
q. Please describe the Jonker dia-
mond. H. WI.
A. The weight OF the Jonker dia-
mond is 726 carats tabout five
ounces; length, 2A inches; height,
Ia inches: breadth about / inch;
circumference, lengthWise, 64
inches, az broadest point. al inches.
IL Is described as a soft silky blue in
color. Emerald-cut the JOnkeH
would be the worlds second largrF
cut stone weighing approximately
AS caratS.
q. Who founded the Oneida
Community? NJ. K.
A. The Oneida Community was
founded by John Humphrey Noyes
I'm Madison County, nv. XXI.
O. How long has the lion been used
nm IN figure I'm heraldry? w. IL.
"A. Ever since 1164, when IL was
adopted as a device by Philip I, Duke
OF Flanders, the lion has figured
largely and In an amazing variety OF
positions as an heraldic emblem,
and, as N consequence. In pubic
house signs. The earliest and most
important attitude Of the heraldic
lion Is rampant uhe device or Scot
land. but IL Is also shown as pas
SAINT. PEASANT gardant. salient. and
even dormant. The device OF Venice
Is the winged lion OF ST. Mark.
q. From what poem " The line.
"He fixed thee mid this dance Of
plastic circumstance" a. R-
"A. The quotation N from Brown
ing's Rabbi Ben Ezra.
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