Evening star., 1937-12-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

Q. How many people attended the
International Exposition in Paris this
year?-W. r.
A. More than 100000 have already
visited the exposition.
Q. Who wrote a series Of race horse
stories in which the horses had the
names OF Bible characteristic. H. w.
A. Charles Van Loan. They were COL
lected in book form under the title
"Old Man Curry"
@. What are the smallest roses
grown?-M. S.
A. The Rosa Rouletti, which is pink,
and its red form, the Tom Thumb, are
the smallest roses known. well-de-
veloped plant can be covered with
coffee cup; a bouquet can be placed
in thimble.
@. How many statues are there In
Washington, D. CO. c. B.
A. There are more than 500 works of
sculpture in Washington. exclusive of
those IN public and private collections.
Q. What is done with the Federal
tax on guns and ammunition?-N. N.
recently signed by President Roosevelt
returns taxes on guns and ammunition
to the States with the provision that
in the cooperating States hunting
license fees shall be used only for wild
life protection.
Q. How long has the Arkansas Gazette
been pubished?-P. M
A. 1t celebrated its 18th anniversary
on November 20, 1887.
Q. How long was the original Greek
marathon race?-G. A
A The runner who carried the mes
sage of Greek victory after the Battle
OF Marathon Travelled about twenty
four miles.
@. Where is Pelee Island?-A. J.B.
4. 1t is part of the Province of
Ontario. The boundary runs southeast
from the Detroit River to point in
Lake Erie Immediately south of Pelee
sid southwest of Point Pelee on
the mainland, thence straight east
for few miles, thence northeast to
the Niagara River.
@. How long had Patrick Henry
the bars. T.
A. He read for six weeks, then ap-
piled for license. 1t was granted upon
condition that he study further before
practicing.
@, What was Blanche Bates first
play?-L. C. K
A. She made her first appearance in
1894 in San Francisco, taking a part
in Brander Matthews one-act play,
This Picture and That" Her first sue
cess was as Mrs. Hillary in The
Senator"
@. What Is the origin of the word
"baggage"?-C. F.
A. 1t comes from the old French
word "bague," meaning bundle.
@. How old was Jesus Christ when H
began to teach?-R. L.
A. In the Gospel of st. Luke it is
stated that Jesus began His ministl,.
when He was about thirty years ole,
This may have been recorded becaus7
the Jews had theory that a teacher
should be at least forty.
Q. Was there real Cyrano de
Bergerac?-W. H. J.
A Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac was
French author. born in 1919. He was
distinguished for his courage in the
field and for the number of his duels,
more than a thousand. most of them
fought on account of his monstrously
large nose. His writings include trae-
edy, "Agrippine," and a comedy, The
Pedant Tricked," from which Corneille
and Moliere have freely borrowed ideas
He was made the hero of Edmond
Rostand's famous drama bearing his
name.
@. What was Tschaikovsky's last SYM
phony?-W. J..
A. 1t is the Pathetic" Hunker saws
of this last symphony: This music is
page torn from Ecclesiastes; it is
the cosmos in Grape"
@. What was the first medical book
printed in England?-H. N.
A. 1t was "A Passing Code Lityll Boke
Necessarye and Behovefull Agenst the
Pestilence,' translated from the Latin Of
the papal physician, Jean Jasme, and
printed in 1880.
@. When did Anthony Comstock begin
his vice cruSade?-J. G.
A. Anthony ComStock Q844-19l5) was
a moral censor whose vice suppression
ideals and methods gained him con-
siderable notice. He began his work in
1869 in connection with Y. M. c. A.
campaign against obscene literature. In
1873 he secured the passage of stricter
postal laws against such matter and
was made special agent of the Post
Office Department. He helped found
the Society for the Suppression of Vice
and was its secretary until his death.
@. When was perfume first made with
alcoholic. F.
A. Alcoholic perfumes are supposed to
have been first made in the 14th
century. The first OF which there is
record was Hungary water, distilled from
rosemary in 1870 by Queen Elizabeth of
Hungary, who got the recipe from a
hermit and by the use of it is said
to have preserved her beauty to old
age.
@. Is George Peabody. the philan-
thropist, buried in Westminster Abbey?
&C. j. H.
A. A public funeral was given him in
Westminster Abbey and his remains
were brought to the United States and
buried at Danvers, Mass.
New Deal Recovery.