Evening star., 1940-01-11
Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdsktn.


eric J. Haskin, director. Washington,
D. C. Please tnclose stamp TOR reply.
Q. What percentage Of the motion
picture theaters in the United States
have double features?-E. K. B.
A. Film Daily says that approximately
60 per cent of operating theaters con-
sistently play double features.
Q. When did Jenny Lind nrst sing In
New York City?-P. w.
A. The first concert in America Of the
singer occurred in Castle Garden on
September II, 1850.
Q. Is it true that the vitamins are
lost when peas are frozen-T. s. R.
A. Experiments show that the vitamin
loss is less in frozen peas than in fresh
ones harvested one day and delivered the
next.
Q. What has become of Maurice
Chevalier?-G. T. B.
A. The actor is in France where he Is
appearing in revue called Paris Lon
don" at the Casino de Paris.
@. Please give the origin Of the name
Hapsburg.-J. F. s.
A. The name Is q contraction Of
Habichtsburg, meaning hawks castle.
and Is taken for q castle built In the
18th century by Werner, Bishop Of
StrasSburg.
Q. What is the legend of The hya-
cinth?-M. P. B.
A. In Greek mythology the hyacinth
is said to have sprung from the blood Of
the beautiful Spartan youth, Hya-
cinthus, the friend of Apollo. Zephyrus,
jealous because Hyacinthus favored
Apollo, caused the latter's quot to strike
and kill the youth while the two were
at play. Grief-stricken, Apollo caused
a purple flower to spring from the drops
OF blood that fell from the brow of Hya-
cinthus.
@. Please give the names of the two
other great elegies which are comparable
to Shelleys "Adonais." &C. I. F.
A. Miltons "Lycidas," written on the
and Tennyson's I'm Memorian' are the
other two great elegies. Tennyson COM
posed his poem in memory Of Arthur
Henry Hallam and it was directly re-
sponsible for his appointment as poet
laureate. Queen Victoria declared that
she derived more comfort from 1t than
from any other book except the Bible.
O. Should a letter of introduction be
sealed?-W. S. H.
A. Letters of introduction and mes
sages carried by friends should not be
sealed.
@. What is the box called in which Q
person rides on top of an elephant?-
L. P. M.
A. 1t is known as howdah.
@. What is the oldest inhabited city
in the world?-D. z. N.
A. Damascus in Syria, whose continu.
GUS existence can be traced for 1000
years, is believed to be the oldest In
habited city in the world.
@. What effect has science had on
religion?-G. S.
A. In an article appearing in the cur
rent issue of The Scientific Monthly, DR..
Karl T. Compton, president of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
says. Science has continually forced
men to take an ever-wider and grander
concept of religion by breaking down
artificial barriers of ignorance and
superstition. Its whole tendency has
been to emphasize the fundamentally
spiritual character of religion as repre-
senting the highest ideals and aspira-
tions of mankind"
@. Are all carillons made abroad?-
M. T. H.
A. American bell foundries have been
making carillons for years and there are
thousands of installations in this coun-
try. There are at least seven bell foun-
dries in the United States.
Q. Did Lafcadio Hearn marry
Japanese?-M. S. B.
A. The writer married Japanese wife,
became naturalized Japanese under
the name of Yakumo Koizumi, and
adopted the Buddhist religion.
@. Where is the largest cotton PLAN
tation?-M. T. G.
A. It Is said to be one at Scott, Miss,
which consists of IS, 900 acres in one unit.
@. Please give some information about
Col. Ebenezer Zane.-R. D. S.
A. Ebenezer Zane, American pioneer,
was born in Berkeley County, Virginia, on
October Z, 1747. OF Danish descent he
made the first permanent settlement on
the Ohio River in ITO, on the site Of
the present city of Wheeling, building
there q blockhouse called Fort Henry,
whence he repelled several Indian as.
saults during the Revolutionary War.
He was disbursing officer under Lord
Dunmore; held several military and civil
offices, and attained the rank of colonel.
The land where the city of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, now stands, formed a portion Of
his property, and he assisted his brother
Jonathan and John McIntire in laying
out that town in 1899. The locality was
called BY them WeStbourn. and the pres.