Evening star., 1940-03-16
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.


A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact By ,Drtting The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn. director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. What material was used In the con.
struction of Admiral Byrds ship The
Bear?-L. K.
A. The Bear was especially built for
the whaling and sealing trade. She is
constructed of solid oak, and is strongly
braced to cushion the shock Of ice. To
prevent her planking from being stoved
IN by sharp, heavy ice, she is completely
armor- plated with q thick skin of Aus
tralian ironbark.
Q. Who was the first Pope to address
an encyclical to the United states?-
M. L. H.
A. The first Pope to address an en-.
cyclical directly to the Catholic hier.
archy Of the United States was Pope
Piux XII.
Q. How many mattresses are there EN-.
ployed in New York City?-K. A.
A. 1t is estimated that there are ap- n
proximately $1,000 mattresses in that
city.
@. What Is the origin Of the title Of
T. E. Lawrence's book, Seven Pillars of
Wisdom"?-A. N. S.
A. The seven pillars of wisdom are
first mentioned in the Bible, in the Book
OF Proverbs dxD: Wisdom hath build.
ed house; she hath hewn out her
seven pillars" The title was originally
applied by the author to book about
seven cities. He decided not to publish
this early book because he considered it
immature, but transferred the title as q
memento.
@. Who had the leading parts In the
Silent motion picture, Seventh Heaven?
w. B. S.
A. Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor
played the leading roles in this produce
ton.
Q. What were the Labors of HerculesP
&C. K.
A. The IL tasks of great difficulty i'm
posed on Hercules by the Argive king
were as follows: "To slay the Nemean
hon, Kill the Lernean hydra, catch and
retain the Arcadian stag, destroy the
Erymanthian boar, cleanse the stables
of King Augeas, destroy the cannibal
birds of the Lake stymphalis, take cap
tive the Cretan bull, catch the horses
OF the Thracian Diomedes, get possess
sion OF the girdle of Hyppolyta, Queen
OF the Amazons; take captive the oxen
OF the monster Geryon get possession of
the apples of the Hesperides, and bring
up from the internal regions the three.
headed dog Cerberus.
O. Where Is the island which is being
colonized by a group Of people from
Pasadena, Calif.?-E J. D.
A. East Caicos, one of the Bahama
Islands, heretofore uninhabited, will be
settled by group of 25 men and women,
who propose to establish an ideal COM
munity there. The British colonial gov
eminent has granted formal permission
for colonization of the island, title to
which is held by one of the colonizers.
Mrs. James Lake.
O. When was the first fight broadcast?
w. B. c.
A. On July 2. 1921. Maj J. Andrew
White broadcast the first championship
fight. the Dempsey-Carpentier bout at
Boyle's Thirty Acres, in Jersey City.
Q. Was Eugene v. Debs an inndelq
w.
A. Eugene v. Debs spoke of himself
as "disbeiever" His mother was a
Roman Catholic. his father Protestant
Both gave up their creeds Just before
their son Eugene was born. He was
never baptized.
O. How many genuine Stradivarius
vlollns are in existence?-A. B.
A. There are approximately $40 au.
thentic known Stradivarius violins In
existence. OF these, 1853 are owned in
the United States
@. What is the composition of lavender
water?-D. N. r.
A. 1t is combination of English and
French lavender oils, alcohol and water,
sometimes with the addition of musk,
civet or orris oil as a fixative.
O.. Who was st. Fabiola?-J. ].
A. st. Fabiola was a Roman matron
OF high rank who belonged to tho
patrician family of Fabia She was twice
married. After the death of her second
husband she renounced the world and
devoted her immense fortune to the
needs Of the poor and the sick. She
was one Of the company of noble Roman
women, who, under the influence of st,
Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures
and devoted themselves to the practice
OF Christian asceticism and to charitable
work. She died December ~, 3s9 or 400.
@. What is the origin of plain as the
nose on your face"?-W. B.
A. Shakespeare, satirically, refers to a
jest invisible, as a nose on a mans
face; Burton, in his Anatomy Of Mel
ancholy," uses the expression, "as clear
and as manifest as the nose in a mans
face" and Cervantes, in Don Quixote"
has 1t, ''plain as the nose on a mans
face"
Q. How old was Ethelbert Nevin. when
he wrote "Narcissus"?-C. H. N.
A. The composer was only 13 years old