Evening star., 1942-08-26

u. Wnen was tne IlQeOn society
formed?-P. ~
A. 1t was formed in 1899 by three
commercial travellers for the purpose OF
banding together Christian commercial
travellers. 1t is this society which fur
nishes Bibles for guest rooms of hotels.
@. What became of the contents Of
the famous library of ancient Alexan-
dria?-N. A. D.
A. The contents were used by the
conquerors as fuel to heat the 1000 public
baths of the city for six months.
O. What is the name of the South
American fish that has four eyes?-
S. E. N.
A. 1t is Anableps Dovii. Each eye Is
divided horizontally into two parts, giving
1t the popular name -four eyes" The
upper portions serve for air vision. and
when swimming below the surface the
lower halves, especially adapted for
water vision, come into use.
@. What was the attendance at the
Dempsey -Tunney 1ghts9-I. r. N.
A. The official paid attendance at the
Chicago fight between Dempsey and
Tunney was 1o4,s43; Philadelphia,
120,757.
@. Where is the greatest art gallery
in the world?-J. F..
A. The most celebrated probably is the
one in the Palace of the Louvre, Paris.
Among its priceless treasures are Leon
ardo da Vincias Mona Lisa" and the
sculptured figures of Venus de Milo" and
the Winged Victory of Samothrace."
G. What per cent of airplanes used
by Great Britain is American?-L p.
A. OF the aircraft in the United King
dom, 81 per cent are British made and
| 13 per cent American made. OF the
| aircraft used outside the United King
dom, IS per cent are British made and
Is per cent United States made.
@. For whom was Halley's comet
named?-M. I. w.
A. 1t was named for Edmund HALEY,
the English astronomer royal, who
worked out Its motion and successfully
predicted It's return. The comet had ap-
| peared as early as 1866 and was inter-
preted as sign OF the Norman Conquest.
| @. Is ivy a symbol OF love2-M E. K.
| A. Ivy has always been the symbol
OF the clinging love Of woman. The
altar Of Hymen, Greek god Of marriage,
was kept green with Ivy.
9. BY whom was galvanized iron Axst
made2-C. G. B.
| A. 1t Is recorded that as early as I7<7
. Frenchman, Malouin, knew Of Q plan
for coating iron with zinc Bishop Wat
son IN his Chemical Essays, issued In
1786, stated that q method essentially the
same as that now in use was then prac-
ticed at Rouen for coating hammered
iron saucepans with zinc. The first
English patent for galvanizing iron was
granted to H. w. Craufurd In 1887, and
another for the zincing of iron which
had been previously timed was taken out
by E. Morewood in 1921.
@. What Is calabash pipe?-E E. N.
| A. The calabash pipe Is a tobacco
| pipe made from the neck of the calabash
gourd. 1t Is the invention" of a British
soldier who served in South Africa dur
ing the Boer War Having broken the
bowl OF his pipe, he followed out the
thin end Of a calabash gourd and at
tached mouthpiece to it, thus creating
a device which won enduring popularity.
| @. II there . reference to tires In the
Bible7-H. r. 8.
A. Tires are mentioned In the King
James or Authorized Version Of tho
Bible In Isaiah 3:ls: TN that day the
Lord will take away the bravery Of their
tinkling ornaments about their feet. and
their cauls. and their round tires like the
moon" Round tires like moon" has
been interpreted as referring to the
"crescent-shaped headbands." worn by
the women Of Zion. The American
Revision Of the Bible uses the phrase
moon shaped crescents." instead Of
round tires like the moon"