| Show FREDERIC J. J HASKIN SAYS Here Heres Here's I s Your I Answer N Q Q- Please give a good good- definition defini delini- tion of charm I am familiar with Barries J. J P. P A. A l 1 Margery Wilson an authorIty authority author author- ity on charm gives ives the following definition Charm is the ability to create an agre agreeable able effect at any given point Q What is the origin oricin of or the expression By Jingo E. E N. N A A. Th The word Jingo was first used as a political- political term in the Turkish Russo-Turkish war of 78 1877 and was applied to a class of British Britis politicians who continually urged on Disraeli then prime minister the necessity of taking sides s with sith the Turks Turk The word was adopted from McDermott's war song the thc chorus running thus We dont don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do Weve We've got the ships weve we've got the themen themen themen men weve we've got the money moncy too Q In n what does doc appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear as a character L. L B. B A. A In Wagners Wagner's Kun Kun- dr dry is a woman doomed to wander eternally for lor having laughed at Jesus while He was bearing the cross Falling into the power of she is forced by him to attempt to seduce whose resistance e enables him to lift litt her curse Q How can peanuts be salted in the shell sheU V. V B. B r A. A Salting peanuts In the shell shellis is done quite extensively in the thc tropics The peanuts are boiled Inthe in inthe inthe the salt liquid and then allowed to dry after which they are roasted No special equipment is required for this process Q How large is Ban Banff Nation- Nation Telegram readers can get the answer to any question of or fact by writing The Salt Lake Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram Information on Bureau Frederic J. J Haskin Director Washington D. D C. C Please in in- close three 3 cents for reply al park M. M L M.A. M.A. M.A. M. M A. A This park in the Canadian comprises an area of ot 2585 2535 square miles It is a g game sanctuary sanctuary ary any and contains some of the most beautiful mountain in scenery in North America Q Who first mixed and used paints L L. B B. B A A. A It is unknown since paint has been employed from a very early period White While lead was mention mentioned men men- tion honed d by Pliny and Vitruvius who its manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture from lead and vinegar Yellow ochre was used by the ancient ancIent an an- dent Egyptians Greeks and Ro Ro- Ro- Ro mans Pots of it were found in Pompeii Naples yellow has been found in the yellow enamel of ot Babylonian bricks Verdigris was familiar to the Romans Indigo h has been employed by the East Indians and Egyptians from an ancient ancient an an- time Q When was a route for a 3 canal across Panama first proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed H JI R. R A A. A The route traversed by the Panama Canal was explored b by the earl early Spanish explorers particularly particularly Balboa who first broached the matter to the Emperor of Spain I in the earl early years of the century century century cen cen- tury and made surveys in search of a feasible route for a canal across the Panama Isthmus Q What was the original name of Marblehead Mass L.S. L.S. L.S. L. L S. S S. S A. A Marble Harbor The name was derived from marble stone on both sides of the thc harbor Q Why docs does a president use more than one pen in signing treaties and other important documents documents doc doe C. C D.A. D D.A. D. D A. A Such pens tare are prized as souvenirs and a president often uses several so that he may present them to people especially interested in the document |