Ferdinand Mendez Pinto.—
"Ferdinand Mendez Pinto was but a type of thee, thou liar of the first magnitude!"
Where is the original of the above to be found? Was Ferdinand Mendez Pinto a real or imaginary character?
Inquirens.
[A famous Portuguese traveller, in no good odour for veracity. His Travels have been translated into most European languages, and twice published in English. A notice of Pinto will be found in Rose's Biog. Dict., s. v.]
Satin.—What is the origin of the word satin?
Cape.
[See Ogilvie and Webster. "Fr. satin; W. sidan, satin or silk; Gr. and Lat. sindon; Ch. and Heb. sedin; Ar. sidanah.">[
Carrier Pigeons.—When were carrier pigeons first used in Europe?
Cape.