"_--Is the word "complexion," used in
describing an individual, to be considered as applied to the _tint_
of the skin only, or to the colour of the hair and eyes? Can a person,
having dark eyes and hair, but with a clear white skin, be said to be
fair?
NEMO.
_American Bittern--Derivation of "Calamity."_--It has been stated of
an American Bittern, that it has the power of admitting rays of light
from its breast, by which fish are attracted within its reach. Can any
one inform me as to the fact, or refer me to any ornithological work
in which I can find it?
In answer to "F.S. Martin"--Calamity (_calamitas_), not from
_calamus_, as it is usually derived, but perhaps from obs.
_calamis_, i.e. _columis_, from [Greek: kholo, kolhao, kolhazo] to
maim, mutilate, and so for _columitas_. (See Riddle's _Lat.-Eng.
Dictionary_.)
AUGUSTINE.
_Inquisition in Mexico._--"D." wishes to be furnished with references
to any works in which the actual establishment of the Inquisition in
Mexico is mentioned or described, or in which any other information
respecting it is conveyed.
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