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q. Are the average weights OF men
and women also considered correct
welghta? ]. L.
A. Average weights are usually
compiled from insurance figures and
are merely what the adjective Inn
plies. Ideal weights differ somewhat.
An authority on dietetlcs says that
Average and ideal weights are nearest
together when individuals are between
20 and 26 years of age. An tho yeare
progress tho average weight Is higher
than the ideal weight.
@. In caso OF lost ball In golf.
what is done II tho ball is found after
tho player has hit another ball2
a. q. X.
A. II the man played n second ball
within flvo minutes allowed for hunt
ing n lost bnll, It 10 construed No an
act OF courtesy He may play the one
that has been found. picking up the
extra ball.
q. What has become of Twilight
Sleep? 9. H.
4. This method Of painless child
! ht,sfh Ia II, IA. 81
/ by many physicians I'm this country
but there Is no hispital using twilight
sleep exclusively. In England and
Germany greater progress has beer
made. some hospitals administer il
frequently and the treatment Ia gain
ing In popularity.
q. How many verbs are there Fl
our language l. q. II
a. There arc about 5000 verbs II
tho English language. OF these, ap
proximatoly 1000 are chased as ir
regular, although some OF them hav
regular forms.
q. Where is the quotation ~ littl
knowledge II a dangerous thing
found? s. +
n The correct wording Is "A Httl
learning is II dangerous thing" II
in POpe's Essay on Criticism.
q. What woods are sold under IN
name OF mahogany w. "
A. Tho Forest Service says tina
! over 60 different species Of timber hav
been put on the market as mahoganl
Tho woods now commonly sold undo
tho name are true mahogany froI
70 tropical America. African mahogany
and philippine mahogany" Birc
and red gum are usually acknowledge
as limitations Of the wood. althoug
they are sometimes used In furnitur
sold as genuine mahogany.
q. Are roso bugs poisonous? A. !
a. The body Of tho rose-chaf,
contains neuro- toxin which XII
small animals which feed on the bug
10 Chicks week old have died aft.
e eating 10 or 20 rose-chafers. and
. i0-weelS old CHICKEN succuInbed n
q OF the bugs.
Q. What IS the origin Of Tho mourn
' ing band? T. s.
i y. The custom OF wearing a blac
o band on the coat sleeve IN token
II mourning came from England. It ",
, introduced there for liverled serva nj
) whom IL was not thought. necessar
10 TT out IN black uniforms.
d q. Please lis1 the countries whol
r. government tho United States does NJ
! recognize. II. r.
l. A At present the governments
II Russia, Ear Eastern Republi
IL Afghanistan. irish Republic, Alban,
II LIthunia. Esthonia. and Latvia Al
not recognized by the United State
III Q. What are the Four Horsemen
y tho Apocalypse supposed TO repr
Is sent? y
-e A. The Four Horsemen OF Z
" apocalypse symbolic Position,
he Death, War and Famine.
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