Evening star., 1926-11-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ern region Of Africa. The title OF
Portugal and of the Algarves on both
sides of the sea, etc.
Q. Are the government mail trucks
to be made bullet proof?-S. r. L.
A. Armored cabs are to be put on
mail trucks. They will be constructed
of steel and bullet-resisting glass. The
cab has seating capacity for the driver
and two guards, and Is equipped with
arms apertures so designed that
shots may be fired from any angle.
Q. How often was Poor Richards
Almanack published and what did 1t
cos? t?-K. d. s.
A. Benjamin Franklin's Poor
Richards Almanack" appeared yearly
and sold for 5 pence apiece.
@. What part of the cost Of a gar.
ment is the cost of the dye?-F. NJ.
A. A census of dyes for 1925 gives
such data. The average cost OF the
dye in man, felt hat is ~ cents.
@. How can a farmer get rid of
Wild garlic?-P. l.. n.
A. The Purdue plan consists of
Fail plowing in such a manner as to
bury all the garlic tops. followed by
Spring plowing and either a cultivated
crop, such as corn or potatoes. or
soy beans or cowpeas. The land should
lie rough over Winter and this pro-
gram carried on for three years.
gen or helium in their airships?-
A. E. S.
A. Hydrogen is used in countries
other than the United States for In.
fiating airships.
Q. How fast does the quail fly?-
P. J. S.
A. 1t travels from 65 to 50 feet
second.
Q. Do many States have advertising
lawS?-f. A. G..
A. Forty States in the Union have
advertising laws. Most of these laws
are based on a model advertising law
known as the printers ink statute.
The gist Of these advertising laws is
that 1t makes 1t Illegal to publish any
misleading statement In order to sell
any commodity.
@. How far is 1t from Nazareth TO
Bethlehem?-C. F.
A. BY the usual route It is about
40 miles.
O. When did men begin wearing
trousers?-M. #. G.
A. 1t is recorded that the Asiatics,
including the Persians. Assyrians.
ParthianS and Medes, were the first
''trousered race" The Romans looked
down on the trousered peoples. In
their carvings and paintings on
monuments captives are frequently
represented as wearing trousers as a
cyfry ne Ill ~
diers wore long, wide trousers some
what similar to those worn by sailors
today. There were many different
styles in the early days. For a time,
during the Middle Ages and there
after, long trousers went out of style
and knee breeches became the fashion.
@. How many county agents. boys
and girls clubs and oranges are there
in this country?-G. b. T..
A. The Department of Agriculture
says they have 2,11S county agents.
107 assistant county agents and 156
negro county agents. The department
also says that they have not the
number of boys and girls clubs
given separately. The number OF
both boys and girls clubs in the
United States, however. is al ,2S6, with
membership of 224,633 boys and
of America says there are approx
mately 5000 oranges in the UniteH
States.
Q. How many acres of land are
there in Florida?-M. f. Y.
A. The total number of acres In
Florida is 39,9S1 .440. 37.546,240 OF
which is land and 2,435,20 of which
Is water.
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