Evening star., 1926-11-12
surveying the District Of Columbia. II
Is now occupied by q sign painter.

Q. Does a woman require as many
calories per day as a man?-C5. T. n.
A. woman needs about the same
number OF calories az does man or
her size and weight taking the same
amount OF exercise or doing the same
amount Of work.
0. Has the Panama Canal cleo
tricity or is some other kind of light
ing used?-N. V. II.
A. The Canal Zone Is equipped with
electricity.
@. How long has ore been taken
out of the Cornwall Iron Mountain
ore banks. near Lebanon. Pa? ls 1t
the only mine OF its kind?-W. E. G.
A The United States Bureau of
Mines says that the Cornwall Iron
Mountain ore banks have been In on
Grafton since about 1740. This is an
open-pit operation. and II is mined by
steam shovels. There are numerous
pit mines In Lake superior districts.
Two OF the large ore pits are the Hull
Rust at Hibbing. Mimi. which pro-
duces more ore In year than the
Cornwall pit: also the MahoninE pit.
which produces more, and adjoins the
Hull-Rust pit. The Hull-Rust and
MaIoning pits give hematite ore.
while the Cornwall pit gives mag
netite.
Q. Where was Queen Marie born?
j. r.
A. Queen Marie of Rumania was
born at Eastwell Park, Kent, near
London, England. on October 90, 1875.
O. How much does the average
city expend per capita on public
health work.. d. G..
A. According to Prof. William Ben
nett Monroe of Harvard University.
taking an average Of cities over $4,000.
in 1924. about 20 cents per capita was
expended annually in public health:
public recrea ton, 81 a head, and pub
lie libraries, 81 cents.
O. Which are the sturdier chick
ems, those Matched under hens or
those hatched in incubators?-J. n. 3.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
saws that incubator chickens are ss
healthy as those naturally hatched II
the conditions in both hatchinEs are
equal. The strength and health OF
any chicken depend on the kind of
stock that 1t was bred from.
O. How many members has the So
ciety Of Friends?-N. s.
A. Numerically this is a small body.
numbering only about 10000 mem'
bers in the world.
O. When was the State of Franklin
formed?-G. II. r.
A. 1t was formed at a conference
at Jonesboro, Tenn. August %. 1854.
John Sewer was the first governor.
Congress ignored requests to be
recognized as a State and at the ex-
piration of Sewers term In 1888 the
State of Franklin ended.
O. What is an absence hag?-L.
G. s.
A. 1t is a. small blue flag flown on
the starboard side of the spreader OF
a yacht to indicate the absence of the
owner.
There is no other agency in the
,Uorld that can dnSlrer as many
legitimate questions as our free in
formation bureau in Washington. ID.
lC. This highly organised institution
has been built up and is under the
personal direction Of Frederic j.
HdsEin. By keeping in constant touch
uith Federal bureaus and other edn-
cdtiondI enterprises it is in a position
to pass on to you authoritative tn
formation Of the highest order Sub
NIT uour queries to the stG0 Of c1-
perts 1chose services are put at your
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