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taken on concert tour when he was II
years old.
q. How much milk should he supplied
tn normal diet?-D. T. NJ
A. A quart Of milk for the child,
pint for the adult, daily, With whole
grain cereals, with leafy and other
vegetables, besides the potato and with
citrus and other fruits. will protect the
body against diseases and make for good
health.
@. What is the meaning Of Brule, the
name OF the river and town In Wiscon-
sin?-R. G.
A. They are named for an Indian
tribe that inhabited that section Of the
country. The Indians own name for
themselves meant burnt thighs, and the
French gave them the name Brule,
meaning burnt.
q. How old Is the society for Promot-
ing Christian Knowledge?-S. s.
A. This Is the oldest religious asso-
ctation connected with the Church Of
England and was founded in 1898.
@. How are manuscripts translated
into Braille?-E. M. NJ.
A. The apparatus consists Of board
having the surface grooved horizontally
and vertically by lines Il inch apart.
Over this board frame Is fitted and
one or more sheets Of paper being placed
over the board. the points are made
with bodkin through a slit of perfo-
rated tin which contains all the changes
revcrsed to be read, the writing must
be done from right to left. Several
copies may be made by one operation.
Q. What kind Of a military oath was
. sacrament?-D. c.
A. 1t was an oath taken by the
Roman soldiers not to desert their
standard. turn their backs on the
enemy, or abandon their general.
@. What were or are the six accom-
plShments" of the Chinese?-C. B.
A. The traditional Chinese social
system recognized four main classes be-
low the prtest-emperor, of which the
first was the literary class. In the time
OF Confucius the education Of the lit
erary class included what was known ss
the six Accomplishments - archery,
horsemanship. rites, music, history and
mathematics.
q. Under what name Is the niece Of
Pope Plus XI appearing In motion pic
tures?-B. S.
A. She uses the name Signorina
Sandra Ravel. Her real name Is Sandra
Ratti. The Pope consented to q movie
career for his 20-year-old niece, but re-
quested that she use another name and
suggested Ravel
O. What became of the two Nor
wegian brothers who started out In a
yawl to cross the Atlantic?-S. F. H.
A. The brothers, Hans and Harold
Hamran, made the 7,00O-mile trip in
125 days from Christiansand, Norway,
and in July sailed into New York Har-
Dor IN their 25-foot yawl, Trade Wind.
Both have followed the sea from early
youth.
G. What design will be used on the
N. r. A. postage stamp?-W. L.
A. The new stamp will have as its
central figures a farmer, a business
man. an industrial worker and a wom-
an, typifying American industry. It
| will be Of standard size and printed In
purple. On the left side will be printed
in distinctive letters IN. r. A
O. Where are there unexplored re-
gions of the earth?-B. F.
A. The most outstanding unexplored
regions Of the world are in the jungles
| of the Amazon, in Northern South
America. the equatorial jungles Of
Africa, the mountainous country in
Central Asia and the desert country of
the interior Of Australia All of tflsse
regions have been at least partially ex-
plored. but are not yet thoroughly
mapped.