, 1935-05-28

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A reader AN get the answer %
any question OF fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information Blu
reau. Frederic j. Haskin. Director.
Washington. D.. G. Please enclose
three 90 cents for reply. wv
@. What countries have the
most earthquakes. y. "A. IN.
A. The great earthquake zone in
mean Sea, the Azores. Italy. West
Indies, Central America. Japan.
China. India. Persia. Asia Minor
and various branches leading off
the main faults In the earth'S crust.
also the great mountain ranges
contain lines on weakness In the
crust Of the earth. Prof. Montessus
In his great world map recording
earthquakes, lists over 10000
which have been known 10 have
disastrous effects.
q. How far from San Francisco
b Reno. Nevada? How long has the
SIR weeks residence Tor divorce
vi kn GAANLMa H. -
"A. IL Ia about ga miles from san
Francisco. The six weeks residences
for divorce became effective In
1891.
q. Who was Fiona Macleod? vi.
A. This was the pseudonym Of
vvTiIfarn Char. urAn rcrr A. Gnrt-
land In 1856. settled IN London IN
1873. and became widely known mn
William Sharp, the critic. When he
began writing about the Scotch
CeltS it was under the name. Fiona
Macleod. The secret OF his identity I
was not revealed until his death In
1905. when II became known that
Fiona Macleod. the mystic. was J
william Sharp. the critic.
u. What kind Of gas ~ used by !
the army I'm captive balloons? v. G..
"A. Captive balloons have been !
operated With hydrogen gas. which i
presents n fire hazard. Hellum has i
now been ordered for one captive
balloon operated by the First Bal ]
WI OANoNASAt ~ EOAN o@As OAAas /
q. Where n Abacc Island? TX. VI.
A. Great Abaco and Little Abaco 4
are two islands OK the Bahamas \
Great Abaco is 80 miles long by 20 /
miles wide: Little Abaco is co.
miles long. On the southeast shore
OF Great Abaco Is N natural Ser
forated rock. the Hole In the Wall. ;
which serves as a landmark 20
seamen.
q. When and by whom was Peter !
Pan written? o. e.. r.
"A. It was written bv Str James \
Barrie and published III 1904.
q. Please name the leading citIes
In India. G. WI. y.
"A. Tie principal cities are New
Delhi 1.-THE capitall. Bombay. Cal
cutta, Madras. Lahore. RsnRoon.
Benares and Allahabad. TIE chief
seaports r Bombay, Calcutta ard
Karachi.
q. Please give some information
about the gardens of the nations
I'm Rockefeller Center. VI. w.
A. These gardens on the eleventh
floor roof or the RCA Building Ars
q permanent exhibit. Their flow
ers. trees, streams and architect
ural detail, occupy more than 80
600 square feet Of roof area. Sevent
gardens are characteristic or thosal
OF Spain. Holland. France Japan
Italy. England and the United
States. In addition there Is an in
ternRt!onal rock garden. a vege-
table garden, a bird sanctuary.
Two thousand trees add to the
beauty OF the display. Among these
are large Russian poplarS, pin oaks,
and o. 35-foot Scotch pine. The
Garden OF the Nations are beauti-
fully illuminated at night. They
were created and directed by Ralph
Hancock, English landscape artist.
q. When was the salary grab7 O..
A. The salary grab was the po-
pular name for the general IN
crease In federal salaries in fD73.
q. At what age should . baby
be yaccinated and given A%ntitoxtn?
c. II.
A. The Children's Bureau sayS
that a baby should be immuniEed
against diphtheria when he Is six
months old or soon after. and ~
cinated against smallpox before
ne is n year old.
q. Please give some data about
the Danish American park In Den
mark. ". NJ.
A. TIE Rebild National Park or
Denmark is N gift OF the Americana
or Danish ancestry 10 their home-1
land. The park Is In the nature ON
a memorial center dedicated 70 the \
friendship existing between the two(
countries. Each year since 1917
when II was formally opened 70 theV
public, the park has been the
scene OF impressive ceremonies ony
independence Day. Twelve miles
south OF the seaport Aslborg, u iW
situated In the widest part OF theh
Jutland Peninsula and included
within its boundaries one Of theI
country's largest and most beau%A
full heather moors. II was IN 100
that q group OF American citiEenA1
OF Danish birth. through the ini-I
tiative Of DR.. Max Henius OF Chi A
cago. Ill. purchased a tract or theY
Rebild Hills with the object oM
making II the first national par
OF It's kind In the world. In 100
the acreage was turned over TO