, 1935-05-02
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A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin. Dr.
rector. Washington. d. G. Please
enclose three CD cents for reply.
q. At what age was Tulli0 Carmin-
att buses leading man? ii. II. ID.
A. Tullia Carminati was twenty
two years old at the time that he
became leading man TO Eleanora
Duse.
q. How much was the cotton crop
reduced i'm 1892. J.. L. b.
A. The total cotton crop was cut
from 1901, 900 bales IN 1888 70 g.
73i 900 bales in 1884.
q. When was the Lambs Club In
New York City established? g. NJ.
A. This social club. composed
mostly Of actors. dramatists. and ar
fists was organized in 1874. II was
modelled after the Lambs Club IN
London.
q. How does the number Of teIe-
phones per capita In London COM
pare with the number i'm Washing
ton. ID. c.? j. X. l..
A. London has 796. 900 telephones
which is equivalent to nj for every
8B citizens. Washington has l90.-
600 telephones or one for e 80.
q. What Is meant by euthenics:
vi. ID.
A. It refers to the science or study
Of improving living conditions in or
der to better the human race and
make people more efficient.
q. When was n ~stagecoach line in
augurated between New York and
Philadelphia? w. b.
A. About 1900. Before this time.
the trip was made partly by land
and partly by water. The stage
coach eft New York City at 10 a. m,
passengers spent the night at Som
erset, and reached Philadelphia the
following afternoon.
q. Does Il happen often that the
Vice President Of the United States
casts a deciding vote I'm the Senate?
j. l.. G..
A. 1t has seemed to average N5out
once a year. Vice President Garner
has on two occasions cast a vote in
the Senate to decide a tie.
q. Why was the name Of the sat
urday Evening Post changed? II. Y
A. As founded by Franklin in l728,
the periodical now known as the
Saturday Evening Post. vas entitled
The Pennsylvania Gazette. The
name was changed in 1921 to avoid
confusion because at that time there
were six other papers in Philadelphia
using the word Gazette In Their
title.
q. Who Is TO be the queen Of the
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festi-
val this year? A. L.
A. Mile. Nella Veverka, daughter
Of the Czechoslovakian Minister
will reign as Queen Shenandoah al
the annual festival at Winchester
Va.
q. What was wagner's first opera
r. S.
A. Die Hochzeit, composed before
he was twenty. was his first opera.
The manuscript is now in q collec-
ton in Philadelphia.
q. Please give a brief history OF
the origin Of London. X. l..
A. The few facts available indi-
cate that London first rose. out OF
obScurity early after the Roman &C.
cupation Of Britain in the first CEN
fury Of the Christian era. It's geo.
graphical position was the determin-
ing factor. A British oppidum. or
stronghold, Of the Catuvellauni that
became Roman Verulam and Is today
st. Adams was sheltered behind the
Middlesex forest when Julius Cae-
Sar, having landed in Kent In 81 B.
C., made his raid. Upon that he
marched, crossing the Thames at
some point that remains uncertain.
Caesar makes no mention Of Lon
don, the inference being that 1t did
not exist. In A. D.. 5 Cunobelin OF
Cymbeline succeeded to the throne
Of the confederated tribes in south
ern Britain. Early he transferred
his seat Of government to what be-
came Roman Camulodunum (Col-
chester. London's site was well
placed for the service of both cities.
It's emergence was due to service as
a landing stage for Continental trade
with Britain. Tacitus refers to il
as having been in A. d. 81 a place
much frequented by merchants.
The name London Is not Roman. but
Celtic, and the Romans adopted II
In their own Londinium.
@. How much space is occupied by
one hundred pennies? r. ID. Vi.
A. The volume Of one one-cent
piece is .0274 cubic inch: therefore.