, 1935-07-01
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A reader can get the anBwer tu
airy question OF fact ~ writing ms
Brownsville Herald Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Hasktn. Director
Washington. Id O. Please enclns1
three CD cents for reply
q. How early was color used I'm
advertising? ,. NJ.
"A. AS II IA known today. color in
advertising began I'm 1894 The firSs
color advertisement was for n rug
and was printed for one Of the
large mail order houses
~. When was saint Saeng OPERA
Samson and Dcillah, first pr0ducedT
w. III.
A. Though the influence Of Liszt
his Biblical opera. Samson &C Deli
I'm. was brought out INC Weimar in
1877 when To- merits were immedis
ately recognized. though &c was noA
until 1890 that Il a first hcero
In France, nc Rouen. This work
had begun as far back aS 1883, and
mn net had been heard INC WIN of
Colonies concerts In 1875.
q. Who was Longitude Harriscn7
IN. WI.
"A. John Harrison uB93-17s6). WIN
English inventor. became celebr
ed as Longitude Harrison. WI
the British government offer
prizes for the discovery on m meth
Od for determining the longitude INC
sea within go. 4O and 30 ~geograph-
ical miles. he made four chrome
meters. now In the Greenwich Royal
Observatory. each with a cor.pensa-
ton curb t0 the balance wheel. All
qualified for the first prize.
q. When was plotting paper In
vented? J. WI.
"A. NO definite date is assigned to
the discovery of bl0tting paper. III IN
mentioned as early as the year 1853
at that time consisting Of a coarse,
grey unsized paper. fragments or
which have been found among the
leaves OF 18th century accounts.
where II had been left after being
used in blotting. II was probably In
ordinary use early I'm the 18th CEN
fury. for IN is referred TO in wv. Hor-
mans Vulgaria. 1919. and early in
the next century "charta bibula" is
mentioned in the Ptnacotheca Of
NiciuS ErythraeuS.
Q. When were dates first planted
I'm this country? q. ". IA.
A. Early in the present century
two experimental date orchards were
established In the Coachella Valley.
California. one No Mecca ttn 1000
by the Bureau OF Plant Industry OF
the u. S. Department Of Agricul-
ture In cooperation with the horti-
cultural department OF the Unive-
Ity Of California. and the other
Indlo Din 1907 by the Bureau
Plant Industry. "A large number or
the best date varieties Of the Old
World have been tested I'm these
gardens.
q. What "A the purpose vi the
organization known as Junior
Achievement? w. $.
~ AAN R4A ~ 40 va A4NAAA1AA AG@1~
ership and direction for leisure time
90 young people associated In small
groups or clubs. who are engaged In
simple hand processes by which OBJ
jects useful and artistic are manu-
featured. and through which they
gain IN business procedure. buying
and selling. principles OF coopera-
ton. marketing, management, wages
and costs.
Q. How many crippled children
are there In the United States? y
h.
A. The White House Conference
on Child Health and Protection es-
timated that there are 36H .325 Grip
pied persons under ri years Of age.
q. Please give some information
about the early life and training OF
Saint Gaudens- NJ. M.
"A. Augustus Saint audens was
born in Dublin on March I. i848. tho
son Of a French father. q she
maker by trade, and m Irish mo
er. Taken to America In his Inf
cy. he was apprentice 10 "a can
cutter. studying in the schools
Cooper Union and the NatiC
Academy OF Design. His n
work In sculpture, made upon
eve OF his departure in 1889
Paris. was a bronze bust I'LL
father. He was admitted as a rfpil
to Jouffroy In l'Ecole des Beatx-
Arts. and two years later sent to-
Italy where he remained three
years. While IN Rome he executed
his statues. Hiawatha and Silence.
"a. What Nv the meaning Of the
cords 0n the right breast uf the
Kings Admiralty uniform? q. w. WI.
A. The cords are known as aiguil-
llettes. The story Is that the Duke
OF Alba being angered at a regiment
of FleminEs. ordered that I'M the fu-
ture their misdemeanor should To-
punished By hanging. The Flemings
to show that they had no fear o.
this punishment. wore n cord ON
lthcIr coats. It happened that there
after their conduct before the enemy
was 50 brilliant that the cords ne
lcame a decoration OF honor. i
lin this sense that they aren-
used
q. What year did the Eastland
sink? l. 1. x.
A. The Steamship Eastland sunk
on July "a. 1915.
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