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A reader can get the answer to
any question OF fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information Blu
reau, Frederic y. Haskin. Director.
washington. ID. G. Please enclose
three 90 cents for reply.
q. How far have telephone con-
versations been held over long dis
lance? vi. vi.
A. A 5000 miles circuit is the
longest ever established. The circuit
went from New York TO San Frwn-
cisco over land wires, and from there
through Java, Amsterdam. and Lon
don by short wave radio. The voices
covered the distance In one-quarter
Of a second.
q. When was the League Of Red
Cross Societies established? X w.
"A. The League OF Red Cross Soc
ieties VAS formed In 1919 on the pro-
poSal OF vi. p. Dawson. president OF
the war Council OF the American
Red Cross. by the Red Cross Socie-
ties Of France Great Britain, Italy,
Japan. and the United States. for
the purpose OF developing and in
tensifying the humanitarian activi-
ties of the Red Cross I'm time OF
peace.
q. What n the origin OF calling
cards? III. vi. n.
A. The use of cards OF identified
ton for social purposes Is supposed
10 have had its origin at the court
OF Louis XIV OF France. In a rud-
or form the custom dates from ear
Tier times. The Chinese employed
, 1935-07-08
Back of a Backache
May Be Bad Disease
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association
and Of HygeiA the Health Magazine


Persons who suffer from backache usually are in
terested primarily in one thing. and that Is to get
rid Of the pain and trouble as soon as possible.
But that doesn't cure the difficulty. because back
ache is not q disease. It's only q symptom. What
the doctor Is interested In Is not so much the back
ache as what might have caused it.
A backache often may be due to a simple strain Of
the tissues, or an actual infection Of the bones Of
the spine. There are backaches associated with
movable kidney or with infection Of the kidney. but
far more people think their backaches are due to
their kidneys than actually is the case.
In women a disturbance G. the organs associated
with childbirth frequently is responsible for back
ache. and there are cases in which piles, ~galstones.
or constipation may be the primary factor leading
to regular pains in the back.
Yet there are instances in which IL can be estab-
lished that no physical disturbance actually exists,
but that the whole thing is mental.
Since there are so many conditions possibly as
sociated with pain in the back. 1t is necessary for
the physician confronted with a case Of this type
to make a most extensive and careful examination.
Such examination must be made with the clothes OF
the patient removed, because 1t Is necessary to study
most carefully the structure OF the body from head
to foot and in every possible position That Is to
say. the patient must be studied standing. sitting,
bending over, lying face down. lying down on the
back, lying on the side and, in fact, in almost any
posture which the body may assume during day or
night.
The doctor must examine not only the bones OF
the spine, but. the muscles involved in its movement
and the nerves associated with sensations Of pain.
He must also know from q careful study OF the
history OF the patient the time when the pain first
appeared, whether the pain Is associated In any way
with a bruise or a strain. whether It came on
gradually, and also the conditions under which the
pain appears and disappears.
Men learn. when they are small. not to say every
thing they think. If they do somebody knocks their
block off. Nobody knocks a little girls block off.
and she says what she pleases untI she Is q ~garrulous
old woman. - Charles Claypool, Seattle justice OF
peace.
1t must be remembered that the spine consists Of
a series Of joints and that. at its sides and ends, 1t
is associated with other bones and joints. For in
stance, the ribs are each joined to the spine at the
back and many Of them to the breastbone at the
front.
Any loosening or strain on these joints may re-
suit in a painful area. Such strains are rather rare,
but they do occur. particularly in connection with
automobile accidents.
, 1935-07-08

few other cities. Some constituted
the Sultan's bodyguard and In time
they became 20 dangerous that their
frequent instructions resulted I'm
efforts to disband them. IN 1875 they
iebelled because OF a proposal 70
form a new militia the Sultan, NAH
moud III. having displayed the flag
ar the Prophet, and supported hy
thek comrnander-ln-chief defeat-
"a the rebels and burned their bar
racks, many on them perishing tn
the flames. "A royal proclamation
abolished the corps. Some 5000 were
executed and fully 10000 were ban
ished.
q. How many buildings have been
torn down and how many restored
at Williamsburg. va? W. m.
"A. Thus far more than 402 build
ings OF modern construction have
been tern down, SO colonial build
ings have been restored, 70 colonial
buildings have been reconstructed.
and two business blocks containing
r shops and stores have been erect
ed.
o. what caused the death cf Queen
Victoria? a. a.
"A. Queen Victoria's aIlment was
principally general debility. She had
suffered for some time from rheuma-
tism and aphaSia. an well rs falling
eyesight. but drove out I'm fair health
the 18th cf January. 1901. and ap-
parently took a slight cold. Her Ill
ness was brief and painless and her
death entirely peaceful.
q. Who said, Eternal sunshine if
muic. thy name Is Mozart7" III. X.
A. The saying Is attributed 10 Ru-
hinsteln.
, 1935-07-08

niggardly $4,000 this year to develop
q synethetic oil. Unless unknown
fields flush in. mining experts warn
that our oil and gasoline supply win
vanish In Is years
The new process Is well advanced
In Germany and England, where
far-sighted governments have sub
Sidized commercial development. IL
consists OF mixing hydrogen with
coal under high heat and pressure.
The product Is q crude cal which
breaks down into gasoline and other
liquids. 1t furnishes ideal fuel for
the planes, trucks. tanks and battle
ships Herr Hitler Is building or has
on his mind. 10 provides the If
blood for naval and military ma
chimes in countries lacking natural
oil deposits.
Germany discovered the process In
1913 but the World War delayed It's
development. England has entered
upc.I large-scale production. Rus
STA and Japan are experimenting.
Standard OIL OF N. J. is working on
It. Now our government begins to
prepare for O peacetime or wartime
shortage.
Pf1-AAA-ers resent most fiercely
the accusation that their crop reduce
ton program opened the door TO for
cign imports. You can start q scrap
with the mild Henry wallace en- this
subject even before milking time.
He viii pull out his notebook and
hurl figures &C YOU. According 10 him.
We imported feeder grains totalling
80. 100000 bushels In the eight
months ending February Of this year
The AAA program. he says. was re-
sponsible for n reduction Of only 236.-
000. 900 bushels OF these crops. He
blames the drought for wiping out
more than 100000 bushels. Corn
importLand corn's his hobbv-dic
not equal the normal production OF
one Iowa county. Anyway. he con-
cludes. we exported S650000!O 0n
worth OF agricultural products in
1894. while importin0 only Si000o0.-
ZOO worth OF competitive produce.
The experts are lookingf nc the
<kies instead OF charts these DAYS
Normal weather r. expected 10 re-
drce agricultural imports 70 aver
age or below for the la23-1e33 per
led. But II Is irnnic that our high
farm prices would offer q tsreet Of
FOREIGN farmers n n were not FOR
The Hawlev-Smont duties That's a
dark brown Mn for Free Trader
Henry 20 swallow
Notes-One obstacle to sensational
lobby disclosures Is that senators
and representatives may not are TO
testify -. Big expense accounts by
the utilities" win be x-Rayed -.
The work relief scheme as now re-
vised leaves nothing for Key Man
Frank walker 10 DO but ne says he
won't resign -. Senator Clark II
working feverishly TO put through O
BIN TO keep Americans out OF wal
zones and to shut OFF munitions ex-
rorts 10 belligerents -. The bank
ing bin starts its voyage through the
! senate On ElEniciously smooth seas
, 1935-07-08

me from knowing II was difhcult 10
keep me here; but you shouldn't
have done that I'm young and
healthy. as the song says. and it's
high time I made use OF my youth
and health"
Nevertheless 10 Darien did not
feel nearly ms gay about II as Der
letter indicated Only q year out
OF high school. and that year spent
In the sheltered glamour OF q big
university where everything runs
smooth for youth. she had never
really known what II would be like
20 make ones own way In the
world. Almost since she could re.
member. the hardware and nipple
ment store which her father owned
In the little town OF Weston had
been fairly profitable. II had kept
up the Darien house. which. al
though older than her parents who
lived In II. was still q good house.
better than many OF the newer ones
In Weston The store had given her
and her mother nice clothes. and
every four years or so the Dariens
bought q new car.
OF course the depression had
= slowed things up I'm Weston. as
IL had everywhere else. but her
father insisted that she apply for
entrance 10 the university As soon
as she'd graduated from Weston
High School Business isn't as
good as II could be-" be confessed.
and I owe considerable 60 the
Wholesale firms. But my credits
always been good with them. and !
guess they'll wait a bit"
Now 10 realized that the whole
sale firms hadn't wanted TO wait
quite az long as her father wanted
She realized now that be had been
practically forced TO sell the store
, 1935-07-08

"As you know. 10. there wasn't
much left after the sale OF your
fathers store. BY the time be had
paid the bills be owed. and the
back taxes on the house. there was
even less than he planned or
course II would have worked out
all right II he had received the NJ
pointment he was promised But
your Uncle Frank isn't in the same
department as he was az the state
house. and since being transferred
be doesn't seem 10 have anything 20
say about who shall have o Job
His last letter 20 your father was
anything but encouraging.
-I've held or telling you these
things because there was nothing
you could do about them; but no.
that school Is about over and you
win be coming home for the sum
mer | thought You should know
how things stand. Only be sure not
20 let on 10 your father that You
know. It's better 10 have him tell
you himself.
I'm enclosing a little check for
your fare home. We're both so
anxious to see u sweet daughter
again. Much love from Mother"
But there was no -littIe check"
folded with the letter now. The
check was sealed IN an envelope
which lay stamped on JOS desk.
addressed to Mrs. Arthur l. Darien.
With II was a long letter which had
cost 10 the better part OF the morn.
ing. She had made her decision
quickly but II had been harder 10
write Il In q letter. to tell her par.
ents that she wasn't coming home
for the summer. Until Dad gets
adjusted again I'd better do some
shifting for myself" she wrote.
You've been grand to keep me In
school You've been grand to keep
, 1935-07-08

such mediums OF communication on
calling &C the houses OK absent
friends. They were used In Germany
rs early as the 18th century. Under
Louis XIV cards were finished with
delicate e~ngravings. showing some
fanciful landscape. or a view Of the
town or place where the person re-
sided.
q. How early did General william
Booth on the Salvation Army become
q convert? R- L. w.
A. At fifteen he underwent the
experience OF religious conversion
and became q revivalist preacher.
q. Please give n formula for N
preparation % catch insects ON trees.
wv. B. ~
A. "A preparation such as Is used
on flypaper may also be spread en-
tree trunks for catching insects. The
ingredients are: / ID. rosin: 81 OF
molasses; 81 oz. boiled linseed oil
Boil the three together until they get
thick enough, and then spread on
the trees.
q. Who first used the expression
belles- Iettres I'm literature? TX. r. WI
A. The term appears 20 have been
first used In English by Swift tr
ITO
q. What m the origin OF the word
bead? r.. G.
"A. The word In derived from the
Saxon verb biddan. TO pray. Origin
ely associated with the beads on 4
rosary, II has now been extended x
mean almost any pierced object thai
can be strung.
q. Did Oscar wilde have a mid.
die name? e.. WI.
"A. Oscar Fingall OT1ahertie VIII.
Wilde was the authors full name
O. Please give q brief history oI
calculus. X. l. @.
A. Excluding anticipations, es-
pecially Of ~rntegration which reach
back az least to Archimedes C2S7-21:
+. CO. calculus may be traced bach
TO Barrow's -Lectiones" n6Gp-70l
on which Newton elaborated. Bar
row used the d~ifferential triangle as
early rs 1854 Newton was WORKING
With Series at Cambridge I'm 1855
So.
q. How long have Mammoth and
DIXON Caves I'm kentucky beer
known 90 exist? R B
"A. Both caves are mentioned ir
public documents Of record I'm 1899
Tt has now been proved that DixoF
Cave Is q continuation OF Nam moth
q. Please give some information
about the JariEaries. vi. p.
A. The 'Janizaries an infantr,
fierce or Turkey were first organic.
CA by Sultan Orkhan about 1880
Lster their number was increa .
and they we're Rivsn special priv
leFes. IL was their boast that the'
never fled IN battle and that thel
we're the nerve and sinew Of thu
ottoman army. They were kept In
barracks I'm Constanttnuplc and
, 1935-07-08
E|7NS
EXK
CHAPTER n

ChAf Il
10 DARIEN Strengthened from the
" trunk she was packing and 70
garded her roommate with disap
prevail
Haven't you any packing to do.
Tubbyf" she asked
Tubby Davis nodded. Dark and
complacently buxom. Tubby sat on
the window ledge swinging her
ample legs continuously. AZ about
every tenth crack OF high heels
against the woodwork she took q
chocolate from the disheveled Dor
in her lap and popped II into her
mouth.
-rve got all OF II TO do Tubby
announced. making away with q
chocolate. 4 haven't even asked
Ike 20 get my trunk up from the
basement But I'd rather watch
you. 10 You're 90 darned indus.
trious and neat that I thought
maybe | could learn how II ought
90 be done"
10 laughed. well. I wish you'd
start You're making me nervous
and throwing me or FORM
Tubby's legs ceased swinging.
That's the frst time you've
cracked q smile today. You had me
worried. You know. I think you
actually hate 10 see school close for
the summer"
Il do 10 said. It's fun here"
The other shrugged. sure. But
vacations more fun. and wen all
be back soon enough"
10 met Tubby's good-natured
eyes. seemed about TO speak, and
then went on with her packing.
silently.
WELL Tubby remarked, slip
ping down or the window ledge. Il
suppose I'D better start getting my
stuff together. nc that Mind II
have my trunk brought up now. or
would you rather I'd wait until
you're 1nished?"
"You won't disturb me nc all
10 told her. I'm almost through.
anyway" She knew very well that
II would be several hours before
Tuhby got around 20 telephonins
the handy man 70 bring her trunk
upstairs. Tubby would saunter In
at the first open doorway down the
hall. sit down with her Dor OF
chocolates. and begin a new CONVEX.
sation.
From the hallway there drifted
10 10 the disconnected sounds or
half q dozen -gabfests"-punc-
tuated with occasional bursts OF
carefres laughter. Her sorority sis
tiers were all excited about school
being over. and about their plans
for the summer. Only the seniors
seemed quieter than usual. possibly
because they realized they had the
world TO face now. and weren't re-
turning TO the friendly campus.
And 10 Darien could understand
how they felt. even though this was
only her first year al the univer.
sity.
MY first-and only-year." 10
thought.
NEARLY she left her packing
!" and went to her desk where a
letter lay open between the pages
OF Freshmen Readings In English
Literature" Once again she read
the reticent but revealing lines
from her mother:
Dear 10: | haven't written you
for some time. partly because there
was so little to write about and
partly because it's hard TO write
what | must tell you now.
, 1935-07-08
SUM- TAN
NNsO Jo..s
o sss 90 fa~luaI m

I'm order 20 meet his obligations
and he had sold II ON the slender
chance or N government job prom
Used by her Uncle Frank
Poor Dadi" 10 whispered. and
her eyes filmed with tearh Al she
stood there holding her mothers
letter she was oiled with sudden
self-hatred. While she had been
having the best OF everything. liv-
inE in the gwRnk sorority house,
dancing on silver slippers TO smart
~orchestras. playing tennis and bad
minton In q costume that would
have made Weston gasp. her father
had been lying awake nighth won
dering how he was 10 make both
ends meet.
Well-her small hand clutched
the letter into a tight ball-she'd
make II up 10 them nowl She'd nnd
a Job and support not only herself,
but her mother and father. too. n
need be- She thrust out her delectar
BILE chin. the gesture that Bret Paul
called the danger signal" and her
blue eyes shone with determine
tIon.
Her thoughts were suddenly dis
turbed by the raucous sound OF nm
automobile horn below her win
dow. and someone shouting. Hello.
Babs!" from the veranda- Involunr
tarily 10 looked down from tho
window ~ catch sight OF Bahm
Montgomery alighting from Der
cream-colored roadster. the nick
eled trim OF which was always kept
In eyedazzling polish. Somehow
the roadster reminded 10 Of its
owner: cleaning and hard. per-
haps cruel. and Just q bit too noisy
and sure 10 Darien couldn't like
Babs Montgomery. although she had
tried hard enough. III was neither
because Babs showed 20 obviously
that she didn't like 10. nor was 10
because Babs had tried 20 prevent
10 from getting into the sorority
as 10 had learned since. 10 Darien
was honest enough 20 admit the
truth 20 herself. She couldn't like
Babs because Babs seemed 10 want
Bret Paul very badly indeed.
Maybe" 10 thought. "she wants
him so much because she can't
have him She has everything
else
But-what about next Year, NEXT
year Babs and Bret would be to
geGher at the university. and 10
had 70 confess she didn't know
where she would BE- Certainly n
wouldn't be on this eampuA Even
II she got q JOB In town. a. she
planned. Bret wouldn't be- able 20
see her very much. IL was q long
distance from the campus 90 the
busy business and apartment house
districts on town. and the univurl
sity students were wrapped I'm their
own lives and activities.
AS though in unconscious veri-
hcation OF her power 10 hold
Bret. she turned from the window
10 the long mirror over the ere
place IN her room She saw TO-
nected there n slender. well-poised
girl on 10. almost 20. A GIRL with
really blond hair. with steady blue
eyes In Just the shade for that hair.
A girl with irm yet full red lips
that more than one man had mis-
taken for q dare The viking"
her father had called her when she
was small. and indeed there was
something in her blond beauty that
reflected the windswept freedom OK
the sea. something that was brave
and clean and breathless-
| Ito Be Continuedl
, 1935-07-08
News
Behind the
News

- - - -
Capitai ana world gossip svsnn
and personalities. IN and y -
the news written BY q group On
fearless and Informed newspspcL-
men OF Warrington and New fork.
rhis column 70 published 10y Lne
Herald ~ a news feature Opinions
EXPRESSED are. those OF tho writer's nf
individuals and should not % IN
terpreted as rejecting the editorial
policy Of this Newspaper.
, 1935-07-08

In their struggle to escape the domination OF men
women have neglected their spiritual powers to be-
come Amazons by using mems weapons. DR.. Alan
Chester Valentine OF Pierson College.
, 1935-07-08

The art Of the motion picture Is the only art
peculiar to the twentieth century. As an art. 1t Is
practically unknown and unstudied.-A. G. Goodyear,
New York art museum head.
, 1935-07-08

Americans BY the millions are enrolling In move
ments which. If successful, would Just about destroy
our business ~system-Edward a. Filene. Boston mer-
chant.
, 1935-07-08
COOL DE
ID TOMRTD DAYS

Homemade Ice cream may ne PRE-
pared IN n few hcurs-wfthout stirring.
without special freezing equipment.
Ices and mousses offer an ideal dec
sert for sweltering July.
Ask u Washington Information Bu-
rtau 20 send you the government book-
let. Ice Creams Frozen without STIR
ring.
Prepared NV experts I'm tine Bureau nf
Home Economics. Illustrated with
photographs A dozen distinctive 70
cipes.
Mail this coupon today. enclosing four
cents 70 cover handling Inc postage.
, 1935-06-14
Il SUFFERED With
CONSTIPATION FOR
SIXTEEN YEARS"
Then ALL-BRAN Brought
Relief to Mr.. Mcneil

We quote from his unsolicited
letter: 81 suffered with constipa-
ton for i years. Finally, ! started
using Kellogg's ALL-BRAN in con-
nection with other nourishing foods.
81 consider myself a well man at
this time, not having had an attack
for over two years. | am sure ALL
BRAN helped wonderfully by over
coming constipation+."-Mr. L. M.
Mcneil, Lockwood, W. Va.
Constipation due TO insufficient
"bHK;" ia meals.
Tests show Kellogg's ALL-BRAN
provides gentle ''bulk" to aid elimi-
nation. Also vitamin B and iron.
This 'bulk" resists digestion bet
ter than the fiber in fruits and
vegetables, so it is more effective.
Isn't this food safer than risking
patent medicines2 Two tablespoon
fulls Of AIl-Bran daily are usually
sufficient. If seriously constipated,
use with each meal. See your doc
tor. If you do not get relief.
Use as a cereal with milk or
cream. or in cooking. NA
Sold by all grocers. HLs6h
Made by Kellogg in
Battle Greek. EH$fIMM
Keep on the Sunny Side Of Life
, 1935-06-14
ROMAN ART RECOVERED
FROM VILLA IN FRANCE

KNOXVILLE, France. Up A
rare piece of pottery signed by Quin-
tus Publius Pryxus. the famous Ro-
man artist. was among objects found
in the ruins Of the Gallo Roman villa
recently discovered at Halstroff.
The mansion was burned in one
Of the barbarian invasions towards
the end Of the fourth century. for
coins found date from 305 to 1853
A. d.
One Of the four rooms cleared so
far seems TO have been a workshop.
In 1t were a set Of copper harness
for a horse and a score Of iron tools
"a chain, punches. an adze, a pick
axe. a fork. a Scythe and nails Of
all sizes.
Many vases and pitchers in good
preservation also were recovered. in
GLIDING a bowl in red "sigillata"
earthenware about SO inches in di-
ameter.
, 1935-06-14
HeEurn Cure
For Choking
OF All Kinds

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. June IA.
P)-Choking Of nearly every sort
can be ended by helium.
This new use of the balloon gas
TO save lives, from babies who
swallow tacks or choke with Group
TO adults with Strangling obStruc-
tons N their breathing tubes, was
shown Friday at the scientific ex-
hibition Of the American Medical
Association.
The helium Is mixed with oxygen
10 make an artificial air, 80 per
cent helium and 20 per cent oxygen.
The first medical S of this odd
air. to relieve asthma, reported in
Philadelphia two months ago, has
been followed By rapid spread to
other breathing troubles.
The extremely light weight of the
helium air-one third that of or
binary air-enableS 1t TO pass
readily through the choked breath
ing passages with n third the
muscular effort needed TO draw real
cir through the same space.