, 1935-06-27
ASskE5Al

wN
A reader can get M answer To
AIRY question OF fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information
Bureau. Frederic ~ HASkin. Director,
Washington. I'D e. Please enclose
three Cd cents for reply.
q. What IN the extent on the tour
ist camp industry I'm the United
States? TX. X. r..
A. There are some 10000 tourist
camps I'm this country representing
an investment OF more than $780,
DOC. 900.
q. what IN the estimated age of
some Of the older petroleum depos-
its? G.. II. II.
a. Oil ls found In rocks laid down
In the making of the earth's crust
event farther back than the Cambri-
an period. which dates back $780,
O00. 900 years or geologic time before
the dawn OF primitive man, which &C
CURED during the Quaternary period.
q. What percentage on automobile
accidents are caused by tire blow
outs? v. w. Nick.
"A. There were TAO vehicles In &C
cidents In 1884 because OF punctureS
OF blow-outs. OF these accidents.
400 resulted I'm fatalities. The per-
centage OF vehicles involved in nc
cidents because OF blow-outS was
only six-tenths Of p per cent.
"a. by whom and when was the
Baltimore sun established? Y. TX. II.
A. The Baltimore Sun was estab-
liShed May III. 1887. by three print
ers. Swain, Simmons, and Abel.
q. When were decimal fractions
first employed in mathematical cal
culati0nS? "A. y. vi.
A. Some authorities are Of the opin-
ion that Sumerian inscriptions in
d.cate that these ancient peoples
were acquainted with a decimal sys-
TEN. and also a seXaResimal one.
However the first mathematician
To use decimal fractions III the mod
ern way were Christoff Rudolf in
his Exempel Buchlin published at
Augsburg In 1880 An which he used
n bar To mark of the decimal part.
and Simon Stevin (Steinusl, who in
1885 published DE Thiende. devoted
solely 20 these fractions.
q. How many different names are.
there for FrankfurterS? NJ. vi.
"A. In some sections these san- .
sageS are known as wieners. In other
sections as Coney Islands. while they
are also called half smokes. red
hotS. and hot dogs.
q. What was the first American
expedition To the Arctic? IN. WI.
"A. The first American expedition
In Arctic regions was made by DR..
Kane In 1883. who pentrated Smith
Straight nv far ms Cape George Rus
sell.
q. How long has the New York
City public library been open? G. III.
A. The central building OF the IL
brary. Fifth Avenue and Forty-sec-
Cnd street vas opened May %, .oll.
q. What percentage Of feeble
mindedness II hereditary? p. X.
"A. Feeble mindedneSs IN more than
80 per cent hereditary. OF the re-
mainder about ~ per cent appears
to be due to homeopathic ancestry
that iS, the families are characterized
by such conditions MS paralysis and
alcoholism. Nineteen per cent Ia
classified as being due I'd accidental
causes. including certain diseases
such IS menengitis. commissions and
fevers in early life. 1t Is likely that
inherited syphilis Is also n factor.
rewrite the first volume Of The
French Revolution which was burn
ed? y. G.
A. Carlyle had no copy and but
few notes and 10 rewrite the volume
took q years exhausting labor.
q. What was the A. =. plot? G. w.
A. This plot was TO destroy Sec
rotary OF the Treasury Crawford's
popularity by accusing him In 49,
OF m~alfeaSance in office. A series
letters appeared In a WaShingtcR
newspaper. signed A. B.. rejecting
upon Crawford's integrity. They
we're written by Ninian Edwards,
who acknowledged their authorship.
He failed to sustain his charges, 80
Crawford was exonerated.
q. What were the qualifications of
the men selected by King James 10
revise the Bible? j. X.
"A. The greater number OF these
learned men were members OF the
Established Church Of England, but
no political, religious. or s~ectarian
affiliations we're requisite To selec-
ton. The finest scholars OF the
nations. those best versed in both
the modern and ancient languages
we're selected. The group was d.
vided into six companies. Quoting
from the report Of the committee the
procedure was: Every particular
man OF each company 10 take the
same chapter or chapters and hav-
ing translated or amended them
severally by himself. where he think
eth good. all % meet together. con-
fer what they have done. and agree
for their part what shall stand. Az
any one company hath dispatched
any n book In this manner they
shall send II TO the rest TO be con-
lsidered OF seriously and fudiciailv."