, 1935-05-30
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A reader can get the answer Go
any question ~ fact BY writing Tho
Brownsville Herald Information Blu
reau. Frederic u. HaSkin. Dirmmknr.
washington. ~ C. Please cntNcBs
three tl cents for reply.
q. where arc the trophies of Coli
onel LIndberKh's flight across the
Atlantlcs =. q.
A. They are In st. Louis where
the collection has recently been
decided 20 the Missouri Historical So
ciety with the provision that IL con-
cinue 10 be- exhibited with n degrees
nf dignity and prominence equal
70 the setting now surrounding H."
q. How many New Deal alphabet
cal divisions r there at present.
j. WI. H.
A. Since the Inauguration OF the
four billion dollar work-relief pro.
gram the total of alphabetical units
In the Government has reached
eighty -one.
q. How many letters are handled
daily by the post office Department.
II. L. N.
A. The number OF letters and seal
ed packages handled per day IA e.
timated at 26.500. 900. The num-
Der or postcards and Governments
postal cards liz estimated as approx
imately 6.200.000.
q. Can a person withdraw any
money which he has on deposit IN
Germany? ". WI.
A. Under the Hitler regime one
may not take money out OF Germany
except IN limited percentages. IN
money n on deposit I'm Germany.
one may spend VI IN Germany FOR
goods which then will he shipped 10
the purchaser anywhere in the world
but one can not draw out n mark de-
post nil at once. A small monthly
amount II permitted.
q. Why do birds have bands with
numbers and the ahh=cFiation Biol
Surv. on them? g. H.
A. Birds are banded for the Blu
reau or Biological Survey on the ". ".
Department Of Agriculture. BY
of these numbered aluminium
bands important Investigations rel
alive 10 the migrationS and other
facts w the life histories or N0rVh
American birds are being advanced.
The bands are attached 10 the birds
by volunteer cooperators. both In
the United States and Canada. who
serve without pay. Success IN the
bird banding work IA therefore de-
pendent upon the reports OF persons
in both countries on such banded
birds aS come 10 their attention
q. How Tar north do trees and
flowers grow? j. III.
A. The limit OF trees nearest 10 the
North Pole IA I'm eastern Siberia. I'm
the Lena Delta ihrches thrive ms far
north as latitude ~ degrees. OS-
tcnfcld In 1923 described no species
Of plants ranging from latitude az
degrees north. Flowcring plants.
grasses. mnSSes. and lichcns extend
to the most northern land = BY
man.
q. How much material n being us
ed In the balloon for this years EtrA-
tOSphere f1ights v. =.
"A. Two and two-thirds acres or.
cloth is being used for the bag IN
the Explorer III which will be tho
worlds largest free balloon.
q. How should gIaKed chintH dra-
perics be Numbered? ". WI.
A. Many people have them dry
cleaned If they are 70 be- washed.
they should have n sponge bath.
not a tubing. Squeeze out the
sponge In lukewarm sudS until 10
holds a minimum Of water Soak
ing the fabric viii destroy the glare.
Lay the drapery flat. aS wrinkling
may crack the finish. and so over the
whole piece thoroughly with the
sponge. Then rinse off the soap With
q sponge wrung ont IN clear waiNE.
Press with n moderately warm iron.
q. What IN the Shalimar- y. W.
A. The Shalimar IN n river I'm In
dia.
q. What IN the reason that there
are 30 many bald headed men and 20
seldom n bald headed woman? n. c..
A. There arc hnld-headed wom-
en-. They are not. however. rs COM
mon ms bald-headcd men. Men be-
come bald more frequently than
women because II n part OF the sex
.ual difference. such wv the arrange
ment OF hair on the body and face.
q. What ~ the name M the pat
tern Of china used nj Mt. Vernon
during WaShIngtOn'S time? W. W.
A. The Assistant Superintendent
or Mount Vernon saws. There were
many patterns I'm u~c me Mount YER
non during Washington's time. Wa
have definite information about two
patterns that are Unknown 90 COL
.lectorS and antiquRrians all over tho
country: the first. the sO-callcd Gin
.cinnati Plate. This China bore the
insignia ~ the order ar the Gin
.cinnnti. Not only Washington but
many other members Of the Order Of
the Cincinnati owned sets or this
We have only n few pieces
OF WaShington's set In our collec-
ton. The second. the SO-called
Martha Washington state China was
brought from the Orient and pre-
Sented 10 her hy m DutchmAn. Van
Brahm. who established a residence
near Philadelphia IN the 1905. The
china bears the initials M w. I'm Gilt
In the center of each piece. the Dor
der decorated with N chain design.
fifteen links. each enclosing the
name az one or the states IN the
Union"