, 1935-05-09
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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. dirrctnF,
Washington. ID. e.. Please enclpXR
three ~ cents for reply.
q. Please give . definition 81 q
college widow. IT, OBJ
A. A maiden Of q college town be-
reaved OF graduated s~weethearts.
q. What reward Il now Offered I'm
Italy to persons who marry? k. wv.
A. In order 10 stimulate the mar
riaee rate. the Fascist Party offer
ed 500 lire tS4i.5 5l 70 all Romans
who married on n certain date. re-
Gently. Two thousand. two hundred
and six couples accepted the terms.
q. Has the number Of yachts de-
creased within the past few years.
N. w.
A. The greatest number OF pleasure
vessels IN the history OF American
yachting was registered rNh the
Bureau OF Navigation and Steam
boat Inspection in 1884. Since June,
1888, they have increased one per
cent and the total Is now SITS yachts.
q. How old was Beethoven when
he became deaf? =. e.
a. He was about thirty. RE Wy
posed most OF his great symphonies
after this time. He lived 10 be fifty
six.
q. When was the disastrous train
wreck In France and how many were
killed? w. G. IT,
A. On December %, 1888. AZ LaEny.
France. the fast train 10 S%trasbourE.
On hour late. plunged through "A
thick fog az IS miles an hour into the
rear OF the Nancy express. Both
trains were carrying students and
their relatives and friends from
Paris 70 the country for the holi-
DAYS. The dead numbered zoo;
wounded 300.
q. DO somnambuliSts speak and
see? y. G. X.
A. Somnambulists may: speak
without acting. common In children
and not usually considered somnam-
bulistic; act without speaking. the
most common type; act and speanM
more exceptional. and speak and
have the senses OF touch. sight. anuR
hearing. The last class merges into
hypnotism.
q. Please give Lord Ryrcn'A ppi-
taph 10 his dog. II. L. vi.
"A. The poets Newfoundland dog,
which contracted rabies. IA buried IN
the ruins OF the old church at New
stead Abbey. the pedestal marking
the grave bearing the following in
scription: Near this spot are de-
posted the remains OF one who pos
SeSsed Beauty without Vanity,
Strength without InSolence. Cour-
age without Ferocity. and all the
Virtues Of Man without his Vices.
q. Why " a certain dance called
HulTs Victory Dance? ". O..
A. Hull'S Victory is a contradance
named In honor or the victory IN
Commodore Hull in the Constitution
over the Guerrero An August. 1872.
O. Where IN H~unEary'a Unknown
Soldier buried. W. WI
A. The Unknown Soldier IL buried
I'm Pest under a heavy iron crosm
and surrounded by statues o. the
Nations rulers.
q. What IN the value OF the pearl
necklace owned by the MaharaIah
C Patiala? v. vi. e.
al The Maharajah's necklace IN
tventy-one ropes Is valued AZ five
million dollars.
q. How much sweeter than OF
binary cane sugar IA IevuIoSe and
why In II not sold al groceries? g.
a. A.
AL evuloSe. derived from the Je-
rlisalem artichoke, Is approximately
half again as sweet as cane SuRRTY
The difficulty Of its preparation for
industrial purposes precludes its be-
ing sold al every grocery.
q. How old N the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art? :. VI. G..
a. The Metropolitan Museum or
Art was incorporated on April IA,
1870. II first occupied the Dodworth
Building nc Fifth Avenue and 5srd
Street, opening TO the public there
on February 20. 1871. Thence ~
moved TO the Douglas Mansion on
18th Street near 9th Avenue This
opening there was about the first or
MAY, 1873. The original building OF
the Museum m Central Park was
opened on March 30, 1880.
q. How much damage was done
BY the recent storm I'm Honolulu?
y. W.
A. The storm. which was Honolu-
LUIS worst cloudburst In five years.
took nine lives and caused damage
estimated az two million collars.
q. How much has II cost TO pro-
duce The Green Pastures and keen
the production on the road for 50
long? R. w. K.
a. During It's five years. 10 70 the
week Of April n. 1885. The Green
Pastures has distributed In expendi-
lures si,ss5, 767.64. This represents
the costs tn salaries. transportation.
authors royalties. advertising. and
numerous other expenses. This does
not include the original cost ~ the
production which amounted TO about
$4,000.
q. What portion Of the suns hefAt
does the earth receive? T. ".
A. Less than one two-billionth )of
the suns energy In intercepted by