, 1935-09-01

tor. Warrington. I'D. C. Please en-
close three t3l cents for reply.
q. What Is the language ana
religion Oh tine people of Andorrnf
k. III.
a. The inhabitants or the RepuD-
lie Of Andorra speak Catalan and
are Roman CatnalicA.
"a. How fnr must IN car travel Ru-
Ing so miles an hour before N can
b. brought TO q stop? NJ w.
"A The approximate distance with
2-wheel brakes Is 244 feet; with a.
wheel brakes is l25 feet. The distances
would be considerably more III the
tireH are worm or if road surfaces
sre wet, muddy. o coated with
snow or ice, or II the grade OF the
highway liz downward. Many motor
ISIS fan to take into account tne
effect which road surfaces and the
condition or tires have on stopping
distances. Neither do the stopping
distances given take into account
the fact that at least half a second
Is required before "a driver can @Eiwu
u a situation and take approrri-
ate action.
q. In giving n birthday party for
N ~ten-year-old girl. should the par
ents' name be used on the invita-
ton? H. IF.
a. Party invitations now are senr
out I'm the name OF the child who
Is host or hostess.
q. When was. the. SIenkiewicKp
Knights Of the Gross first publishcd9
II. H.. TX.
A. It was published first IN an In
complete form In 1897. Later the
book was revised and what might ~
called a sequel was added.
q. Who succeeded DIR. Annie Be-
SAINT Is president OF the TheoaUphI-
cal Society? TX. TX. 7,
A. The -TheosophIcal Society
elected DR.. George s. Arundale tn
ternational president.
q. What were the Green Gross
nurses? G. W.
"A. This auxiliary OF the Home De-
tense League was organized I'm April,
1917. by Mrs. Arthur j. Hanford on
New York, with the objects Of knit
ting and making garments To be
turned over 70 the Red Cross and OF
watching over the families OF men
drafted frcm the league. The men,
bers Of the organization attended
lectures TO learn the elements or
practical hygiene and emergency
nursing. They did not expect Co
take the place or trained nurses but
looked after a patient until med
ical help arrived. The nurses adopt
ed a white uniform with a green
cross on the sleeve.
q. How many lives were lost Ann the
earthquake I'm India about n year
and q half age? G. N.
a. Severe shocks were felt ua
January is and is and slighter ones
for several days following. About
5000 people were killed.
q. How old an expression AMI
square dealing? G. A. w.
IA. The earliest use recorded In I'm
1888. "Theis came es neere unto
them as possibly with square deal
ing can" 10 came into more en-
eral use later and the expression
appeared In Ha-per's Magazine I'm
1884 In reference 70 a reputation for
integrity and square dealing.
O. Does Halle Selassie speak any
other language besides Amhar1c? q.
l.
: "A. He speaks perfect French ana
fairly good English and Is one OF
The best educated rulers In the
; world.
q. When did Charles Dickens lirwn
Witt the Massachusetts, LegislatHres
iii. NJ.
"A on January "a. 1912. Charles
Dickens escorted by Charles SUM
ner and II. Colby Grattan. paid M
|, visit to the State Capitol on Beacon
Hi. His appearance In the Senate
Chamber created quite q sensation
among the members
q. When was the tomato intro
duced into this country? X. "A.
A. II was introduced from the
American tropics about 1870, bur
was considered poisonous. ~ y
ranks third ms a vegetable crop. and
first MS a vegetable canning crop.
i
, "a. When was the Institute nK
Pacific Relations established? y. ~.
A. IL was formed I'm Honolulu tn
1925 TO serve ms m unofficial bouv
IN studying the conditions OF the
' Pacific peoples.
q What ls the meaning on Hnfim
the name or Trans lyric poet? W.. H.
: a The Persian name HafiE IA
. really only a title meaning fitted
! with a good memory. It was be-
slowed upon the poet as m puprl
because he could recite the whola
! Koran. II has chung 10 him by fana
instead pf his real name which was
in full. Muhammad ad-Din. ON