, 1935-04-24
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A Reader can get the answer to
any question OF fact by writing
The Brownsville Herald. Inform
alton Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin.
director. Washington, d. g. Please
enclose three 80 cents for reply.
q. How man. transient camps are
there in the United States?-A. I'D.
"A. There are at present about $50
transient camps and 280 transient
centers located in cities. Statistics
are not available differentiating the
number Of persons In the camps and
centers, but the total Is, roughly,
3l5.750 persons.
q. How much did the national
forests increase in acreage during
President Theodore ROosevelt's ad-
ministratiOn-W. III.
A. They increased from 43 million
TO 1874 million acres.
q. Can penguins be brought 10
this country and bred here?-F.
Nick.
A. Penguins never thrive in tenn
perate climates such as that of the
United States, and breeding them is
quite out Of the question. Speci-
mems Of penguins have, from time
TO time, been een IN various 90
logical parks. and they sometimes
live fairly long periods, If properly
cared for.
q. What IN the total OF foreign
investments In Japan?-W. B.
A. II is estimated at 1000. 000,-
900.
q. When was George Cohan's
song. Over There, first sung In pub
Heb. 3.
A. 1t was first sung by Miss Nora
Bayes in New York City, April 8,
1917. 1t wa sung later by Gus Ed
wards at Fort Myer. 1t a pub
lished in April, 1877.
q. Is IL true that Chinese dem
lists can pull teeth without the aid
Of forceps?-A. G. ".
"A. 1t Is true that until recently
Chinese dentists we're trained to
extract any tooth from a patients
mouth. without using instruments
and solely by the strength in their
fingers and were 70 trained for this
by repeated extractions OF wooden
pegs driven into a board. The mus
Giles OF their hands and fingers were
so developed that this was possible.
r. o.
A. The word Is derived from the
Middle English bratt. meaning a
coarse garment or apron. and prob
ably came to be applied TO q child
through the sense Of the child's bib
or pinafore.
q. Who were the Four HOrsemen
Of the Ap0calypse?-L. 5.
A. BY some authorities they SYM
bolize Conquest. Slaughter, Famine,
and Death. They ride white, red,
black. and pale horses respectively.
They typify the evils of war. BY
other authorities they symbolic
Famine. War, Pestilence. and Death.
q. Where is the quotation, The
pen Is mightier than the sword,
found?-I. III. w.
A. 1t Is from the drama Richelieu,
act 2, scene ?. BY Bulwer-Lytton.
@. Can there be a tidal wave
without a tide?-P. r.
A. The term is not applied to a
tide at all, but to any unexpected
high water however caused. Among
the causes Of such high water are:
A distant strong wind; an earth
quake at sea (the worst tidal waves
are Of this origin; and rapid local
changes In the atmospheric pres
sure.
@. Is quicksilver a conductor Of
electricity? Can il be charged?-
A. vi. Il.
"A. The National Bureau OF Stan
dards says that quicksilver Is a con
ductor Of electricity and can be
charged.
q. Please define landscape gar
deplng and architecture.-C. III. I'D.
"A. Landscape gardening and arch
itecture Is a profession Of recent
growth and recognition. 1t is APP
piled not only in the development
Of home gardens and private estates
but more and more In town and city
planning: IN the development Of
civic centerS. parks. reservations,
cemeteries. Fairgrounds; in the ar
rangement Of residential sections.