, 1935-11-20

Bureau. Frederick u. Haskin. Dfrec~
tor. Washington. ID. G. Please m
close three ~ cents for reply.
q. What people drink the most cof-
fee? r. y. W.
"A. The Danes. Swedes, and Nor
wegians drink the most coffee. Peo-
pie In the United States come next,
while Belgium. Finland. and Cuba
follow in close succession. The per
capita consumption of coffee I'm the
Scandinavian countries Is more than
Is pounds as compared to II and IL
pounds in this country. annually.
q. where does the Liberty Bel
hang? wi. %.
"A. IL now hangs In the hallway
OF independence Hall In Phila-
delphia-
q. what 4 the principal Ethiopian
coin? w. ~.
"A. 10 IL the Maria Theresa Dollar,
or Thalera. which is minted I'm Aus
tria and imported as a commodity.
It Is worth about 20 cents in Ameri-
can money.
q. How much milk does the
age person consume I'm a year? w. L.
ID.
"A. The per capita consumption ~
milk last year was 1866 pounds I'm
the United states.
q. what was the dOubIet which
was worn I'm early times? H. lid.
A. A doublet was a clcse-fitting
outer garment something OF me ma
ture OF a jacket with sleeves and
sometimes with short skirts, belted
at the waist. It came into use to-
ward the close CT the 18th century
and was worn by men until the mid
die OF the nth century.
q. How did the expression, pain
bearers. originate? j III. iii.
"A. a pail bearer Is so called from
the fact that originally he was re-
qutred to hold up the corners and
edges Of the pail covering the coffin.
The word. pail, Is derived from the
Latin pallium. meaning a coverlet.
1t occurs in the English language as
early as about l440.
@. How do NOrdics differ from
Gets? L. iii.
A. The Nordic has o. long head. a
long face, q narrow aquiline nose,
blue eyes, very light hair. and great
stature. The Celt has q round head. u
broad face. a nose often rather
broad, and heavy hazel gray eyes,
light chestnut hair, thick-Set sta
ture, and medium height.
@. Has the Salvation Army m spe-
cial recognition for its members for
distinguished service? I'D. II.
A. Its order OF merit Is called Or
der Of the Founder. IL was instituted
in 1917, with a view OF marking dis
tinguiShed or memorable services
such as would. In spirit or achfeve-
ment, have specially recommended
itself to The Army.S Founder.
q. What are the names or the
states which require teachers To take
loyalty Oaths? w. G. III.
A. Arizona, California, Colorado.
Connecticut. Indiana, Kansas, Mass
achusetts, Michigan. Montana, Ne
vada. New Jersey. New York. North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Rhode Island. South Dakota, ver-
mont, washington, and West Vir-
ginia.
q. Kindly tell me which colors of
the f~Cur-cOl0r half-t0ne process are
printed first. C. III.
A. The order of printing depends
upon the color quality desired. but
generally lighter colors are printed
first. The usual sequence Is yellow.
blue, red, and black.
q. Is Il true that while on the
stage an actor should not turn his
back to the audience? r. A. C..
A. II was formerly m rule strictly
adhered TO that an actor should not
turn his back to the audience. Some
OF Ethel Barrymore'S biggest scenes
have been done with her back turn
ed TO the audience for O consider
able length Of time. The rule is now
occasionally violated.
q. How old would IN Douglas FIR
tree be which is 324 feet high? 3. III.
a. The Douglas fir Is among the
tallest OF fir trees. The Forest Ser
vice says that the age OF N Douglas
fir which is 324 feet high Is In ex-
cess Of 500 years and is possibly 800
years old.
q. When was gold first discovered
In Alaska? T. w.
a. II WaS first discovered in Alas
ka in 1848. in the grsvels or Kenai
River by r. p. DOroshtn. a Russian
mining engineer who was then max
ing an examination Of the mineral
resources OF the district fer the Rus
sian-American Co. In 1850 and 1851
Doroshin, with a working force OF IA
men. prospected the gravels OF two
streams entering Kenai River be-
tween Kenai and Shilak lakes and
those Of a third stream tributary &c
the latter lake. Gold was found
nearly everywhere In the gravels ex-
amined but not IN commercial guam
titles.
q. How long should the tain OF a
silver fox be? B. r.
"A. The brush or tail should bal
snce the body. III the tail IN Int
back over the head the tip should
reach between the ears OF the fox.
The tail should be well rounded and
taper off at the tip In n well pro-
portioned cone.
q How high are The mountains
In the coastal range in California;
r. NJ. G.
A. The average attitudes are from
1000 10 5000 feet.
q. What is the speed or time
method OF hnndicapping horsesf
v, X.
a In horse racing fima IL da-