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"A. The Du Pont Company says
that the largest shot Of which ~
knows was the Flood Rock Exca-
vation at Hell Gate, East River. wv.
T., ON October 10, 1885, IN which
2SS.S36 pounds CT high explosives
we're used.
Q. DO children Arm New Orleans
speak French with the flucncy and
frequency of the children OF nc
last generation? M. R-
A. They are not speaking French
with the frequency that AZ wa1
spoken in the home VA number y
years ago. II Is significant that untlN
about twenty-five years ago leSaT
notices were published in French
as well as English. In New Orleans
now such notices are published only
In English.
n. How long has President Ebert
0f Germany been dead? ~. k-
A. Friedrich Ebert. the first
president or the Reich. died Feb. 7G.
1925.
Q. What were some of the MrKu-
ments against the United States
joining the League 0f Natlonsf M-
q.
A. Some OF the principal argu-
ments against the United States
membership ln the League were ad-
vanced BY such men as Senator
Bnrah. Senator johnson and the
late Senator Lodge or Massachu-
sets The arguments were that ~
has been since itS earliest hiSturMn
the policy or the United States
avoid foreign entanglements, thnt
the proper province or the United
States IN the Western Hemisphere
and that any interest OF the United
States with the Eastern Henri
sphere, other than commercial, b
n~on-existent; that the United
States N a sovereign nation and
that adhesion 70 the League Co
venant delegates a part or tho
sovereignty To q state established
in q foreign country and composed
on foreign nations
q. How many artificial teeth are
made annually I'm this country A.
B
A. The production OF artificial o.
false teeth nv American dental
manufacturers has reached mn an
nual volume OF about 40.000.000
teeth
q. Who was Ida Lewis? wi. NJ.
IA. she was an American heroine.
daughter ~ the keeper OF Lims
Rock lighthouse near Newport, t.
N. she rescued many from ship
wreck and IN 9 was appointed
keeper OF the light 10 succeed her
father.
q. How does the japanese carry
his pipe and tobacco about with
him? n. ~.
IA. lie suspends his smoking out
fit from his Eirdle by "a button OK
wood. crystal. porcelain or ivory.
This button Is called "a netSuke.
q. When was the nlmbus nrsa
used In Christian nrt? M- R-
"A. While 10 had been used IN
many religions In earlier times. II
did not appear in Christian mrt
before the 9Th century.
Q. What sort og food H straw-
burg pie? vi. ".
a. This IN another name for pats
de foie Eras. It is N delicately sea-
soned ported meat. made Of alb
normally large and fat livers OK
artificIally fattened geese or duck.
~StraSsburg and Toulouse are the
chief cities of manufacture OF CIV
product.
Q. How did Painted Post. nv. w.
get Its name? W. =.
A. A painted post formerly mark
ed the grave of an Indian chief
who died there.
Q. Was Robert Bridges. the poet
ever 4 doctor? l. e.
IA. He studied medicine and be-
came "a physician in IN children'a
hospital but abandoned the pro-
feSsion nc the age on 81.
q. Please give q biography q
Brigham Young. NJ. H.
IA. RE was born nc Wlttingham.
VI. June 1901, and died at Salt
Lake City. August 1877. His early
life was spent In New York State
where he became a carpenter and
Elazier. In 1929. he obtained from
the brother of Joseph Smith a copy
OF the Book OF Mormon. He WIZ
converted and baptized April 1861
and at once became active In the
work OF the new sect, being made
first an elder and then nn apostle
IN 1885. Later he was made pres
ident 0f the Council and still later
Supreme Head. Ike led the pilgrims
from Missouri 70 Illinois and later
led the trek which resulted Am the
founding of Salt Lake City. he
believed In and practiced polygamy-
Polygamy is no longer R practice
on the Mormon church and ltB
members are prohibited from 1t by
church orders.
q. Please give some facts about
the Castle uK ChlIIon- E. K.
"A. This famous castle IN Vaud
Canton, Switzerland, is at the east
end OK Lake Geneva Fruf the early
18th century 70 1886 when Il was
taken by the BerneSe. M belonged
to the dukes of Savoy. It was later
used as a prison. and an arsenal,
and has frequently appeared tm
literature. notably in Byron's Pr
soner Of Chillon- IL Is now q mt
scum.
q. In II true that there arc mo
taxes Ann Bermuda? G. M- .
a. There are no taxes on real
estate, income or inheritance
q. How many jumps are AIKEN rn
the GRIND National 6taenlechMmnf