, 1935-06-17

A reader can get the answer 70
airy question OF fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Tnformation
Bureau. Frederic j. HaSkin. Director,
Washington. ID e. Please enclose
three (3) cents for reply.
q. How much do the ome In
this country spend for clothing I'm n
year? J. X.
"A. The latest estimate * for 1893.
For MISUNDERSTANDING children's-
dresses. coats. suits. and cut and
sewn underwear. 81 1850. OO0. 900: cor
sets. s~s0.OOO.OO0; millinery, $685.
900. 900. 900.
q. Who owned Wo0dlawn. the
home Of Nellie Gusts, before II came
into her possession? :. P. A.
A. The mansion was built for her
aS n wedding gift from her father
BY adoption. George Washington.
The estate was a part OF Washing
tons plantation known as Dogue
Run Farm.
O. Are there any labor unions I'm
Soviet Russia? ID. X.
- Their are 3 major unions hav-
ing an aggregate membership OF h.
100000. The largest rs composed ~
white collar workers. These unions
are used successfully III collective
bargaining. Strikes occur but are
comparatively rare.
q. What n an orphan car? n. ~.
A. The term Is applied 10 an auto
mobile IA I Is OF make no longer
being manufactured.
q. Why IN the word. post. used I'm
speaking Of mail? r. III. ID.
"A. II m from the Latin. posi-
tus. which literally placed.
In early DAYS horses were placed "a
stationed az regular points alcng a
given route 20 carry the mail onward.
Travellers moved I'm post-chaiSes.
PoSt-chaises carried the mail. Early
American pony express riders fur
nish a perfect example of handling
mail by post. Hence. post office.
poStman. postal. and similar words
dealing with mail matter. The orr
gin. Ii Is said. on the name post Of
flee goes back 10 the earliest known
means OF carrying messages by cour-
iers- With the Romans the place
where the relay was effected WASP
marked BY a post along the side o.
the read.
q. How many people I'm the United
States PLAY Auction or Contract
Bridge? u. G.
A. About 100000. Most Of them
play Contract.
q. Now that the Philippine Islands
send two delegates 10 the United
states? G. L.
A. It is understood that the Philip
rines will continue 10 have their two
representatives In Washington until
The transitional commonwealth gov
eminent is at an end.
q. What part Of a cows milk 10
water? vi. y.
A. More than 81 per cent Is water.
The remainder Is milk. sugar. fac
snd protein.
q. What Is the exact quotation
from Thomas Jefferson about gov
eminent without newspapers and
newspapers without government? T..
ID.
"A. The basis OF our governments
being the opinion OF the people. the
very first object should be 70 keep
that right: and were II left % me %
decide whether we should have a
government without newspapers or
newspapers without a government. I
rhould not hesitate a moment 10 pre-
fer the latter"
q. Tn the word. InchcaDe. what
does the first syllable mean? ". A..
A. Inch means an island.
q. At what denth can n man work
". L. 4
a. The greatest depth AZ which
useful wcr', can NJ accomplished bv
a diver Is 275 feet. When a diver
descends. the extra air pressure 10
which he Is sub iected Is instantly
transmitted TO the whole inside ~
Ms BODY. Some divers arc able 70
-ithstand greater pressures than
theirs. Much deDends uDon the Dhv-
~sque end health M the individual.
q. How was the cnst nv building
the White House paid? $. G.
"A. The oririnal expense was met
b. SELLING lands donated BY Maryland
end Virginia.
o. what are the astrological
houses? ~. G..
"A. They q the m divisions into
which the skv Is divided In ~astrnlorv
FOR tire caStinr IN h~nr0SroDrs. Each
has IFS special significance. house
nj life. fortune ard riches: breath
rem. narerts and relatives chill
1ren. haa1th- ma-ir4rr. death. re-
Neinn: dirrit'as. friends and bene-
factors: enemies.
n. What ra-t 10 t|e rr~-f-r- u--r-
-here was first called Amr-i~ra T..
:.
a. Ino name WIS flrcf hnnlinr 10
central p-a7il w h0rnr of America
Vespucci. who ~'n'nni It's discovery.
q. what y kvaniginR7 n. n.
"A. Kvanizing X = method ~ pre-
rerving ShinS from drv rot. hv inject
me into the nores of the wood 4 solu-
lion ~ Corrosive snhlimate. N was
invented by John Fl. Kyan.