, 1935-10-28

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Bureau. Frederick ~. HnAkin. niMmN#
tor. Washington, p. g Reasg
close three CD cents fnr hsplY.
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a. What Nm the average dnlIN
death rate 0f veterans 0f the world
WAR? N. G..
"A. III has been estimated thmt
there r approximately n World
War veterans dying per day.
q. I'm the proclamation declaring
war between this country and Ger
many, was II stated that We de-
clarcd war on Germany nr that
Germany forced us 10 fight. C
R. WI.
"A. IN President wilson's procIa-
nation, he stated that a state oil
war between the United States anr
the imperial German government
which has been thrust upon tined
United States. IA hereby formally
declared.
q. Il writer's cramp confined "a
the hands? WI. M.
"A. Writer'S cramp occurs w
many professions in which repeat
WI skilled movements cf hands cr
feet are involved. II Is suffered hy|
writer's. typists. telcGrapherB. mu-
sicians. ballet dancers. and others
1T is Que to fatigue nf the nervous
system and la IN form of neur0gis.
q. what A. meant by referring Ao
= person rs Xanthippe? u. W.
"A. Xanthippe was the wife nf
Socrates, noted for her quarrel
somenesS and v~tuperation.
q. who first practIced osteo-
patty? wv. I'D.
A. Andrew Taylor StiIl was I'm
pressed with the frequent failure
of drugs in the treatment of dis
ease and In 1874 he formulated the
principles Of osteopathy.
q. / have heard that the large
bells of England have names. If|
this Is q fact, viii You name some
@A wMMMAA 49, No. nM
A. The seven largest bells of
England are Great Paul, St. Pauln|
Cathedral: Big Ben. Palace 0f West
minister: Great Peter, Yorkminster;
Little John. Nottingham. Great
George, Bristol University: Tom.
Christ Church. Oxford; and Tom.
Lincoln Cathedral.
q. what N a savanna G.. G- KY.
A. Il Is an open, grassy plnfn An
a tropical Or Sub-trOpical mate
The term Is much used N Spanish
America and I'm the southern part
or the United states.
Q. Where did sclirrr water ur-|
iginate? T.. r..
"A. The original Eeltzer water lM
the spring water w Nieder- Setter
In Prussia, Germany. 10 As now
manufactured in great amounts lE
Europe and America.
q. IL there a picture of the May
flower I'm existence IN. Nh.
AM 49, AMA M@ n MtADNnHF MlEAW
no picture OF the ship which ha
been proved genuine.
q. How many oysters should n
used for an oyster c0cklailR IN. Rl
A. Six Is the usual number.
Q. How often wv tine Aurur
Borealis seen? A.P.B.
A- It's frequency varies with VITA
latitude OF the place. The Auror
u comparatively rare within
degrees OF the equator. but mod
frequent towards the north. up
the latitude Of about 60 degree
where " sometimes becomes aimrl
a nightly occurrence. The Aurora
less frequent near the poles.
%. Who was the king who
supposed 10 have invented beer
L. n.
"a. Gambrinus. VA mythical king cE'
Flanders. "a said 70 have invented
beer. His figure is represented m
German beer-cellars often astride
a cask. a foaming tankard In eacn
hand.
O. Please give IN biography of
Mother Seton. C. M.
A. Elizabeth Ann Seton. daughter
of Richard Bayley. professor In
Kings College nov Columbia Uni
versityl was born In l774. She mar
ried william Seton and after hlH
death was received into the Roman
Catholic Church. Urn 1909. with M
small group M dev0ut women. she
established a religious community
at EmmitsburE. Nd. which soon
adopted the rule Of the Sisters 0f
Charity of 30. Vincent de Paul XII
Paris. The American sisters br-
came a province q Il about 1850.
@. What Ia meant ny a Glove OK
garlic? H. r.. Il.
A. It ls IN 0f thp parts into
which a bulb or garlic naturally
divides
g. Who wrote Sally in Our Alley.
"A. Henry Carey. AZ English poel
and musician who was the author
OF burlesques and farces.
co. Who was Cine first phymI An
I'm the United States 10. lnoc1NEn
I'm a ase OF smallpox? w. B.
A. Dr. Zabdlel B0ylston u6TB-
1867 vas the first physician IN
America to lnoculate Tor smallpox.
In n smallpox epidemic In 1921. NE
was persuaded by Cotton Mather
to inoculate. Beginning with hM
sons and slaves he treated in au
24l persons. OF whom but SILK dlec.
q. Did Seth Thomas and Ell Terry
work together ln making cl0rkHf
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