, 1935-08-18
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A reader can get the answer ~
any question Of fact BY writing .Tha
Brownsville Herald Information Bmm
reau. Frederic ". Hasktn, DtrpetcW.
washington. d. q. Please enclose
three 30 cents for reply.
q. Does one rec more power snd
speed from the legs or arms Ann nwins.
minER TX. H.
A. From the legs. On an average
the leg muscles are capable OF do
Ing four or five times the work uf
the arm muscles.
q. Please give some information
about Cheese Day which lB held ln
Wisconsin. III. y.
A. The ninety-year-old Swiss SET
Element OF New GlnruH. Green Coun-
". Wisconsin. Is the nucleus OF the
dairy industry Of Wisconsin. It was
settled by IN small colony or emf
grants from the canton or Glarus,
Switzerland. Nearly one-tenth Of
OIL the cheese produced An the Unit
ed States comes from this county
where the traditions Of the Swiss
have been preserved. Thousands of
American Swiss gather mo the an
nual celebration OF Cheese Day
which win be held this year on o.
tober a.
@. What was the first children's
periodical? VI. X.
A. The Lilllputlan Magazine, pub
lished by John Newbery u7i3-176T),
q bookseller OF London, for whom
the John Newbery Medal for child
ren's literature Is named.
Q. VIII hunters ne allowed to shoot
ducks this fall? II. w.
A. There win be a 30-day season
The shooting viii be under heavy
| restrictions. This Is necessary be-
cause the annual kill for the past
35 n has been larger than tine
natural increase from breeding.
a. Where IN the building which has
been erected for the sole purpose of
studying natural lightning? y. G.
"A. It is on the roo moi one OF the
buildings of the Pittsfield Mass)
Works Of the General Electric com
pany.
q. Please rive some information
about the late Andre Citroen who
was called the Henry Ford of
France? vi. G.. M
A. Born in Paris In 1878. Andre
Citroen studied at the Ecole Poly]
technique, graduating as an engin-
eer. He specialized IN motor car
construction and before he was %
had become an engineer OF note
His invention OF a cannon-making
machine during the var added 70
his fame and fortune and he organ
lied hts own munitions plant mo
that time. After the war this was
converted into an automobile fac
tory. AT the height or the postwar
prosperity, he employed 5000 work.
ers on a 24-hour schedule, his fac
tories being the outstanding ex-
amples OF mass production on the
continent. M. Citroen died IN Paris
July 8.
q. What n the approximate cost
of air conditioning a house? R- Il.
"A. IL IA roughly estimated that the
cost Of q summer and winter plant
for n house OF ten rooms IL abcue
5000 or $500 Q room
q. Upon what dates will the Jew
Ish New Year and Yom Kippur fan
this year? j. w.
A New Year will be September
20. and Yom Rippur win be October
q. Please give some information
about the Passion Play at Rogue
bruno, Frame. A. II.
A. While this play has been given
for 468 years, 10 has never been pub
liciDed 10 few foreigners have seen
1t. The play Is given on the first
Sunday OF every August and no ad
mission Is charged. It had los origin
In a pestilence which visited the
town In 1867. killing many OF the
villagers. Prayers 10 the Virgin for
relief we're made by the unstricken
and on the 5th Of August the plague
disappeared. "A procession OF thanks
was formed, the participants enact
ing scenes from the Passion OF
Christ. 10 was vowed to repeat this
procession every year in gratitude for
the miracle.
q. What property NV exempt from
taxation I'm New York City? w. M'
A. Under the State Tax Law.
exempt properties I'm New York City
include all forts, post offices. navy
yards, custom house. army buildings,
Assay Office, prisons, cemeteries
and hospitals owned by the United
States Government. 10 also ex-
empts from taxation all armories.
hospitals. lands and buildings owned
BY the State of New York. and all
land ind buildings owned by the
City OF New York. The statute
specifically exempts churches. syn
aRogues. converts. asvlums. hoSpit-
ais. colleges, schools. Libraries. par
sonaRes. and many ether benevolent
institutions which comply with the
law.
q. What was the Presidential I'm
~auguration day Of the Confederate
States NJ America? y. Ii. ".
IA. George Washlngt0n's birthday
was chosen. There was occasion for
but one Inauguration
ARE YOU WALKING
on FLAT TIRES?"
When IA mans tire blows out. tho
knows about n right away. and doeAn't