, 1935-11-05

question cf fact by writing Tha
Brownsville Herald. information
Bureau. Frederick J. Haskin. Direc-
tor. Washington. I'd. e.. Please en-
close three 90 cents foF reply.
q. what Is the origin OF the word
club? l.. n. G..
A. The word is said to he derived
from the Saxon cleofarl, to divide
"a club being an association the
expenses OF which are shared among
the members.
q. what was the former name
Of GOucher College I'm Baltimore?
l.. r. G.
A. Ii was called the Woman's
College Of Baltimore until 1910
when 1t was renamed for John
Goucher who had been president
OF the college.
q. Where Nv Nero Deep? VII. B.
A It is a depression In the floor
Of the Pacific Ocean near Guam.
3l.6l4 feet deep.
@. What n the length on the
measure known ms an ell? Il. ".
"A. The term mas been used 70
denote various lengths. The English
ell. MS "a measure OF cloth, In I Ia
yards: Flemish is Sd yard, and
French. | IL yards.
q. For what was DR.. Mason Fitch
CogswelI noted? Y. WI.
"A. He practised as q physician &C
Hartford. where he founded the
first asylum for the deaf and dumb
in America. and an institution for
the insane. In 1903 he introduced
into this country methods Of re-
moving a cataract from the eye
and OF tying the carotid artery.
@. I'm Miss Amelia EarhArt con-
nected with Purdue University?
vi. III.
A. The office OF the President OF
Purdue University says: During
the present academic year Miss
Earhart will serve as Consultant In
Careers for Women. In addition,
she will serve as adviser in the de-
velopment of the program OF the
University for aeronautical instruc-
ton and research"
q. How are the figures determined
I'm handicappIng horses by the per-
centage system? II. "A.
A. The horses are rated accord
ing to the number Of times they
have been in the money In previous
races.
q. What was the first American
casualty I'm the Ethiopian War? w.
l. vi.
A. Wilfred Courtney Barber.
Chicago Tribune correspondent. who
died Of malaria. Is the first report
ed.
q. How many bones are there Arm
m human foot? G. w.
A. There are twenty-six.
q. Please define life. J. n.
"A. No. single definition OF the
term life has been generally c
copied by biologists OF philosophers.
Arrording to DeBlainville, life n
the two-fold internal movement of
composition and decomposition, at
once general and continuous" Lewes
defines IL as "a series Of definite
and successive changes, both OF
structure and composition, which
takes place within an individual
without destroying its identity"
q. Did Gilbert and Sullivan write
an opera called The Peer and The
Peri? Y. G..
"A. Iolanthe or The Peer and This
Peri was written by Gilbert 6ulli-
van and had It's premiere In 1882.
Who Ia Santa Lucia? T.. III. l..
A. Santa Lucia or Saint Lucy was
a SiciIian virgin martyr. popular In
Sicily and southern Italy. and COM
memorated daily in the Cannon or
the Mass. Her attributes are On lamp,
an awl, O. sword, VI wound In the
throat. Her feast is celebrated on
December 13.
q. What IA another name For
jerked beef? I'D. TX.
a. Beef preserved by dying in the
sun is properly called charqut-
being Of Chilean origin.
q. When was the first Du Pont
powder factory. started. In. this
country? W. III.
"A. In 1902. the first American
powder factory under the name OF
Du Pont anne into being. The Du
Pont family had been prominent
in philosophical and radical circles
which had prepared the way for
the French Revolution, and barely
escaped death when the Extremists
prevailed. Among the early friends
OF the family In the United States
was Thomas jefferson. He wrote
the young powder manufacturer as
follows: 1T Is with great pleasure
! inform you that 1t Is concluded 70
be for the public interest to apply
to your establishment for Whatever
can be had from that for the use OF
either the naval or military depart
ment. The present iS for your pri-
vate information; you will know 1t
officially BY application from those
departments whenever their wants
may call for them. AcceptAny
friendly salutationS and assur&ces
Of esteem and respect. (5igned)
Thomas Jefferson"
q. Who was OenOne? M. III. R.
a. IN Greek legend she was q
nymph whom Paris loved before he