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brownsville Herald Information Bu-
reau. Frederic J. Haskin. director.
Washington. I'D. q. Please uaclnnb
three CD cents for reply.
q. How much weight can q nan
carry safely7 w. W.
A. Fifty per cent OF a mans weight
may be carried nov and than. but
a continuous burden. 40 per cent
Is as much as should Be attempted.
a. How often nm the corruce time
by the naval brumdcame-
Ing station? G.D.s.
A. Tine IA broadcast twenty tirnen
day nc ll3 Elocyclea. by station
NAA, the naval broadcasting station.
q. Please give the dimensions Of
the rejecting pool near tho Linz
colin Memorial I'm Washington ". h
A 1t Is 1874 feet long and 100
feet wide. The average depth IA
about 31 feet. The pool was CON- h
pleted In the fall OF lD21 and cost
about $500 1000. The water In tho
pool "a still water. II u filled, then
emptied and cleaned, and refilied.
a. What royal family hns ruled
for the longest period? q. wv.
A. The reigning family Of Japan.
The Emperor OF Japan traces hin
line back 10 JLmnu. who assembled
the throne In $50 d. Q.
q. Does the banyan tree have
more than one trunk? W. Y.
"A. It's branches, touching tho
ground. develop roots and form
auxiliary trunks. In this manner
tree spreads 10 a wide area soma
trees have aS many as 5000 small
trunks
q. When was "S4-40 or Fight n
sIogAnf A.T.C.
"A. III was a Democratic campaign
in 1874
q. Which is the largest bone nm
the body? K. TIKI.
"A. The femur IA the largest.
longest. and strongest bone IN the
body. II extends from the hip 20
the knee
q. Did George Wanhington ever
visit England? s. ID.
A. He a. never outside OF this
country. except when ne went with
his brother. Lawrence, To the Wess
indies.
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q. Has the Government prepared
any instructions to aid research
investigators I'm preparing technical
manuscripts? III 30 where may one
secure n set OF these instructionBf
R B.
A. The Forest Service has r.-
Gently issued q manual entitled
Writing For Publication" copies Of
which may be had Without cost
from the Forest Service, Ogden
Utah.
Q. What Is the altitude Of Ms1i''
City? II. w.
A. Mexico City Is 74io feet above
sea level.
a Give n brief description oR thm
government OF Brazil. A. H. a.
A. The Brazilian form OF go-ern-
ment Is similar to that Of the United
States. There are two houses o&
congress. The President serves four
wears and cannot be reelected. The
United States Of Brazil consists a.
20 states.
q. Please rive N resume of Rider
Haggard's ~She." vi. L. c.
A. A young Englishman goes 20
Ala 10 avenge the death or Mn
Egyptian ancestor. whose strange
history has come down 70 him IN m
old manuscript. The ancestor. q
priest Of Isis. had been slain by mn
immortal white sorcereSs somewhere
In Africa. The sorceress. she" and
the Englishman finally meet. recog-
nize a mysterious bond between them
ard AZ the climax OF the story visit
n place where burns a mysterious fire
which gives thousands OF years OF
LIE. loneliness. strength. and wis
dum or else swift death. she" for
the second time passes into tho
flames and is instantly consumed.
q. What will keep canned htFaw-
berries from fading? A. a. R-
a Canned strawberries have more
tendency 70 fade In color than many
other fruits. The addition OF sugar
TO the berries will tend to preserve
the color. Protection from the light
is another precaution 70 observe.
The canned strawberries generally
do not fade MS much when canned
In glass jars ~ protected from light,
as when canned In tin.
a. Can mn elephant or N camel
drink more me one whteringf wv. IVY. ~
A. In spite or the prevailing idea
shout the capacity Of the camel for
drinking water. an elephant has q
larger stomach and L able TO drink
more water than n camel both nc
one drink and at one watering. II
is true that the camel Is adapted to
Ia life In the desert. but N can not
live without water. and that mo
more frequent intervals than Is gen.
orally supposed.
q. Where is Fort Jeffersonf K. C.
"A. II IN an abandoned fortress on
one 4 the tiny Dry Tortugas Isles off
Florida. recently turned over by the
United States Navy 10 the National
Par. Sevice. The fully Fashioned
brick and stone walls OF Fort Jeffer-
son. on Garden Key. once earned
for IL the nickname Gibraltar of
Ar erica" Long obsolete as N means
OF defense, the stronghold now has
become a national monument ~
presidential order.