, 1935-09-25

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A. The correct name b Ole Faith
full.
q. How much money do Ameri-
cans manage 10 spend on foreign
lotteries In a year? J. q. b
A. Representative Kenney, OF New
Jersey, author cf ia Dill tD establish
"a national lottery. estimates that
about S200.000.O00 Is taken out on
the United States BY foreign lot
terieS. The Post Office Department.
places the figure much higher. aa-
sorting that Az has reached $1,000
100000 q year.
q. Is Il dangerous 10 smoke after
taking ann alcohol rubR M- T.
A- The National Safety Council
says that persons have died from
lighting matches before the -lcohol
vapor has disappeared.
Q. How long have there been rein
deer Am Iceland? w. H.
A. They were introduced into Ice
land Ia ITO
II. When did Speaker Thomas B.
Reed answer critics 0f the Admin
istration regarding a billion dollar
appropriation 10 be spent over a
twO-year period, by saying This hB
N billion dollar country2" J- a. C.
"A. III was III his valedictory nc the
close a the 5lst Congress In March.
1891.
a. what per cent 0f the population
of the United states ls now Am lAn
birth registration area7 A. e.
A. The entire population has been
since 1888 In registration areas for
births and deaths
q. Who first used colorcd ar-
ICONS? NJ. B.
A. Joseph Keppler. founder of
Puck. was the first person III the
United States to- apply color Mthc-
graphy 70 caricature.
q. Who was Joe Miller who COM
piled the joke bc0kf E- w.
"A. Joseph or Josias Miller was an
English comedian. for many years a
favorite az Drury Lane where he
played minor comedy roles. lie vas
illiterate and learned his parts hy
hearing them read NV his wife As
compiler OF Joe Miller's Jests he
Is chiefly remembered.
q. How many acres 0f land AZ
planted t0 s0y beans in the United
States? &. W. H.
A. There are more than $780,
600 acFa In Soy beans
q. Please give some information
about Pauline B0naparte. IVA. ~.
A. Marie) Pauline Bcnaparte.
was Napolean's favorite sister. she
was a woman of remarkable beauty.
but of IA vain frivolous character,
the subject of considerable scandal
she accompanied her husband. Cen
eral LeClero. On the expedition 70
Haiti and created q deep impression
by her luxurious life ln "a castle on
that island. Later Napoleon married
her 20 Camilla Borghese but the
marriage was Of short duration
Pauline fell into disfavor with her
brother because OF her hostility to
Empress Marie Louise. When NApo-
Icons fortune failed, however, she
showed herself more loyal than any
q his other brothers and sisters
q. How did the Unison weed Eet Itu
name? H. MI.
A. The Jimson weed or jamestown
weed derived its name from the fseP
that Captain John Smith or thb
jamestown colonistS reported lts e.
fects as early rs 1907
@. Where did Geraldine Farrar
study music? u. H.
IA. Her musical education was re-
ceived in Paris under Trabedello
and In Berlin under Lii Lehman.
q. How long Nv the Rhone GlacIerF
"A. re is about six miles long and
gives origin to the Rhnre River.
O. Who founded the first hospital
I'm the United states? R- wv.
"A. Thomas Bond lTl2-B4l. an
American physician founded the first
hospital In the United States. was
influential In establishing the first
medical school. and according to
BENJAMIN Rush. introduced the usR
OF mercury into general practice In
Philadelphia. He aroused the inter-
est Of BENJAMIN Franklin I'm a hasn
pital for the sick. injured. or rM
sane. and together they secured tnH
funds 10 open w I'm l752. Bend rave
his services MS physician 20 the In
sti'ution until his death.
q. what does the expression. to
fIrht like Kilkenny cats, mean? NJ
III.
A. To fight TIL both sides have
lost their all: To fight with the Ut
most determination and nertina-
city. The story Nv that during the
Irish rebellion in 1898 Kilkenny was
Rarrisoned bv a troop OF Hessian
soldiers. who amused themselves br
tying two cats together INV their
tails and throwing them across A
clothes-line w fight The authori-
ties resolved 70 put = stop 70 the
sport" but. on the officer on duty
approaching. one M the troopers
cut the two tails with VA sword. and
the cats inside orr. When the off,
Ger inquired the meaning OF the
BLEEDING tails. he was told that twa
cats had been fighting and IN
devuured each other All hut thm
tails.
Q. what Is the origin Of the e.
say? WI. W.T..
"A. AK is derived from the Essais uf
MuntaiEne who created the form