, 1935-06-11


A reader can ret the answer tn
airy question OF fact by writtaz The
Brownsville Herald InfornNhticn
Bureau. Frederic j. Haski 1. Director,
Washington. ID. &. Please enclose
three Cd cents for reply.
q, I'm the history Of the United
States. has there ever been issued
any paper money by our Govern
ment that was worthless? III. A.
"A. The Government OF the United
States has issued any paper
money which proved worthless. The
G. tinental currency issued during
the Revolution fell very low but ul-
timately was redeemed. Also. in
1865 the greenbacks fell TO 80 cents
To the dollar but returned 10 par.
q. r. the wood buffalo different
from the ordinary buffalo? TX. R
A. The wood bison is q sub-speciea
OF the American bison. It's geologic
nj name IL Bison amer1canus atha-
baScae. Unlike a common bison.
which is a plains dweller. this is a
woodland animal. as its name in
dicates. "A few small herds still in
habit the Noded regions Of north
ern Alberta. Canada. 10 In both a
Rrazer and a browser. feeding on
grass and on the leaves. tw1gs. and
bark OF trees.
q. What IN the name on the
hitherto unpublished novel by the
late Thomas Hardy which has been
discovered. II. W.
a. An IndiScretion In the Life on
an HeireSs Is the title OF Hardy's
novel which was supposedly lost
approximately three-quarters OF O
century ago.
q. Please explain the ball sus-
pended from the roof OF the National
Academy of Sciences. A. Nice.
A. It is a Foucault pendulum. The
action OF this pendulum depends
upon the fact that according 10 the
laws Of motion n freely swinging
pendulum tends constantly to move
In the same plane. The experiment
proVes that the earth rotates east
ward and the rate Of deviation OF
the pendulum proves that the rela-
tive motion of the earth with re-
spect TO the stars IN due entirely 70
its rotation and not to the motion
Of the stars around Il.
q. How far does a bee travel In
seeking honey? III. G.
A. A honey bee goes about four
miles on a trip and may take a.
many as 10 or IL trips a day
q. How large is the Hot Springs
National Park? v. p.
"a. II has an area OF Oil acres. and
was created because OF the great
value OF the hot waters In the treat
ment OF rheumatism and certain 9TH
er diseases. There are 46 hot springs
on the reservation.
q. Where II the Meschacebe RiverT
A. I'D.
"A. lie MeSchacebe is a French rem
dition OF the name which Ia called
Mississippi in English. Chateau
BRAND. the French writer, used IL I'm
1900.
w. AMWW nAmAN HRN@At~ WI R
has the Arnold Arboretum? ". I'd.
"a. III celebrated its 60th anniver-
sary in 1884 and today ranks Al the
one great institution OF It's kind TN
the country and I'm the world. being
exceeded only BY some OF the older
institutions OF the same character
The Arboretum has something like
1000 species and varieties OF trees
and shrubs. all clearly labeled and
grouped under their various genera.
A glance through the list Of plants
shows that the Aboretum has intro
duced or discovered an enormous
number OF trees and shrubs, hither-
TO unknown. or OF which no live
specimens were In cultivation
q. How long have precanceled
stamps been used In this country
G. VI. I'D.
A. They we're used as far back as
1887. They were officially author
lied May 20, 1908.
q. Please give some information
about the movie stylist known m
Lillian. VI. II.
A. Lillian TempIeton was boa mt
Eagle Grove. Iowa. and studied de-
signing at Iowa State College. AZ
ter moving 70 Hollywood she design
ed clothes for her friends and later
opened a shop OF her own To get
a start in the movies she became Ann
Harding's secretary. incidentally
planning some OF her gowns. Their
originality Of design led to a movie
contract as studio stylist.
q. II Mocha a brand Of coffee or
N place name? j. P. WI.
A. Coffee was originally shipped
from the port OF Mocha. Arabia. on
the Red Sea. to which ii owes the
name. Mocha. But for about 200
years nothing has been shipped from
that port, which has been closed by
drifting sand. This name. however.
has chung ever since TO a certain
kind OF high grade coffee. AbySsinia
now ships a grade of Mocha, and
much OF that kind OF coffee Is ship
ped from Alden. Arabia. Traders
from Turkey and Egypt 90 10 Arabia,
buy the crops on the tree. and sup
ervise their picking and preparation.
q. When was the body of John
Paul Jones brought back 70 this
country? ". vi.
a 10 was returned 70 the United
States on July "a. 1905.