, 1935-07-05

AIRY question OF fact Ivy writing Ths
Brownsville Herald Information
Bureau. Frederic y. Haskin Director,
Washington. ID C. Please enclcse
three co. cents for reply.
a. II N true that churches I'm this
country are practically baukruptf
L. IA.
"A. According 10 a study present.
ed In the Yearbook OF American
churches, there Is little foundation
I'm fact for this report. A study or
the indebtedness on church edifices
shows that many OF them as groups
carry a very small proportion OF In
debtednesS compared with tho vnlua
on their property. The percentage
Of Indebtedness for the entire church
and synagogue group surveyed was
only liz.
q. What Il the toxin theory q
sleepf R- W..
a. The toxin theory Ia that m Spe-
cial toxin. which might be- called
h~ypnotoxin. Is formed during tho
waking hours and finally accumu-
lates to such An extent that 40 d.
minishes the irritability OF the CEN Y
tral nervous system
Q. what IN the deepest hole ln
which water has flowedf J. N. .
A. The deepest hole In the ground
from which water is known Co have
flowed under los own pressure was
that drilled for an oil well In the
Gl@f Production Company. located
In Section 1877. Block W. Upton ccurl-
ty. Texas. Water flowed freely no
10000 feet and also at 1880. The to
tai depth of this well is i1.766 feet
~ was finished June 9Th. 1898. Az
this depth. oil only Is flowing. The
deepest arteSian well regularly used
for "a water supply IN $500 feet deep
and IL located nc Taylor. Texas. The
water Is sufficiently pure to be used
without any treatment and flows An
sufficient amount 90 supply 7.4G3
people.
q. What is m tumulusP
a. This is mi artificial mound 0f
earth or stone. usually conical I'm
shape. erected either as a memorial.
or On grave or n royal parsonage,
noble. or hero. or the relic or m saint.
q. What n the meaning Of the
word Seminole? j. b II.
"A. The word Seminole means sep-
aratist or renegade. IL refers 10 pec-
pie who 90 out TO settle towns and
live by themselves.
q. When was the George Junior
Republic established7 Z. VI.
a. This community, near Freevilln.
Nv. ", was established by william R-
George IN 1895 as n method OF re-
form In the treatment OF dependent
and delinquent boys and girls.
q. For whom Il Parkinson's Dis
ease named? W. w. vi.
"A. Parkinsuns Disease Am named
for the English physician, James
Parkinson u~755-ls24).
Q. Who invented che balloon
method OF putting words into the
mouths OF pictured figures? w. G.
A. IL In attributed 20 Benlarain
Franklin.
O. Please give the number OF cal
ories per pound An carameIs. marsh
mnll0ws. fudge. and cream centered
chocolates. =. L. VI.
A. Number Of calortes per pounds
carnmels. 1851: marshmallows. 1885,
fudge, 1887; cream conferred choco-
llates. 2092.
O. How many public school child
rem ride 20 school daily I'm school
buses? III. ID.
"A. During the school months. NO.
proximately 2.5O0.000 children ride
almost daily 20 and from 1900
consolidated schools throughout the
country.
q. Please give a resume Of the mu-
steal career Of Edward johnson.
manager on the Metropolitan opera
III. B.
A. Mr.. Johnson sang IN the Brick
Presbyterian Church. New York. I'm
l9O7-08 and in concerts. also light
opera. Broadway. for d short time.
In Italy he studied under Vincen-
20 lombard I'm Florence: debut INC
Teatro Verdi, Padua: sang five sea-
sons at Ia Scala: creator Of Parsi-
fal. In italian. 1914. and new roles by
Puccini. Alfan0. Pizzetti. zandonal,
Montemezzi. Deems Taylor's The
Kings Henchman, Peter Ibbetson;
has sung in principal cities abroad.
Returned 20 United States in 1910
and joined the Chicago Opera Com
pany; with Metropolitan Opera Com
pany since 1922.
q. How old n the yacht used by
King George? l. n.
"A. The Britannia IA forty-two years
old. She wa built In 1893 for thu
late King Edward. then Prince Of
Wales.
Q. Please give n brief history Of
the University Of Bologna. r. X.
A. II is one Of the oldest univer-
sites I'm the world. "A school on law
existed In Bologna IN the eleventh
century. The earliest statutes date
from 1917 with the faculty OF law as
the first department Among stu
dents or the university were Dante,
Petrarch. and Tasso. One Of the
features OF the later history or Bo-
llogna was IT'S admission on women
as early as the 18th century.