, 1935-08-22
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A reader can get the answer ~
any question OF tact nv writing Ihf
Brownsville Herald Infurmntipn nKM
reau. Frederic ~ Haakin. DirechnHb
washington. d G. Please encluse
three CD cents for reply.
"a. what NM nov One meah pnpuAnR
hymng III. ~
A. judging By requests made 10
radio stations The Old RnaMed GFuss
leads al the rest
q. How many children have been
born 10 one mother no ons timer J.
A IN.
A. The vi. A Public Health Ser
vice says that the largest number az
children ever born 20 o woman M
one time. according tn available re-
ccrds la eight. These octuplntA did
not live. however. and The famous
Dionne quintnplets represent The
largest number OF children in A nln-
gie birth which have lived fOr Mny
length of time
q Wha was the fixi Aetor aa no
accorded knlGhihoedf INK. Ill.,
"A. Sir Henry Irving Is said to have
been the first Of the profession to be
20 honored I'm 1885.
Gu what waa the nnIme ug thm
Queen of Rmmanla who wrote under
the pen name Carmem sylvan ". n
"A. She was Queen Elizabeth. HpF
name was Pauline Elizabeth OttIlie
Louise
O. what nm the eriEin of crimAnal
hn-vestlgatieng R T
A. Although the beginning or
criminal investigation Il unknown.
there Nv reason DO believe that tn m
rudimentary form w came into err
stence with the origin or legal trialM.
II Il clearly laid down IN the CocN q
Hammurabi fc. ESQ ID c. that Aw-
picion does mo Eive ground fnr com-
demnaticn: receiving OK testimony.
land sven elaborate examination of
sites or circumstances by the e0ur4
itself. were established rules of pro
eedrre. I'm Athens INV about 700 M4
lC.. the examination or Facts had be-
come metieclouS In the Fuotinian
legislation 18th century A. d. evil
dence was so construed as to imply
the cooperation cf experts ln Ger
tain cases. In 1907 q penal code con-
tanning exact Instructions IN 20 cv1-
dence was issued by On bishop umf
BamberR. and Arm 1881. the CaruhM
lcode or the German states contain
ed provisions for the examination Of
criminals
q. How cid was Florence NIEhtln-
gale when she received the Order Of
Of Merit? w. G.
al she was elHhty-seven years cha
when the Order or Merit was pre-
sented to her N 1907
a. VIVA coined the phrase LifuAH
just damned thAmg after I'M
ether? C. wv.
A. II Is accredited 10 Prank ward
OMAlley.
q. How many roses does "A tahm
% make an sunee q altar n resaaf
G. H.
AL Some 150 pounds on roses are
needed TO make an ounce ar the ~
tar.
q. What district ln England h
known M the Putteriesf R. I'M. w.
A. This name Is applied TO q dis
trict OF North Staffordshira tho
principal seat of the china and
earthenware industry IN England. It
hes IN the upper part Of the Trent
basin. the chief centers being Burs-
lem. Hanley. LonRtnn. Stnke-cn-
Fent. Fenton and Turnstmll. TIN 1910
these towns were amalgamated m
one principal borough under the
name OF Stoke-on-Trent which was
raised 10 IN city I925. Newcastle
under-Lyme. though not sharing in
the staple industry, may also b
reckoned In the district.
q. what ~ meant by nectar and
ambr0sia?s y. l.
A. The nourishment OF the gods
I'm Homer and I'm Greek literature
generally. Probably the twu terms
were not originally distinguished:
but usually. both In Homer and IN
later writer's. nectar s the drink and
ambrosia the food. On the other
hand. in Alcman nectar ts the food.
and In Sappo and Anaxandrides am
brosia the drink.
q. II n true that college athletes
die young? vi. r
A. According TO n study OF long
levity made by the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company. college athletes
live longer than average men OF the
same age. Histories Of 1915 men
who had distinguished themselves in
intercollegiate sports were tmbulated
over n twenty-year period. Base
bail players recorded the highest
mortality. crew men next, then track
men. lastly, football players. Par
lticularly favorable was the showing
OF men Who had won letters II sev-
eral sports
q. How much dId automobile pro-
ductlon increase last year over the
year before? n. G.
a. In 1894. the production or o.
SOS .625 cars and trucks was Az per
cent greater than the 1883 output
q. How many people arc employed
by the telephcne companies ln thln
country? C. w.
A. About 100000. The yearly pay
roll Is over t400.000.0 900.
EATING ron
WEIGHT CONTROL
Pronar dief A the anaR and natural