, 1935-08-27
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q. what does N cost to nund ~
letter 90 Ethiopinf IVY. M. r..
A.: The postal rate from Una urhap
Cd states To Ethiopia M y cents tcR
the first ounce and u war1tM HuR
each additional ounce
a. Are many varieties of trpnB mnM
flowers found Arm the restored FuF-
dcns Arm Williamsburg, v~hrwAnhmf
H. I'D.
A. "A list including only ems Tow
ering trees. shrubs, and porennimln
and bulbs has about fifty varieties
The only types used I'm the landscape
restoration OF the city M thoss
known to have been found I'm VIZ
ginia during the colonial period
q. How many buildings were de-
stroyed In the Baltimore fire ana
In the San Francisco earthquake
and fire. ID. q.
A. A total Of 1913 buildings were
destroyed In the Baltimore fire OF
1904, and about $4,000 buildings I'm
the San Francisco earthquake and
fire In 1905.
a. How many domestic animals nru
graEed on national forest lmndf
P. R-
A. In 1884, nearly l.4s4.O 600 cattle
and 6.l70.O0O sheep Erazed Am tho
national forests.
Q. Tn what country was manual
training first given. \. McC-
"A. Finland holds the honor OF the
earliest use OF handwork as nm
agency IN education. Between 1855
and 1866 n plan was developed for
teaching handwork In the primary
schools, and for training handwork
teachers for the public schools . .
q. How did the value Of stock list
ed on the New York Stock Exchange
I'm January, 1929. compare with The
value I'm January, 1882? j. l.
A. In January 1929, there were
ISL, 301 ,6TS shares OF stock listed on
the New York Stock Exchange which
were worth SCI. ats. 1913. ISL. In
January, 1892, there were 1.31G.T79.
Sal shares or stock listed worth
s26. sos .836.S32.
q. How IN the name. Fionn Mao
CumhalI. pronounced? a. E-
"A. The name or this Irish epic
hero. leader OF n band OK profession
al warriors and hunters ig pro-
nounced Fin Mac-Cool-
q. I'm order 20 ret the most sun
light how should N house be orient
Cd? G. Il.
A. Directly with the points OF the
compass. north and south. east and
west.
q. Are o children born Nm hos
pitfalls or at home? II. b.
A. Many more are born at home.
Less than one-third OF the infants
in the United States are born In
hospitals.
q. Who was the Maid on Athensf
A. Theresa Maori IN immOrtaliE-
ed by Lord Myron RS the Maid uf
Athens. Twenty-Five years after
the poem was written she had lost
her beauty and live I'm dire pow
erty.
q. When was tennis introduced hn
this country? Did men Or vHneH
play II first? "A. wi. w.
"A. ~. G. Menke's All Sports Record
Book says: I'm 1874 an American
girl, Mary Ewing Outerbridge, Stat
en- Island, IN. w., brought back @
tennis set as a gift from officers I'm
Bermuda, the entry OF which iS re-
corded In the custoiAs records. The
lOuterbridge family, members Of the
Staten Island Cricket Club, secured
the permission Of the club 70 lay out
q court on its grounds. The fact
that the girls were the original play
ers Of the game and that 1t had
something TO do with love created
an early masculine prejudice
against the game. It was regarded
a sissy. In fact, the girls father and
brothers were the first men tgnnis
players, competing against the
girls. In 1875 a second court was
built on the grounds. It began 10
spread among their friends and in
1881 III. III. Outerhridge felt that the
time had arrived for some kind Of
An organization, many tennis courts
already having been built I'm Phil
adelphia. Chica~g. Newport. Lake.
wood, nv. r., and Tuxedo, nv. Y.
Thirty-three tennis clubs accepted
his invitation 20 send representatives
and the delegates organized rules
and arranged for a tournament In
the same year. Thus was created
the u. s. Lawn Tennis Association,
which has ever since been the con-
trolling power Of amateur tennis IN
this country"
q. What n a simple way Of telling
q copper coin from n brass coin7
p. w. G..
A. Polish the coin. II II takes on
IN yellowish hue, II liz brass: III n
shows q reddish hue. II is copper,
q. Why Is the back seat In Ger
tain styles on automobile called n
rumble seat? T. W..
"A. The term was carried over from
carriage days It was so called be-
cause OK the continuous rumble
made by the carriage while rolling
over the road. It was particularly
audible In this servants seat.
q. Was the t0nsure known 40 re-
lgions before Christianity? R G..
"A. 10 was the custom among the
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