, 1935-07-21
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-Fredvric lHasLin


"A reader cam grt the answer tO
any question of fact by writing Thn
Brownsville Herald Information Bu-
reau. Frederic j.. Haskin. Director
washington, ID. G. Please enclose
three 90 cents for reply.
Q. How many champions had tho
first name James and tine middle
initial ~? B I'D.
A. -Four. They we're Corbett. JET
fries. Tunney, and Braddock.
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"a. How far ram the Washington
Monument be seen nc nightf T. D1
"A. The monument stands ON N
slight elevation. about n quarter OF
a mile from the brilliantly lighted
business district OF the city. Though
AZ lis invisible at N distance or half
IN mile ON murky or fogEy nights. ~
An usually brilliantly visible for four
or five miles. Two airpiane pilots
ventured the opinion that 10 could
be zen for forty miles on q clear
night.
WI NMEW was Tit M4MMW NGAw%AN@W@
first applied 90 this vehicle? w. VI.
A. The name was first given to
the continuance OF the Frenchmen
and Blanchard and Mazurier. IN
PRODUCED In 1779. TIC consisted OF two
wheels placed tandem and connected
by a horizontal bar upon which the
rider sat astride, pr0pclling the
machine by a motion OF the legs as
In walking. but pushing forcibly
backward upon the ground
q. How does the Irish Free state
compare I'm area 90 States I'm this
country? ". q.
A. The Irish Free state Il aobut
equal In size to the combined states
OF New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts,.
q. How many Galleries ARE there
I'm . pound OF pineapple? vi. ID.
A. Only 20.
"a. Are any physicians Arm New
York City On relief? ". ill.,
a. There are about thirty colored
physicians on relief.
q. Is the donor OF the Mellon
Cathedral stIn living? G. G..
"A. The e4.000.O00 Presbyterian
church I'm Pittsburgh was "a gift on
Richard III. Mellon and his wife.
Richard d. Mellon died on December
I. 1893. Mrs. Mellon Is living and
was present at the dedication
Q. what became OR the K0ndOlm
In which Professor Picard and Max
Cosyns assembled into the stratO-
sphere? w. n. 8. 4
A. The gondola OF the balloon n
which the flight was made has been
presented 10 the Science Museum I'm
Remington. England.
q. Ny husband and \ are sepa-
rated. have two children. should
I wear my wedding ring and n 20
ON left or right hand? wi. "A. F.
"A. "a divorced woman may wear
her wedding ring IN She chooses. "A
woman with children usually does.
II should be worn on the left hand
as usual.
q. How many active volcanoes "
there? K. =.
"a There are approximately sixty
six volcanoes In the world In active
eruption.
q. Please give IN list or photo
graphic books such mn StallinES' The
First World War and LOrentF's The
Roosevelt Year. H. WI.
A. A partial list Is as follows:
Russia, The Breathless Moment by
Margaret BOurke-White's Eyes on
Philip Van Dcren Stern and Her
bert Asbury. Eyes ON the World NV
M. LicCln SrhuSter, and Metropolis
by the Aliens.
@. What form Of gambling IN Jus
teng? TX. Il.
a. IN is practice din the Philip
pines and corresponds In a general
way to the numbers racket In this
country.
q. which Eastern university con-
ferrr1 m decree on Thomas Mann I'm
June? G. TX.
al The honorary degree OF Doctor
Of Letters was conferred on the ia.
nous author by Harvard University.
q. what kind Of horse Ia N barbP
MI. R
IA. It belongs 70 the Barbary breed,
introduced by the M0ors into Spain,
and OF great speed. endurance. and
dociiity. This breed Is said TO be a
variety OF the Aragian. and most OF
the p%roreniturs of the present
Thoroughbred were OF the same
strain.
Q. What are the ideal proportions
for n young man Of %? III. Med.
A The Society OF Directors OF Ply
Sical Education has SET the following
standard OF measurement OK the
physically ideal American student Ok
%. With a height OF 5 feet Q inchS
he carries a weight Of i59 pounds,
The girth OF his neck. knee. and calf
are the same. with the upper arm
IL inches less. The Eirth or his
thigh Ar AN inch less than that on
his head. His expanded chest Is 40
inches. the girth OF his waist 10
inches less. his hip girth almost the
same as his unexpanded chest. while
the breadth or his waist barely ex-
ceeds the length OK his foot, and the
stretch OF his arms measures 2 inches
more than his height"