, 1935-05-22
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A reader can get the answer To
any question OF fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information Blu
reau. Frederic j. HaSkin. Director,
washington. d. c. Please enclorS
three CD cents for reply.
q How n the number of guests
received nd the White House parties
and receptions known? "A. WI. Nv.
al The incoming guests are check
ed by an attendant who uses a small
instrument which he holds IN his
hand.
q. How long after mating with the
queen bee does the drOne die w. VI.
"A. He dies a moment later. The
queen bee lays eggs after this n
mating the rest OF her life - three
ur four years.
q. Where Is the home Of the jock
ey who rode Omaha and how long
has he been riding? y. TX. vi.
"A. Willie Saunders. the 30-year-old
Jockey. IN from Bozeman. Montana.
III was the first time he had ridden
al Churchill Downs although he has
been riding at Santa Anita and Tan
foran. HIS first racing experience
was at the age Of eight when his
parents moved 20 Calgary. Alberta.
Canada. where there was a rae
track near their home. His first
riding contract was with ~ TT White
hill. Chicago. and he rode his first
winner in 1882.
q. When was the Song Of the
Shirt published? v. Y. r.
A. Tom Hoods Song of the Shirt
was published in l843 Originally IN
the Christmas number of Punch.
AL that time ONE shirtmakerS
we're very poorly paid. This was due
partly to the competition OF work
houses, and partly TO the constant
surplus Of expert needlewomen. In
that year female inmates Of work
houses we're paid one pence for
three shirts. In order 10 earn ven
a bare subsistence II was necessary
for the women 10 work during every
daylight hour. Most OF those who
were not In warehouses did the work
In their own homes. which were very
mean and poor.
q. When was the last land grant
ed I'm Kentucky 20 Revolutionary
soldiers ". B. I'D. w
The Em~MwmN NmwA nNFNmm mwwuwf
that the Federal Government never
made any land grants In Kentucky.
q. Where does the city % Venice
ret It's drinking and other fresh wa
ter for household use? G.. w. ID.
A The present water supply OF the
city OF Venice comes from San Am
trogio near Padova. 20 miles dis
tant. An aqueduct passing under
the lagoon provides good drinking
water.
q Is alfalfa known by another
name? l.. y.
A. II Is also called lucerne.
q. From what opera n the GObbIe
song w. WI. q.
A. II Is from the French opera.
La Mascotte.
q. Which of the following phrases
INV correct. "WalIace's Ben Hur and
various other books" nr "HsIIlre'a
Pen Hur and other various books
R.
A. III the word various IA used. 10
should read various other books"
q. In what year did the New York.
Company start Ia run electrified
trains between New York and New
Haven? q. T. Y.
"A. II started 10 run electrified train
service between New York and New
Haven in 1914.
q. What are the duties Of the
guards In the departmental build
inEs I'm Washington VI. A. vi.
a. The Civil Service Commission
says that guards M the government
buildings have definite beats. TN
do not carry guns on their shoulders.
but are usually armed. Their duties
vary. Many OF them are placed in
me corridors 10 direct people 70 diff
ferent offices, and 70 answer the call
for help when there are intruders.
After the building closes they are
used In place or watchmen 20 pro-
tect the property and the building
from intruders.
q. What makes house paint peel7
". G.
"A. The National Bureau az Stand
ards SAYS that III general. peelinE IN
paint IN due 10 moisture and ab-
sence of sunlight; such things MS
leaky cutters. nearby shade trees.
damp foundations. etc. cause con-
tinuous moisture. and this gets in
under the paint film and lifts II off.
Another common cause az paint peel
ing Is faulty printing. III is OF great
a. rortance 10 have the oil In the
rriminR coat sink deeply into the
wood TO get n strong foundation for
succeeding coats. Two other COM
mon causes are applying the paint
too thickly. and not using pure ma
terials ESPECIALLY the raw linseed
oil. All paint that Is peeling must
BE- removed before attempting 10 re-
paint.
q. How did Dickens hit upon Bnr
for n pen name? 4. q.
A. Boz. my signature IN The
Morning Chronicle Dickens says.
was the nickname Of q pet child. =
younger brother. whom ] had dub
bed Moses. In honor on the Vicar ~
Wakefield. which being pronounced