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A reader can get the answer 60
any question OF fact by writing Th@
Brownsville Herald Information Bu-
reau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
Washington. d. @. Please enclose
three CD cents for reply.
q. Il Morgan's yacht. Corsalr. tho
largest yacht under American regis
teri q. vi.
A. The 6~ayarona, owned by Mrs.
Emily Roebling Cadwallader, Is the
largest. The Corsair Is the second
IN size.
q. Please give a short biography
OF John j. McGFaw. G. X.
A. Mr. McGraw wa born in Trux-
ton, N. ", April z, 1873. Prom the
early nineties he va n os the
greatest figures In organized base
ball. In his playing days he was q
brilliant third baseman whose ef-
forts were not confined 70 the mere
mechanics Of the game. He wa the
molder Of championship clubs. His
teams won ten pennants and three
world championships. He died Feb
ruary IS, 1884. OF uremia and q COM
plieatioa OF diseases.
@. How does the consumption OF
alcoholic beverages now compare
with pre-prohibItion consumption?
w. ID.
A. In the fiscal year 1917, whiskey
sales amounted TO 8o.240,0OO gallons;
in the fiscal year 1888. 70 B ,500.O00
gallons. Wine (l9lD TO 43, 900;
d935) 49, 900. Beer O9iD l.
S84, 100000 gallons; u935) i,S62,0o0.-
600 gallons.
q. What Is the average weight OF
a mans brain? A woman's7 4. q.
A. From 1900 brains weighed.
Topinard finds an average weight OF
1861 grams for man and 1890 grams
for woman.
@. Is December rs a holiday In ia
pan? ". G.
A. In Japan, December Is Is OBJ
served as the anniversary OF the
death of Taisho. the last emperor.
Cards are exchanged and festivi-
ties are held much in the Occidental
manner.
@. In what recent case did the
lie detect0r cause q criminal TO con-
fess? ii. L.
A. In the case OF Mills Redmond
charged with the murder Of Mariof1
Coco, whose body was found In q
sewer, the lie detector was used
successfully TO obtain a confession
q. When are hops harvested
III. 8.
A. The strobiles are harvested In
late August and early September.
They are then aired. kiln-dried. and
baled.
q. Why do 10 many Baltimore
houses have white marble stepsy
X. TX. w.
A. Marble was cheap in the early
DAYS due 70 the number OF quarrtes
near the city. A building fashion
was established and Is still follow
ed TO some extent.
q. Please give a good but simple
test 10 find whether q lump Of metal
in q m~ete0rite. r. r. b.
A. A test OF a meteorite Is TO hal
one face against an emery wheel or
earborundum stone, and grind 1t q
little. II the smooth surface shows
minute, bright points Of metal look
ing like polished steel, IL is probably
a meteorite.
q. What proportion Of the habit
able part OF the world does Russia
occupy? n. L.
A. About one-sixth.
@. What Is OhIo's motto? Il. X.
A. Imperasn in imperio which
means an empire within an empire.
q. Who Is the patron saint OF
Ethiopia? L. G.
A. st. George is It's patron saint,
; one of the chief buildings there be-
ing the cathedral dedicated TO him
in Adds Abaha-
". Is IL true thht Vic h@tc WAVES
Williams, president OF the Univer-
sity Of Missouri, did not have q coi'
Iege education? 4. nj. b.
A. MI. Williams had only a partial
high school education. He became
president of the University OF Mis-
souri, after successfully conducting
the worlds first university school or
Journalism at Columbia, Missouri.
q. Please give some information
about the W0man's Medical Coilege
: Of Pennsylvania. II. III.
A. 1t is the first college In the
world regularly organized for the
medical education Of women. In
corporated on March IL, 1850, as the
Female Medical College Of Pennsyl-
vania, its present name was adopted
in 1867. For a number OF years u
Occupied rented quarters, but In 1879
!. a bequest from Isaac Barton re-
j. suited In the erection of the pres
. lent College Building. Removal 70 q
nine-acre tract az the Falls OF
Schuylkill took place in 1880.
! q. Where II there mention OF q
cat I'm the Bible? i. q.
A. There is no reference to that
|, Ianimal.