, 1935-06-14

Brownsville Herald information
Bureau. Frederic j. HaSkin, Director,
Washington. ID. q. Please enclose
three () cents for reply.
q. How large have haIlstones been
OF which there is actual record? e.
A. K.
A. There are innumerable records
OF hailstoneS OF extraordinary sire.
Charles Ftzhugh Talman some years
ago stated that a new American re-
cord for size. 20 far as well authen-
ticated statistics 90. was establish
cd when hailstones "as big rs grape
fruit" fell az Potter. Nebr.. on July
6. 1928. The largest hailStone that
vas measured. weighed and photo
graphed ON that occasion. was nv
inches In circumference, and had q
weight OF IL pounds.
q. What verse In the Bible did
President Franklin Roosevelt touch
when he took the cath Of office?
vi. ". e..
"A. The 18th verse. 18th chapter on
Paul's First Epistle 10 the Corinth-
ians: But now abideth faith. hope.
love. these three; and the greatest OF
these Is love"
q. Were hoops worn by women Inn
the 1885? Y. l..
"A. They we're not. but bustles were
an important part OF the costumes
OF the day.
q. Is II known whether or not n
robin. while searching for food on the
ground, Is able 10 hear m worm? G..
w. ID.
A. The Biological Survey says that
robins I'm all probability hear earth
worms rather than see them. These
birds have a peculiar habit OF jump
.Eg or hopping over the ground In or
der 70 jar the earth which brings
out the worms to the surface. II Ia
possible that after the robin has done
this the Jar causes other worms 10
appear a short distance away. These
he sees and deyours.
q. what are bibeIots? 3. j.
a. The name Is given BY collectors
TO small ornaments or articles OF
taste that can be used 70 adorn the
shelves or the cabinet OF the owner:
such as bronzes. bits Of rare china
or porcelain. and antiques.
Q. What Is the Albert MedAlf
W. vi.
A. This decoration was instituted
In England in 1866 In memory Of
Prince ConSort Albert. To reward
heroic acts in saving life nc sea. In
1877 II was extended 10 acts Of gall
lantry In preventing loss OF life in
perils on land.
q. What IN the lowest temperature
reported by the Byrd Expedition?
L. A. I'D.
A. The lowest temperature re-
ported by Admiral Byrd during his
stay I'm the Antarctic wa 90 degrees
below zero. During his first expe-
dition. ~ degrees below zero was
the average. The second expedition
found that the mean temperature
was a few degrees closer to zero.
q. What II the purpose Of the
Theological Institute? W.. w.
A. The object OF the Theological
Institute OF America. Inc. Is 70 en-
deavor 20 elevate and dignity the art.
science and practice of horology; TO
establish a system OF varying attain
ments for watch and clock makers:
and TO issue graded certificates TO
qualified applicants: 10 serve az n
center for the reception and diffus-
ion Of scientific knowledge relating
TO all timing matters. and 20 de-
velop standards for theological
schools.
@. What Is ~biogeneSis7 J. s..
"A. BlogeneSis. as opposed TO abic-
genesis. II the name used by Hulk
ley for the theory that living matter
always arises by the agency OF pre-
existing living matter.
q. What IN meant by n Black
Law? l.. Mex.
A. This was a name applied 70 any
n OF a series OF laws. passed An IA
rious border and NorthermN akes
before the Civil War. sharply dis
eliminating against free negroes
who wished to emigrate to such
States and become citizens thereof.
Thus. In some states. certificates ca
freedom were TO be filed, negroes
were TO be rigidiy excluded from the
militia and from public schools. and
no negro was TO testify In cases In
which any white man was directly
interested.
q. DO many tourists visit YuEo-
slavia? G.. G..
A. More than $1,000 tourists visited
that country last year.
q. Please give n short biography cR
Representative Florence Kahn'm
mother. ID. =.
A. Mrs. Mary Prag. who died re-
Gently az the age Of 90, was one Of
San FranciSco's pioneer women. and
one Of the civic leaders OF her COM
munity. Left q widow with a ten
year old daughter. she taught school
to support them both. She continu-
ed long after the daughter was grown
and married. for Al years In fact. and
was a member OF the Board Of Edu-
cation az the time OF her death. She
made the fight for adequate pay
and pensions for teachers.
q. A character about whom thu
celebrated George Borrow wrote IN
Jasper P~etulengro. What does the
second name mean? II. vi.
"A. 10 In a gypsy word for shoe
euffh IN