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9. What IS the name of the American.
bred trotter that is supposed to belong
to Mussolini?-H. J.
A. Muscletone is said to be owned bv
an Italian sportsman, Givo Maiani, but
1t has been rumored that the real owner
is Premier Mussolini.
Q. What language is spoken in Haiti?
F. r.
A. The spoken language is a corrupt
dialect of French known as Creole
French.
@, What has become of Barney Old
neld, the famous auto racer?-H J.
A. He is living in Beverly Hills, Calf,
where he works for large automobile
company and lectures on safe driving.
Q. How old was President Roosevelt
when he lost his father?-C. j.
A. At the time of his fathers death
the President was l8 years old.
Q. Where is smallpox most and least
preValent?-J w R
A. The lowest rates occur mainly in
continental Europe, Australia and
Japan, while the highest SMALLPOX death
rates appear to prevail in India, China
and Mexico The intermediate rates
occur mainly in the Anglo-Saxon coun-
tries, including England, the United
States and Canada. Russia and Switz-
erland, until recently, had verv high
ratpc ~ 10
reduced smallpox almost to the vanish
ing point.
q. How many RotarianS attended the
Rotary International at Nice, France?
j. F..
A. More than 5000 Rotarians attended,
representing IS countries.
q. For what are glass textiles used?
e. H.
A. Their widest use is in industry
where in thread and cloth form they
are valuable for insulation purposes, both
thermal and electrical The cloth is
used also as f1ltering medium and In
mat form for insulating buildings, pas
senger trains, refrigerator cars. domestic
refrigeration and industrial boilers on
furnaces. In limited field textile glass
has been used for wearing apparel.
@. Who invented champagne?-s. LIT.
A. Dom Pierre Perignon, a Benedictine
monk In the Abbey Of Hautvlliers,
France. discovered the process of put
ting the bubbles in the wine Of that
region more than $50 years ago.
@. How much does Donald Budge's
tennis racket weigh?-E. H.
A. The tennis champion uses a l51a-
ounce racket.
@. How many miles did the Carols
travel by dogsled to New York?-H w.
A. Patrick Carroll and his wife, who
recently arrived in New York, had trav-
eled 5000 miles by dogsled from their
home in Ootsa Lake. British Columbia.
They left home in March, 1896.
Q. How much money Is made In the
tourist camps Of the country?-T r.
A. Total receipts from rentals, sales
OF meals and merchandise In 1885
reached s24 100000 There were 9.S48
tourist camps. The ones with service
stations averaged s4,836, while other
camps averaged 81, ,851.
Q. What Is dowmetal?-W H.
A. The metal is made largely Of mag
neslum and is the ightest structural
metal in the world. Aluminium is one
and half times as heavy as dowmetal.
1t Is used for airplane wings, machine
parts and for auto trailers. The gon-
dola OF the United States Army National
Geographic Society stratosphere balloon
was made of dowmetal
@. How many farmers are engaged In
tobacco production?-W P.
A. Over 100000 farmers produce the
tobacco grown in the United States.
@. When were horseshoes invented?
j. NJ
A. Though the ancientS were sufi-
ciently impressed by the damage done
to horses hoofs to devise certain forms
OF covering for them Gin the shape Of
socks or sandals. the practice Of mailing
iron plates or rim shoes to the hoof does
not appear to have been introduced
earlier than the second century BIC,
and was not commonly known till the
close OF the fifth century AID, or in
regular use till the middle ages. The
evidence for the earlier date depends on
the doubtful interpretations of designs
on coins, etc. AS time went on. however.
the profession of the farrier and the art
OF the shoesmith gradually grew in i'm
portance.
Q. How many aliens in this country
lace deportation?-W. H.
A. The files of the commissioner of
immigration and naturalization contain
the names of 5000 aliens who are sub
Ject to deportation because of illegal
entry to the United States or offenses
involving moral turptude in their ma
tive lands. =
O. How many people do not have
access to libraries?-W. r.
A. Fortyfive million residents of the
United States have no library service of
any kind in their communities.
How to Care for Pets.
Give your pets plenty of room. Big
cages are best for canaries and parrots,
large aquaria for goldfish, outdoor exer-
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