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Q. What is the proper way to use
moth-preventing crystals?-C.
A. Flake naphthalene or paradichloro-
benzene should be placed on the top shelf
OF closet or sprinkled on top of goods
packed in trunk or chest. The fumes
given of by the slow evaporation of these
crystals are heavier than air and pene-
trate downward. For use in closets the
crystals may be tied loosely in a thin
muslin CLOTH
Q. Can you give me the number of au-
tomobile drivers in the United States.
and what per cent are women?-S. E.
A. The American Automobile Associa-
tion says that there are no official figures
available on the total number of auto
mobile drivers in the United States. The
number may be unoficially estimated at
40OO0,0O0 about one-fourth of whom are
women.
Q. What countries are now on the gold
standard?-J. LIP.
A. Belgium is the only country in the
world which can now be said to be on
the gold standard.
Q. Please tell me the true story Of
Mary had little lamb. D.
A. More than 100 years ago in Sterling,
Mass, little girl named Mary fed and
cared for lamb her father gave her.
Ihey became very attached to each other
and played together. One day Marv's
brother suggested they take the lamb to
school, which they did, creating fun and
laughter among the pupils. One of the
visitors at the school that day. Mr.. John
Roulstone, was told of the lambs visit,
The day after, he rode back to the
schoolhouSe and handed Mary the three
stanzas he had written In 1929 in a
book OF poems for children, published bv
Sarah Josepha Hale, three more stanzas
were added.
Q. On what date is Flag Day observedp
"A. M
A. June IA is observed as Flag Day.
q. What is the distance from New
York City to the Bermuda Islands,
T. D.
A. The navigable distance from New
York to Hamilton, Bermuda, is 6e7 nau-
tical miles.
@. Can the President obtain relief
funds regardless of the House of Repre-
sentatives?-P. A. D.
A. Under the Constitution all bills for
raising revenue must originate in the
House OF Representatives The Presi-
dent cannot obtain funds for expendi-
lures except through legislation oripi.
mating in the House of Representatives,
Q. What city has the most telephones
per capita?-L. G. H.
A. Washington, D. c., leads with SO
telephones for 100 people.
Q. In the game of Black Jack, when
both dealer and opponent hold an ace as
hole card and both draw Black Jack.
who wins?-C. S. A.
A. In Black Jack, when both dealer
and opponent hold an ace as hole card,
oAA0 DOCAA vi dW OldCh UdCh IL is a Tie,
Bets are at "standoff" and it is played
over.
@. Who was the oldest signer Of the
Declaration of Independence?-M H. S.
A. Benjamin Franklin.
Q. Please give some information about
the peppers usually heard in swamps in
the early spring.-F. C.
A. Certain members of the Hylidae
family are called spring peppers These
are small brown tree toads found in
Eastern United States and Canada. They
are recognized by dark-colored cross
on their backs and angular marks be-
tween the eyes. Breeding in ponds or
swamps, their shrill piping notes are
among the earliest signs of spring.
@. What are the normal pulse beats Of
man, woman and child?-B. D.
A. The pulse rate in the average adult
man is 10 beats per minute, while for a
woman it is 1890 beats per minute At
birth it is 140, in childhood 100, and in
extreme old age from 1890.
Q. What is the source of the insorip-
tion that is carved over the door of the
memorial chamber in the Peace Tower
of the Houses of Parliament, in Ottawa?
L. A. r.
A. The lines, "All's well, for over there
among his peers happy warrior sleeps"
are from the poem, "The Returning
Man." by J. c. Jones of Montreal.
Q. Please advise if, "An hour of time"
is correct. Under what rule is IAN" used
preceding word that begins with a con-
sonant?-J. M. w.
A. IAN hour of time" is the correct
form. 1t is true that the word hour
begins with consonant, but in pro-
nouncing the word the first letter is
silent. Any word which begins with the
sound of vowel is correctly preceded by
IAN" rather than "a"
@. What is meant by the word opacity
when used in reference to paint?-H. S.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that the hiding power of paint is
a measure of its opacity or its ability to
cover solidly over another color so as to
obscure or prevent the original color
from showing through. For example,
titanium dioxide has a greater opacity
Gin linseed OLD than white lead This a