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Show When the system begins to break clown the vital organs are unable to support this burden of extra . weight. Q. Can cotton be grown in Hawaii? R. E. A. There is a very superior cotton known as Caravonica, frrown in Hawaii. It is a cross between tree cotton and sea island and is Ions; staple. It is not killed !by frost as cotton is in the United States, but is cultivated year after year as is an orchard. Certain " difficulties have been met in developing it, but it is expected to prove a profitable crop. CJ. What is tbe monkey drill? X. T. H. A. This drill is the drill in the I'nited States cavalry in which the riders perform fancy stunts on their horses, rivalling the best circus riders. Q. Whv are bumble bees necessary to clover? FT. B. A. Many plants will not bear fruit or seed unless pollen is carried from one blossom to another by insects, thus fertilizing them. The humble bee is the only insect which feeds on clover, that has a long enough beak to properly place the pollen in a clover bloom. So. if there are no bumble bees the clover will not bear seed to reproduce itself. (Any reader ran get tbe answer to any question by writing the Tribune Information Informa-tion Bureau, Frederic J. "Raskin, Dirertor. Washington, P. C. Give full name arid address ad-dress and enclose two rent stamp for re- j turn nostaee. Be brief. All replies are sent direct to the Inquirer.) Questions and Answers. Q- What is "the cohort of the damned"" J. Y. P. A. "The cohort of the damned" is an ; organization of French airmen whose reekb-sness caused tlieir withdrawal from the fighting front from a fear that they had k'st men tal balance, and who were sent for dutv in less important places Q. Who is Dorothy Dix? .. M. A. The real name of Dorothy D:x is p-.hzahetli Meriwether Gilmer. Phe lives in New York and has written for newspapers news-papers for many years. Q. How long have postage stamps been used V K. X. W. A. The use of postage stamps Is not more tha n a hundred years old. The .-si rd inian states issued stamped letter paper in lSls. .The first adhesive stamps were issuer! in is:: . The J'.ritivh government govern-ment offered a prize of U0O pounds for the best suggestion for b ringing stamps In:o genera i use. Their use was first practically practi-cally developed in Great Britain. Q. Which live longest, fat people or thin people? T. D. F. A. T:ibes preparer! by insurance companies com-panies show that people who are twenty itounds under average weight are longest lived. The more f!-sh people put on above this minimum the more likely they are to die. a. person who is sixty poun.ls over w-lght irs twice as likely to die as a thin person. Few fat people jive to be old. |