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Show PAINT AND ILLITERACY. Curious Fact Comes to Light That Localities Lo-calities Least Using Books Avoid Paint Also. Washington, D. C. A curious fact has been brought to light by the Educational Edu-cational Burcnu and tho tlurcau of Industrial In-dustrial Rcsenrch here. It In that In tho states whero illiteracy Is most prevalent paint Is least used. The paint referred to Is tho common or bnrn variety, of course, for the backwoods back-woods countries havo no neon for tho finer pigments or facial adornments. It Is -true, though, that In the sections of all statcu whero white Illiteracy Is highest painted homes nre rare and painted outbuildings nnd barns nro practically unknown. Probably the Illiterates do not use paint on their bclldlugs becans they do not undr stand Its value as a preservative |