Q. What color ribbon Is worn with
a Carnegie hero medal?—W. J. D.
A. The Carnegie Hero Fund Com
mission says that no ribbon ever ac
companies a Carnegie hero medal. The
medaMs three Inches In diameter and
is inclosed In a leather case. No pro
vision is made tor It to be worn.
Q. Did King .George V have a
brother who died in Infancy?—A. B. R.
A. tfts youngest brother. Prince
Alexander John Charles Albert, was
born April 6, 1871, and died the next
day. King George’s eldest brother
died when 28 years of age, upon which
event King George became the heir to
the throne.
Q. Has a ship ever been engulfed In
quicksand?—W. O.
A. Historical records show that
ships have been engulfed in quick or
shifting sands. The sand moves with
the water around it and a person or
a boat caught may be gradually drawn
down Into it. The famous Goodwin
sands off the southern coast of Eng
land are extermely dangerous to ves
sels. In 1703 13 warshlpsflwere lost In
a night by the power of these treacher
ous quicksands. The wrecks were en
tirely swallowed.
Q. Where are most of the bananas
raised? —S. S.
A. The principal countries produc
ing bananas are Costa Rica, Guate
mala, Honduras, northern Panama,
northern Colombia and the Island of
Jamaica. Bananas are not grown
commercially In the United States.
There are, however, plantings In Flor
ida, Louisiana and Colifornla. No
bananas are produced In Europe, Asia
or Australia, but they are produced in
South America, Central America and
the West Indies. In southern Mexico
bananas are grown for local use, but
they export a negligible amount.
Q. Can a dirigible go through an
air pocket? I understand that an air
plane cannot.- 1 S.
