El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
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W notified m Indication Of weak
ness Of mind I'D. G. h.
A An idiot or a person without con-
siderable ability in concentrating his
mind cannot be hypnotized- The fact
that one has been hypnotized is proof
that he can hold his mind on one
subject. 1t is. therefore. not TO his
discredit, but rather the contrary.
O. Is a foreign born child, whose
sfeBfather is an American. a citizen
Of this eOuntry.-H. II.
a such a child takes the citizen
ship Of its stepfather upon arriving
at the age Of maturity.
@. What territory did Denmark
gain through the uars-C. p.
A. Denmark has gained no terri
tory as result Of the war, but there
is a strip just above the Kiel canal
which was a part Of Germany before
the war, where the people are 10 be
allowed to vote as to whether they
VIII remain in Germany or become a
part Of Denmark. This plebiscite viii
be supervised by the allies.
q When was the first game law
enacted s-F. i. W.
a What is believed TO be the first
game law for the protection Of birds
Is found in Deuteronomy 23:6. If a
birds nest chance TO be before thee
IN the way in any tree. or on the
ground whether they be Young ones
or eggs, and the dam sitting upon
the young Or upon the eggs. thou
shalt not take the dam with the
young. but thou shall in any wise
let the dam go, and take the young
10 theer
O. How did our national debt in
Cured by the civil war compare with
that Of the recent eOnfIicts-T II. :
A. The Indebtedness Of the United
states at the end Of the civil war was
$3.50, 600. as compared with s2I. -
000.o00.o00. at the close of the recent
war The civil war was only about
one third Of the sum raised by the
Fourth Liberty loan.
O. Are crops in Central Europe suf-
fleient this year to feed the popuIa-
ton OF that part Of the world 81
NJ. c.
A These crops are just being har-
vested and are regarded as sufficient
Tor the needs Of the countries in
which they are grown Rumania.
such Central European countries or
dinzrlly use 60 percent OF their grain
crop TO feed these people
O. Who il the chief military fnfeIIi-
genee M. +.
A Brigadier General MARLBOROUGH
Churchill is chief OF military fntelli-
genee- He is not a graduate Of West
Point, but OF Harvard. and gained a
commission in the army % years. ago
through an examination.
q. What are the duties of special
agents Of the department of COM
meree FL. J. F.
A. A special agent Of the depart-
ment OF commerce is one who travels
Tor that department. He may be IN
expert. for example. on shoes. He
studies one country after another. and
reports on the possibilities Of devel-
oping the shoe trade. On the other
hand he may he a man Of general
Information and may study a given
country and reports as to what goods
are in demand there.
O. What f. the annual eOusuu,nffo,
Of tobacco in the United safest
a Census figures show that s215
100000 worth Of cigars and cigarettes
are consumed everv year in the
United States. and $4,000. 600 worth
OF chewing tobacco is used
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