El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-21
UES TIONS
AND
ANS w & r S
HAS horse meat ever been sold
rs food in the United statesf

q HAS horse meat ever been sold
~ as food in the United statesf
r. C. A.
a. During the war comparatively
small quantity Of horse meat was
sold to foreigners IN New York AZ
the present time the bureau OF mar
kets says that beef may be obtained
az a lower price than horse flesh
and very little. II any, OF the latter
IS being sold
O. what is the highest govern
mental office ever held By nesros
}. W. T.
A. During the war Dr. Emit J.
Scott was appoiutea by the president
as special assistant 70 the secretary
81 ~ rhis probably was the high
est office ever held by a negro II tnis
g. Have eIgar ashes and value be-
cause OF the potash they eontainf
a The bureau Of soils says that
cigar ashes are valuable because or
their potash contents. Z large QuanLl-
ties could be obtained there would
Eet Cigar ashes would bring ap-
proZlmateiy SIS a ton
O. Do people eat aeornsg n. n. T.
A. The Indians OF the Pacific
foruia 20 Mexico, eat accrns IN con
siderable quantities Dried and
pounded. they are made INFO SOFT or
mush, and also into bread Acorn
from taunin and whatever other Bit
ter principles It contains In certain
parts OF Italy acorn meal. with the
addition Of two-thirds ground grain
Is made into bread
O. VIII the government refund the
tax paid on liquor IN the event that
the dealers are unable to dispose Of
lt before january 10 aa=0s W r =
A The internal revenue bureau
says that the law does not provide
for a refund Of the tax paid on liquor
In the event That % IS not sold 1E
the dealers before the national pro-
hibition amendment goes into effect
O. Is senator Henry Cabot Lodge
a Senator Lodge Is not a spirit
O. what president received the
LARGEST popular vote for PRESIDENT
W. J. G.
A woodrow wilson received the
largest popular vote ever given a
candidate for president OF the United
States in 1915 The vote was s,129,-
sos one reason for this was the
fact that so many women voted
O. should q lady dining with a
gentleman order for herHelf, or permlr
her escort to make the EeIectionf D. r.
A. II Is good form for the woman
to ask the nan TO order for her. II
he insists upon her choosing her food
10 IS quite proper for her to do so.
G. In the event OF the death Of the
president and the vice president, Of
the United States, in what order
would the members Of the enblnet be
eligible 70 the office Of chief eEecu-
tlFes z. l.. 2.
A. The order OF succession would
be as follows Secretary OF state.
secretary Of the treasury. secretary
Of war attorney general; postmaster
generals secretary OF navy secretary
or Interior secretary OF agriculture
secretary OF commerce.. and secretary
O. Is II bad luck TO get married
on a rainy dlys NJ. c.
A The superstition that q e bad
luck % get married on a rainy day
comes from the old saying Happy
Is the bride that the sun shines on
mere Is another old superstition that
a snowy wedding prophesies wealth
tAnQ reader can get the answer 70
any question BY writing The Herald
INFORMATION bureau. Frederic J.
Haskln, director, Washington. D. C.
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