El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31
! UESTIONS
AND
ANS WERS

IN HAS the average length Of hui
". nan life been prolonged during
the last - yearsf T. G. B.
A. Yes. In the year 1880. the aver
age length OF life was 81 years.
while ten years later it was $50 years.
At the present time Il is estimated
that the average age at death is 49,
years
q III treat friend to drink at
soda fountain. should / pay n tax on
each drink separately, or on the
fofnls ID. n.
a The internal revenue bureau
saws that when one person pays the
bin for several drinks. the dealer
should compute the tax on the total
bill and not on each drink separately
@ Does it lnjure pine tree % tap
Il for furpentinef J. X.
A. The forest service says tha-
tapping OF pine trees 10 extract tur-
pentine or rosin. IL properly done, does
not materially injure the trees.
q In what Iansunge have most Of
the important treaties Of the last Few
centuries been grritten3 III. g.
A. Most OF the important treaties
and diplomatic documents OF modern
times have been written in the
French language, which Is the Ian
guage Of diplomacy
O. who wrote the words OF the
song, sHome, sweet Homer s. n
A. This song was written By John
Howard Payne and was introduced BY
him into the play, "Clari. the Maid
Of Milan" which was later changed
into opera At the time OF the writ
ing OF this lyric, Payne was almost
starving ia an attic in Palais Royal,
Paris. Most authorities agree that
the music Of the song IS a Siciliau
air. adapted by Sir Henry Rowley
Bishop
@ j. the Warrington monument,
NJ WaahinEton, D. c., built Of stones
from different countriesf II so
which countries contributed IL G. A.
A. The washington monument con-
tains stones contributed By various
states and cities OF the United States
and also BY the following foreign
countries. Turkey, Greece, Japan
China, siam, Brazil and SWitzeriand
a stone was contributed By the Pope
taken from the Temple OF Concord, in
Rome, but before u could be put Ia
place it was removed at night By
band Of unknown persons and sunk In
the Potomac.
q How many die annually In the
United stntea from subereuiosisf 7.
II C.
A. There are approximately 10000
deaths from the white plague On this
country every year.
q what was the first naval en-
EaEemenf between Great Britain and
the United statesf r. n.
A The naval battle between John
Paul Jones on his ship Bon Homme
Richard" and the British boat, "Sa-
rapis-" was the first naval engage I
ment with England.
O. Does NeFT York oufrnnk Wis 7
eOnsin rs a dairy slater A. r. n.
says that Wisconsin is ahead OF the /
Umpire state IN its production OF I
dairy products. To Is estimated that I
there are 100000 dairy COWS IL Wis {
consin-
q How are bayberry candles
mudef n v.
A. In making bavberry candles, the I
hayoerries are gathered late IN
autumn and thrown into a rot Of boil I
Ing water where the fatty or WuNy
substance floats on top and IS u
SKINNED or When CONCEALED. this
substance is OF a dirty. green color. /
some thing between wax and tallow.
IL is again melted mixed with a
preparation OF talloW, and then shaped
into candles
q who started the modern So
einilst movement l. A.
A. kari Marx. who was born In 4
ISIS. at Treres. Germany, and who
died IN les1, Is considered the founder
of modern Socialism.
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Herald Information bureau. Frederic
]. Haskins director. Washington. D. c. J.
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