The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
Question5-Arastea~ss

O. What percentage of the worlds sup
ply. of gold. used for monctarH puri.us s
A. The bureau of flIe mint gays tliatabaut
thirty per cent of all the god in tHe Wnr!..
used to coin money. is in this country. On
June 30. 1913. there WAS aprrox .matcIy
three billion dollars in gold roin and bull
lion in the United States This is exclusive
of gold used in the ar.s-
Q. How many new houses should be
built each year to accommodate the in
crease In population :-H. 4. 1G
A. The department of labor says that
G0oO0O new MONIES should be erected cnch
year to take care of increased population,
and depreciation. During the war, cun-
struct'on work was greatly eurtailed with
the result that we are far behind in our
building program.
O. How many veterans of The Civil war
are there ON the Emitted stnies pension
A. There were aGa. 1Gs Civil war veterans
on the pension roll on October II. 1a19.
q. Cen You give me good preventive
for falling hair IL. a. W.
A. An old fashioned bur effective RENE
dy, for falling hair is made by mixing the
yolk of an egg with ten drops 0f riIloro-
form until 1t becomes IA thick substance.
Rub this into the scalp with the fingers.
morning wash the hair will several waters.
This preparation Is enough for one appli-
cation. The recipe is over hundred years
old.
O. Was Maudce MaeterIinck. the Bel
gian playwright, Feinnrried recentiy:-M.
A. Mr. Mneterlinck was married on
March Z. 1919 in Paris to Renee Dahon.
French actress, who starred MS Tyl-Tyl IN
his play, The Blue Bird" His first wife
was Georgette Leblanc. also a French
actress and -authoress, from whom he WAS
o. What are scme of the Characteristics
Of Irish linen, and when was it first
A. Irish linen is nqted for its endur
nnce, reliable quality and snowy Wilderness
Its manufacture dates back to the tlir-
teenth century 1t still holds high repu-
indastry % ~ Much Of the m linen enser In Ireah Pf an
is grass bleached. The designs are sim
ple;. many of the old patterns are still
O. Before war time prohibition went into
effect; what per cent of alcohol did besr
contain IL g.
A. Most beers contained from three TO
six per cent of alcohol.
q What is the lnrgest flower in tho
A. Arnoids rafflesia Is the giant Of the
flower kingdom. 1t discovered in 1878
on the isinnd OF snmatra by Dr. Joseph
tire flower measures about a yard across
and weighs about fifteen pounds.
q What was the origin of dominoes p
a There is an Italian legend to the
effect that two monks who had been COM.
to pass away the dreary hours Of their
without breaking the rules OF
silence by shosying each other small fiat
process Of time the fwo monks managed to
complete the set Of stones and to perfect
the rules Of the game 50 that when their
term Of Incarceration had expired the
game WIS generally adopted by all the in
mates OF the monastery ns lawful pasffine
There is another contention that dominoes
are natural evolution from dice, and that
they were invented in China.
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