The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q.-Can you suggest a recipe for tur.
key stuffing ~. NJ, r.
A.--Thc following dressing will b,
found most palatabIe; Make corr
meal mush of two tablespoons corr
| meal. salt boiling water; cool Stil
/ one cup fine bread crumbs. one beaten
! egg one tablespoon butter, lard. OF
| melted chicken fat; one tablespoon
minced ham. one teaspoon salt, one
Saltspoon pepper mold into tiny balls
| with spoon, Stuff the turkey with
! the balls allowing room for them to
| swell.
Q.--Was the Frankensteln a strange
monster created without soul?
! A" Frankenstein" is the name of a
romance by Mrs. Shelley written in
| 1878, and also the name of the hero of
| the story F'rankensten created a
monster gathering materials from the
| tomb and dissecting room, which be-
came imbued with sort of life, and
which committed many atrocities. The
word is applied to one who is destroyed
by his own creation and sometimes in
correctly used to designate the monster
itself.
,Q.M,,IIs Mexico increasing her output
A.-The Mexican embassy says that
ton for 1920 places the output at 140,-
600 600 barrels, or one-fifth of the
worlds total. In 1919 the production
was $4,000 900 barrels.
Q-Who invented Volapuk?-E. F. o.
A.-Nolapuk, literally worlds speech,
a language which was intended to be
universal, was invented by Martin
Schlcyer, of Krastasz, Baden, about
1879.
Q.-why is there a space left be.
tween the rails of railroad?-P. y.
Alt is necessary to leave space
to allow for the contraction and ex.
panson of the steel due to climatic
changes.
Q-Ahe there many manufac.
turing establishments in the District OF
Columbia?-M. A. r.
A.-The census bureau says that In
1919 there were 592 manufacturing con.
Germs in the district
Q.-How much money has been given
to the cause of education in America
in the last so years.. S. W.
A.-The bureau of education says
that a compilation beginning in 1871
$667,933,17 6 that has been contributed
as gifts and requests" In this table
the years 1882 and 1917 are not listed.
Q.-Who is considered the founder of
modern socialism?-I. NJ. c.
A.-karl Marx, great economist and
socialist, Is regarded as the founder
of modern socialism. Modern socialism,
as political movement, however. prob
ably owes more to Frederick Lassalle,
disciple of Marx, than to any other
man.
Q,o1What place is known as the Holy
A.-This is a common designation
among different peoples and religious
sects for the city regarded as the chief
place of their religion. The term Is
often applied to Rome, but has been
mares. Mecca, Medina, Moscow, Kiev
and Cnzco.
Q.-What is the largest cut stone in
the world?-G. r.
A,-The pendant-haped diamond
known as Cullinan l., weighing 516A
carats, is the largest brilliant known
to exist.
Q.-What kind of an airplane is
canard III. H. B.
A.-This is type OF pusher airplane
having the elevator, rudder, etc, in
front of the supporting plane, instead
of to the rear.
Q.-What became of the Germans
Big Bertha ?--E. T. V.
A.-This gun has never been located
by the allies.
0.-What is the reason for the nick
name BLACK and Tan for the Irish
poliCe?-G. l.. B.
A.-The term originated in the fact
that many members of the military
forces policing Ireland at the present
time wear a service uniform of khaki
color, and the regulation black hat
OF the Constabulary.
Q.-Are the Germans permitted to
come to this country as visitors at pres
ent?-A. S.
A.-The bureau of immigration says
that Germans are not permitted to visit
the United States except upon special
permission from our state department.
Such permission would depend probably
upon the benefit to this country of
such visits
Q-What size truck is best adapted
to the use of the farmer?-A. o. C.
A-The department of agriculture
says that recent survey disclosed the
fact that farmers showed preference
for one-ton trucks.
Q.-Can the term textile be applied
to materials made of other than vege-
table uroducts,-H. II. n.
A.-Thc word textile" includes all
materials which are woven, whether of
animal, vegetable or mineral source.
Q-Is there a rule which governs the
time when championship game of
baseball must start?-R. r.
A.-bNeTS CitdIiIpIoH7Ilp EollS must
be commenced not later than two hours
before sunset.
Q.-When were the senate and house
wings to the capitol built?-A. T..
A-These additions were added to
the central building between the years
1851 and 1863,
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