Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
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NEW QUESTIONS

10. Which is the fastest flow
ing river in the world?
90. What is the average num-
Der of microbes to be found in a
small quantity of milk?
SO. When was the transmits
sion of decease through germs first
talked about?
40. What is the lowest point
reached when icebergs start on their
journey from the far north?
SO. When were the first car
penters steel squares manufactured?
Go. How many pins are Destroy
ed each day?
10. How many chapters are
there in the. Bible?
So. How many eggs do turtles
lay each day?
60. What makes the knots in
boards?
100. Why do we call a cab a
hanson?
Questions Answered
1-Q. Did Shakespeare ever act in
any Of his plays?
IA. In the list of the principal
actors of Shakespeare plays, pre-
fixed to the folio, the first collec-
tion of his plays, published in 1920,
the name of the famous dramatist
is placed first. He was an actor by
profession, but the extent to which
he played in his own productions,
%. is it true that President
Wilson cannot walk since his ILL
ness?
PA. DR.. Grayson says that the
president is now allowed to walk
about the second floor of the White
House unassisted. The president
takes a daily outing in the open air
in a wheel chair. but these little
trips aae confined entirely to the
White House grounds.
SO. What popes had the longest
and shortest reigns?
3-A. The reign of Plus IN was
the longest of any pope, and that OF
.Boniface VI was the shortest. The
former was, head of the Roman
Catholic church for thirty-one years.
and the latter but fifteen days.
90. Why is the present time said
to be the twentieth century when this
is only 1920?
"a The twentieth century is
the period beginning with 1901 and
extending to the year 2,O01. The
first century comprised the years one
to 100 inclusive; the second century
The years 1O1 to 200 inclusive, and
SO on.
Go. What is the largest Prot
estant denomination in the world?
"a. This distinction goes to the
Lutherans, there being about 63,0OO,-
600 members of this religious body
in the world. The second largest is
the Methodist Episcopal church with
II, 100000 members.
&c. Is it eugenically dangerous
for first cousins to nlerry? I. E. l..
IA. The United States public
health service says that, on the
whole, the dangers growing ont OF
the marriage of first cousins have
been much exaggerated. When there
is q physical Or mental family defect
common to both cousins this defect
is likely to be accumulated in the
offspring. The defect may exist
without it's being apparent. IF both
individuals are normal there is no
eugenic reason why they should not
marry.
SO. Is there any way in which
can make application for a pass
Dort to leave the country without my
birth certificate, which has been mis-
placed? G. II.
S.-A. If you have an affidavit
signed by two persons setting forth
the date and place of your birth, and
submit this affidavit with the APP
plication for passport, it will take the
place Of your birth certificate.
SO. What period was the Age
of Bronze?
"A. This is q term used by
modern writer's to denote the period
IN history when iron was unknown,
and bronze was in general use for
weapons, tools and ornaments. The
beginning of the Bronze Age in Eu-