El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-02
and Auswers.


n Can you give me the recipe for
" Old fashioned election cake. T.. NJ.
A. The recipe for Hartford
election cake calls for 5 pounds OF
dried and slfted -four. 2 pounds Of
butter pounds OF sugar, gills Of
home made yeast 4 eggs, half an
ounce OF nutmeg, 2 pounds OF fruit
and a quart OF milk Rub the butter
into the flour. add half the sugar, the
yeast, half the milk lscalded and
cooled 20 lukeWarm), then the erEs
wen beaten and the remainder OF the
milk. Beat wen and add the sugar.
spices and fruit. Let rise three or
four hours untn very lights then
bake
@ How many paper bills does Il
take TO weigh ~ mueh as a silver
dollarf q. N. s.
A. The treasury department says
that e takes 201z new paper bills 70
weigh the same amount as silver
dollar
q. How can I ten dIrecfIon b. a
common Wufehf n. n.
A. The coast and gsodetic survey
says 70 point the hour hand Of a
watch toward the sun. Hallway be-
tween the hand and the II o'clock
mark VIII be south
q. have never seen an Indian
with mustaehe or vThislzers- Are they
a heardless rEeef S. G. O.
a. Most Indians would have 2
slight 10 moderate growth o. beard
and mustache il they allowed the
hair. TO grow. Boards are not wholly
unknown. Some Of the Mexican in
dians have fun boards. the Guarayos.
Bolivia. wear long straight boards
and the Nashibos VI the upper Ucayl
are bearded
O. What f. the winter season. -
recorded by the weather bureauf n L.
n.naa
the winter season is recorded from
December OF one year to February OF
the following year
@. What o. the origin OF the word
.-soufhpaWE1 NJ. +. l..
A. Probable origin OF this word is
in the game Of baseball The diamond
is usually laid out so that the pitch
ers left hand is approximately toward
the south. A lefthanded pitcher be-
came known as a southpaW, and then
the term crept into general use
q why does every American nan
Of TFur ny the Union Jackf Tsn't thls
the national flag ef Great Britain and
Ire5nnds r. B. X
A. The navy department says that
the following is the distinction be-
tween the American Union Jack OF
the American Union flag as 10 is
more often called. and the Union Jack
OF Great Britain. The blue field in
the American national flag, on which
the white stars are placed, Is gen
orally known as a uni0n- This has
been adopted as the navy flag or
jack the blue field being covered by
stars Of the union Great Britain's
Union Jack, which Is the national flag
Of that country is entirely different
in design having On it the crosses CT
St Andrew, St George and St Pat
rick- There is no similarity between
lhs two flags except in name
a LEV long VIII a person to
whom tefauuH nntitoLin Is given be
immune from lockJawf E c, s.
A. The bureau OF chemistry says
that a person TO whom tetauus anti
toxin has been given win be immuns
from l0ckjaW for a short time only.
scarcely more than week or So
O. VIII an electric generator gene
rate current II placed IN a vacuum
w J. p.
A The bureau OF standards says
that a generator viii generate cur
rent If placed in a vacuum
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