El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-31
Questions and Answers.

IN was told the other day thai
III there are now more people n
y Chicago than In the entire stat,
OF Iowa. Is this Eos-R- e. n.
/ A The census bureau states thai
TChicago now has a population Of
2,701,212. The estimated population
/ of Iowa in 1913 was 2.224,77l-
e. Can tomatoes be skinned with
out acaidinER F. A. NJ.
A Hold the tomato firmly ant
| scrape II with a pairing knife as Il
removing fuzz from e peach II the
| tomato Is fairly ripe, the skin will be
! loosened and can be removed easily
/ The flavor IS not impaired as It is
I by scalding.
O. Are the ErandehIIdren Of preai-
dent Wilson boys or EirIsf X. l. c,
A Mr.. and Mrs Francis B. SayrC
I Jessie Woodrow WILSON, have two
/ little boys, Francis b, IT., and Wood
row Wilson, while Mr.. and Mrs. ".
[ G. McAdoo eleanor Randolph VII
son) have two daughters, Ellen Az
sen and Mary Faith
O. What f. camel coal azd where
f. Il mlnedf c. Z. ID.
A Camel coal Is q grade OF BIZ
luminous coal, believed TO have orig
mated from materials different from
those IN other Goals. Il is charac-
terized by its high percentage OF vo-
latile matter and Its ready burnlnf
with long flame. Camel coal Is
used IN the manufacture OF illumi-
mating gas and as a domestic fuel for
open crate fires II Is mined in Mis-
souri, and Kentucky.
O. Il II true that q player WIS
struck by lightning during n ball
game, and was able 20 eonfinuef
r. A. d.
A. This did happen to Ray cald-
well, while pitching his first game
as a member OF the Cleveland team
on August 8, 1913. The Indians had
the Athletics two to one In the ninth
inning, when Caldwell was stunned
BY lightning and fen to the ground.
He recovered, resumed pitching and
put out Dugan, the last man up who
was at bat when Caldwell was struck.
O. What a meant by AcuttinE a
melon f5-L. f. d.
A IN stock market parIance. this
means to dishurse extraordinarily
large profits or dividens.
Q. How did the expression edend
a. q herring come to be usedf-C.
A This is doubtless because OF
the fact that Il ia q rare thing even
for fishermen to see live herring.
The fish dies the instant 1t Is taken
out OF the water.
O. What state collected the great
est amount Of Income and excess
profits taxf-I. NJ. C..
A New York STATE was first in
this respect. counting FOR the year
1913, S712425.70294. Pennsylvania
vas second with total OF S301,111,-
q. Does cardiff. wales, export
more coal than any other seaport
J. d. N.
A This was true \ few years ago.
but At present Great Britain allows
only 100000 tons year exported.
and Hampton Roads. Va. now sends
out more coal than any other port In
the world
@ what is the average bonuu
paid to empIoyo IN schemes that are
conducted on the Profit-sknring plant
r. o. ID.
A The most comprehensive stalls
tics Of this sort come from England.
where such plans have been IN opera
ton since 1865. There the average
bonus over long series OF years II
about 5 OF 6 percent
q How are gold eolEs usually
A The geological survey states
that the touchstone method r. used
generally in testing gold coins. Take
the stopper from q bottle OF nitric
acid, having wet the stopper with the
acid, and touch II TO the coin. Gold
viii remain the same. but baser al
Toys viii turn blue when put In con-
tact with nitric acid.
O. What In the normal pulse Of q
COW and how can q cows pulse be
tnlxens-F. f.
A The heart OF = COW beats 50 to
in young animals than in old ones. I
The most convenient way to take the
pulse OF a COW Is to stand at her left
side. reach over the neck and feel the
pulse on the lower side Of the right /
O l. g.. r-r,,-f... -. r.--..s I
city IN CalifOrniaf-Q- r. d.
A The 1920 census shows that Los I
Angeles has surpassed San Francisco I
in population, but II is several times /
the size OF San Francisco IN area
Q. On what date was George /
dmef-D. v. II.
- This ceremony took place on 1
Thursday. April 90. 17ss, IN New York /
city. where congress- was then sit 4
ting.
q where Il ChosenF-E. D.
A Chosen, a Chinese name mean
ng morning freshness, or morning
,alm, was an early name for Korea,
and has been revived from time to
lime IN 1910, when annexed by ia
pan, the official name became Chosen.
O. How many Immigrants have
soms to the United Statesf-F. c. n.
A The bureau OF immigration
itates that from September 80. 1920.
% June 30. 1913, S5.2OO.I03 immi-
srants entered the United States.
O. What is bimetaiIismf-N. II.
A This Is the name given to a
monetary system In which gold and ]
liver stand upon precisely the same
ooting as regards mintage and legal
ender.
q Do fish have IunEss-O. n. c.
A Lungfish were more numerous
n the past than at present Now the
My living representatives are the
.arramunda and the mudfish. These
ish have piscine gills In addition to
ne or two lungs proper for breathing
ir.
O. Who was the eldest president
Z the United Stntesf-S. G. ;.
A William Henry Harrison. a
Vhig, who was inaugurated in Is4l
g the age Of IS, was the oldest presi-
ent OF the United States at the time
Y Inauguration He served only one
month, dying April 4. 1871.
9. Who was Abou Ben A hint
I. c. 5.
A Abou Ben Adhem is the hero OF
he short narrative poem by Leigh |
iunt- He is supposed to be a man
Tho laid no claim to greatness. but
sked to be written down in the Book