Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-19
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New Questions

1. Does one-fourth of the popula-
ton live in the eastern part of the
United States?
2. Who was the oldest president of
the United States?
8. Are most of the metals OF the
world put to some use? =
4. When and by whom was the
first operation for appendicitis per-
formed in the United States?
5. What was the Balm of Gill
ead"?
g. How fast do rats and mice in
crease?
7. How many of our presidents
were lawyers by profession?
8. Which has the fastest speed
record, automobile, motorcycle or air.
plane?
9. Of what nationality was the or
iginal Hapsburg family?
10. What is the correct name of
the game known as ''mumblety-
peg?
Questions Answered
1. @. Since the constitution requires
a man to be forty-fve years old in
order to be president, could Franklin
Roosevelt, who is but thirty-eight,
succeed Cox if he were elected and
did not serve out his term?
1. A. The constitution requires that
a man be thirty-five, not forty-five
in order to be eligible to the office
of president. Theodore Roosevelt,
our youngest president, was forty
two when indicted into office
2. Q. What are the sugar crop
prospects? e..
2. A. The department.. of agricul-
tnra that n0ndjtinnS
July 1 promised an increase in next
falls sugar production in the United
States of approximately $4,000 tons.
This means that there should be
person in the United States, an in
crease over last year of six pounds
each.
3. @. A claims there is difference
in value in the. sum of 100000 in
an fhe Word b Is th1S fr IS dr.
countries. In America and France
100000 is 1000 million, while in
England and Germany it is 1000, 600
millions.
4. Q. How much does cork weigh?
4. A: Cork weighs 1876 pounds to
the cubic foot.
5. @. When was the night of the
big wind in Ireland? Can it be com
pared with cyclones and tornadoes
S. A. On the night of January 81,
1889, a terrible tempest and hurri-
cane prevailed. Limerick and Dub
lin suffered much damage, 200
houses We're blown down, twenty per-
sons killed and 100 drowned. Great
er storms ofte nvisit the United
States, but this marks a date to the
Irish, since Ireland. is exceptionally
free from windstorms.
6. Q.-How fast do rats and mice
incraaSa2
6. A.-The common brown rat breeds
six to ten times a year, producing an
average of ten young at a litter. At
this rate a pair of rats, if not
checked, would at the end of three
years eighteen generations) be in
Our Washington information bureau
upon request will send bulletin on
Destruction of Rats.
Z. Q.-How many of our prest-
dents were lawyers by profession?
7. A.-Twenty men who have been
elected to the presidency were law
yers.
8. (Which has the fastest speed
record. motorcycle, automobile, or
airplane?
s. A.-The airplane has record
of 176 miles an hour, the automobile
comes next with 1864 miles an
hour, and the motorcycle last with
100 miles run in l hour minutes
and 81 seconds.
9. COT what nationality was the
original Hapsburg family?
9. A.-The original family was
German, founded about HOO, to
which have belonged the rulers of
Austria since 1876, of Spain from
1916 to 100, and many of the Holy
Roman emperors.
10. Q.-What is the correct name
of the game known as "Mumble-ty-
peg?"
10. A.-"Mumble-ty-pe is really
the name of this childrens game.
-the-peg," another .desfgna-
from the fact that the loser must
draw a peg from the ground with his
teeth after it has been driven in by
the winner The game consists of
a specified number of plays perform
ad with a iack-knife.