The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

1
| OFF a man nominated for the pres.
idency died on November / how would
| a successor be named? IL he died after
r. A. NJ.
A.-RepublIcan headquarters say that
IN event presidential nominee should
die before election day the national
committee Of his party would appoint
a nominee in his place. II the popular
| vote had been taken before his demise
| the president elect would be declared
president and the usual succession to
the vacancy follow.
| Q.-What is the usual turn out OF
| flour from wheat?-C. F. s.
| An modern milling about 10 per
| cent OF the wheat is recovered as
standard patent flour. about per cent
as low grade flour, about 2 per cent as
| Red Dog flour and the remainder as
shorts or bran.
Q.-How many gallons of kerosene
would have to be burned in heating a
house in order to obtain the same
amount of heat generated by one ton
of anthracite Coal2-L. r. T. -
A.-The bureau of mines states that
from $50 to It's gallons of kerosene
would have to be burned in heating a
| house in order to obtain the. sdmk
| amount OF heat that would be OBJ
| size anthracite coal.
Q,-What is meant by rawbone?-
NJ B. H.
"A rawbone includes any bone that
has been ground in its natural state
without previous treatment by steam
ing, boiling, etc. 1t is usually found on
the market under the name OF bone
meal, rawbone meal or coarse ground
bone.
GLOW can one acquire a Rhodes
scholarship and just what is It worth?
"A Rhodes scholarship has value
Of 800 pounds year and Is tenable for
three years, subject to the continued
approval OF the college at Oxford. OF
which the scholar Is member. Each
state has a committee OF selection. Can
didates must first be selected by their
own college or university. To be eli
glble n candidate must be a citizen OF
the United States with at least five
years domicile, unmarried between the
ages of 10 and %, and must have COM
pleted at least his sophomore year at
some recognized degree granting uni
versity or college OF the United States,
Q.-What is meant by resist dyeing?
A,-Resist dyeng is a form OF cross
dying. Certain yarns or parts of fab
RIGS are treated TO resist the dye which
colors the remainder of the material
The Japanese use this method in their
Batik work.
Q.-What makes the English Channel
SO rough?-W o. II.
A.-The water is generally rough and
unpleasant for travel on account of
cross currents.
Q.-Whose picture is on the $4,000
note, 5000 note, $1,000 note and $500
note?---F. F., s,
A $4,000 United States note bears
the portrait of Andrew Jackson. $1,000
United States note. gold certificate,
bears the portrait of President Madi-
son, 0 $1,000. gold certificate has the
portrait of Alexander Hamilton. A $500
gold certificate bears the portrait Of
Abraham Lincoln.
g, Q,-Has Iceland language of its
.A,-The language of Iceland is Iclan-
die. 1t is the snoken and written Ian
guage of its $4,000 Inhabitants. Its
origin was in the language of its first
the new Iclandic has undergone a con-
tinual internal development, it still re-
mains the most ancient of the Ger
manic tongues in characteristics.
Q.--What causes people to take cold?
A.--The public health service says
that the causes OF colds are many and
not easily understood. In every case,
however, they are dependent upon the
growth and activity of living germs,
which are not always received from
other people. Colds are infectious. Colds
the chilling of the body which the draft
produces lowers resistance and per-
mits germs to become active. Colds are
frequently the direct result of living
in close, overheated rooms, having a
lower relative humidity than desert.
Q.-Who was known as the Great
Commoner?-P. X.
A.-This was a popular title of Will
liam Pitt, the elder, before he became
earl Of Chatham and left the house Of
commons for the house Of lords.
Odd Hetty Green amass her en-
tire fortune herself, or was some of it
inherited?-I. D. X!
Airs. Hetty Green was left a large
fortune by her father, Edward Mott
Robinson, who died when she. was 80
years old. Two years later she mar
ried Edward II. Green.
Q.-What is the largest flower in the
world?-H, b. C.
A.-The largest flower known is the
rafflesia. 1t Is a parasite on the roots
OF a species OF wild vine found on the
Island of Sumatra. There are no leaves