El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-07
on A HOT DAY.
IN the full heat OF noon
Ny spirit seems TO swoon,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

not only swan u miles with hands
and feet tied, but also toWed a row.
@ Ia the venom OF a poisonous
snake that has been killed, Infec-
tIOusf W. L. $.
A The biological survey says that
l Il is doubtful If sufficient venom OF
a poisonous reptile would remain on
rs fangs after death to injure a per-
son seriously. It must be remem-
oered that such q snake viii fire.
Quently Inject as much as 20 drops
OF poison into q wound
@ VIII the soldiers buried IN Bel
Eium be returned TO this eountrys
T. IL
4 The state department SAYS that
the Belgian government has signified
I It's willingness 10 have the bodies OF
American soldiers removed. promis-
ing the cooperation OF its railways in
aiding transportation
q VIII SCOT, carbon and dirt col
lect on platinum. which s. constantly
In n furnacef VIII the the eompo-
HitiOn OF the platinum be changed by
the gases In the furnacef Il Il a good
conductor OF electricity n. n. h
A The bureau OF mines says tnat
SCOT, carbon and dirt viii collect on
platinum and that gases such as car
bon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon
dioXide do change its composition
slightly. Platinum Is a good conduc-
O. Has Cuba good harboruF h G.
A Cuba's seacoast Is approximate
ly 1000 miles long. with more deep
water harDors than any other coun-
Try IN the western hemisphere.
e. Who is known as the @FHther
OF Giantsf NJ +.
A This term is supposed 70 apply
70 Anak, tbs long necked giant Of the
Old Testament He was the proEenI-
tor OF a race Of giants the collec-
tive name OF which is Anakim.
@ Has America produced IN art
ist who has been noted Cor his work
In stained gisszf z II. L.
- John Ia Fargo who died In
1916 was our first great artist Of
this kind he not only had remark
able color sense combined with his
artistic gift but experimental sue
cessfully in the manufacture and de-
signing Of stained glass.
O. DID senator Harding coin the
words 4reveaiment.' and "normaley1
which he used in HIS speech OF nc
eeptanee Of the presidential nominn-
A Both words are to be found
IN dictionaries. The employment Of
unusual words whose meanings are
easily understood lends emphasis to
the thought that the speaker wishes
@ who first crossed the EngIish
channel in a baIlOonf O. T.
A Jean Pierre Blanchard, q
Erenchman, accompanied by Dr. JEFF
fries, an American. made the first
successful flight across the channel
in 1785- Since the first experiments
In hydrogen balloons were not made
until 1882 and 1888. the feat OF Blan-
chard was considered such a daring
one that Louis XVI summoned him TO
court. made him a present OF 1900
livres and settled upon him a yearly
pension OF 1900 liVreg-
q What becomes OF the hogs re-
teeted By the government Inspector
E. r. n.
A. They are usually taken over
by local dealers and slaughtered un-
der supervision OF an Inspector. II
unfit for human consumption, the
lard Is rendered under steam pres
sure to destroy all disease germs and
the product is converted into grease
and fertilizer.
@. what Is the story connected
with st. Syithin's dayf f. r. r.
A. Saint SWithin was an English
bishop Of Winchester. At his request
he was buried after his death outside
his church at Winchester. When a
century later he was canouiZed. his
body was exhumed and buried within
the church There is a legend that
this was to have been done on July
IS, but was delayed on account OF
violent rains which continued for 40
AGIE LAA1 Aa1 gwen rise 70 me
popular superstition that II Il rains
on Saint Swithin's day it continues to
rain for 20 days afterwards.
O. What was the great lesson that
scientists were supposed to have
learned from the cholera outbreak IN
Hamburg in 1927 }. c. X.
A Hamburg and Altoona are the
cities that have merged into each
other like New York and Brooklyn
They still have. however. separate
water supplies. both coming from the
river Elba- Altoona filtered its water
and Hamburg did not. A map show
ing where cholera cases appeared.
followed irregularly the line OF de-
marcation between the parts OF the
city that got filtered water and that
which did not It was regarded as
definitely proved that filtering the
Altoona water made It safe from chol-
era carrying
q. What causes the very high
tides in the bay of Fundyf !. N. c.
A. These remarkable tides are
caused by the natural distractions I
which make il difficult for the sea
to enter. The bores that pour In and !
out in such difficult fashion are the /
result OF the sea forcing its waters I
through a very narrow channel The /
bay OF Funday has an average ]
breadth Of IS miles and a length OF /
$50 miles. The tides have at times /
reached the height OF 60 feet