El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-03
Questions and Answers.

] ing Braille type in this country. Blind
persons can read about as fast as the
average person would read aloud.
@. who invented the @ruIe Of
eleven used in bridge whist, and
why does II WOrkf }. /. L.
A. This rule follows q mathe-
matical principle and was discovered
| rather than invented by r. T. Foster
] in 1881. The cards in the various
] suits run from two to Il. the ace
taking the value Of Il. When the
I fourth best card Of the suit is led,
! since there are three better ones in
I the leaders hand, the number in the
/ other three hands that viii take the
card led viii be found by subtract
ing from eleven the mum Der OF pips
on the card led. The declarer can
count the takers" in his own hand
and dummy. and viii know, there
I fore. how many are in the hand OF
/ the leaders partner.
/ O. How much does II cost TO drill
I an oil well in southern Te1asf T.. l. E
A The approximate cost Of drill
ling an oil well is $1,000 for 1000 feet.
/ $4,000 for 1000 feet; $4,000 for 5000
feet; S60.0 for 1000 feet.
@. Were three German ships in
MANILA harbOr when admiral Dewey
entered TO fight the ~Battie Of
AIanilaf7 II. Z. w.
A There were German ships az
Manila, but they were not in the
harbor. They interfered in no way
with DeWey's attack After the de-
feat Of the Spaniards. these ships
sailed into the harbor.
@. How often should n baby be
bnfhed in hot weather. ID. L. II.
A. Baths should be given at least
once a day, and during the summer.
three or four tepid sponge baths
daily are beneficial.
O. Is is true that Hessian prison
ers helped build the streets Of Alex
andria, Va, during the Revolutionary
A. Many Of the streets Of Alex
andria are still paved with cobble
stones which were placed there dur
ing the revolution by prisoners OF
war, many OF which were Hessians.
@. What was the origin OF the
doubIe-hended eagle which appears
on the coat Of arms OF Austrian Il.
n. n.
A The double-headed eagle Of the
Holy Roman empire was sometimes
crowned and sometimes bore the
uimbus upon It The dual heads rep
resented dominion over the east and
west and came to be used in the coat
OF arms of both Austria and Russia
G. What is the tower OF the VFindsf
L. N. J.
A. This is the water-cIock erected
at Athens. Greece, in the second or
octagonal in plan, ~ feet high and
rs feet in diameter. Toward the top
OF each side it is sculptured with
various symbols Of the wind origin
ally the structure was surmounted
with a bronze Triton which served
@. What was the loss OF life in
New York In 1868 when men resisted
the draftf p. l. Il.
A. In the draft riots IN New York
City from July Is to July 16, 1858,
Il is estimated that more than a thou
erty valued at S1,5Oo,000 was de-
stroyed-
q. Is there n course in sfisherieas
In any OF our cOIegesf s. 7.
A The University OF Washington
offers such a course "a men having
been graduated recently. The school
includes courses OF instruction in !
fisheries of the Pacific ocean, can !
ming Of fisheries products curing OF
fisheries productss classification /
habits. ETC. OF Pacific economic /
aquatic Epeciess elements Of naviga- !
ton; and diseases and parasites Of /
fishes and other aquatic food animals /
q What Is the weight Of n Der /
y motor and what Is the weight Of /
the water Il carries in Is radiator, i
and what is Il horse -VOVFerf L. J. o. 4
A The air service states that q
Liberty engine weighs sos pounds,
the horsepower - 400 ana the
weight Of the water contained in the
radiator is u pounds
q What f. the Oldest living thing
IN The WOrIdf J. N. 7.
A Trees are the oldest living
.hings in the world, and the Gen.
sherman" tree Of Sequola National
park is probably the patriarch Of
hem all It was q goodly specimen
when Noses led the children out OF
he land OF Egypt and was 1000 years
I'D when Jesus Of Nazareth was born.
When last measured this tree was
1871 feet high. and 1928 feet In cir
.umference-
@ How many golf professionals
re there In this eOuntryf l. E R.
a According TO the Spaldlng list,
here are 1879 regularly employed
rolf professionals in the United
.tates.
O. What Is the difference between
wood CLIMBER and s4timberfs A L.
A. The term wood" is OF general
pplication ana covers both timber"
nd lumber" Timber" is wood suit
bic for use in billings carpentry.
tc-, whether in the tree or cut and
It Is also applied TO forest
and covered By trees producing such
rood. Lumber" is timber which has
cen sawed or split for use as beams,
cards, planks. etc
G. Where f. the American riverf
. Z /.
A This river is in north central
alifornis. rising in Eidorado county
nd emptying into the Sacramento l.
.ver a short distance north Of the =
.ty OF Sacramento. Gold has been 4
found along its banks. ~
O. What does the word eAmen1 J.
leang A 8. r.
A Amen" is a word OF Hebrew
rigins meaning Thou has said it."
r so I believe" 4
O. What Is the Oldest forage crop
rOWns and what is the bestf L. W. A.
A Alfalfa Is the oldest plant. so
II as known, 10 be cultivated solely
lr forage. It was grown by the
reeks and Romans. According to
liny, It was introduced into Greece
ON Media at the time OF the Per-
an wars with king Rarius, about 40
L c. Media or Persia is probably
be region OF its original culture.
ed clover is the most important Of
II leguminous forage crops both on
Of its high value as feed and
rom the fact that It can be so well |
in rotation.
@ What is meant by frThe Black l
-oie OF CaleuttafD L. s. 4.
A. This name was given to an i
partment in Calcutta in which a
arty OF English were confined on i
he night Of June 20. 1855. The gar
son Of the fort connected with the 1
nglish factory at Calcutta was can
lred by the Nawab Siraj-ud-Dauia. L
1nn caused All the Il