Arizona republican., 1920-09-06
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

@. What is the rhyme concerning
the different days for marrying? Must
bride carry flowers when wearing a
coatsuit for the ceremony? Constant
Reader.
A. There are several rhymes in re-
gard to marriage on the various days
of the week. The following is the
best known.
Monday for wealth.
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday best day of ALL
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday worst day of ALL
When a bride is married in a coat
suit she should wear corsage of
flowers. or should carry white
prayer book with a shower of flow
ers A shower bouquet is not carried
when a coat suit is worn.
@. How much of the gold produced
is used in coinage? L. M.
A. About one-fourth of the annual
production of gold is used for money.
the remaining three-fourths being con-
sumed in dentistry, in the arts, such
as jewelry, gliding. and gold leaf work,
and the making good of the annual
loss from various causes.
@. Is there bug which makes a
practice of burying dead animals? p.
r. r.
a Sexton beetles get their name
from the fact that they bury small
s.
in which they have deposited their
eggs.
managers considered a trustee. M.
A-The department. of justice in
recent opinion held that "the business
of presenting and executing theatrical
entertainments is not commerce with
in the constitutional sense, and that
therefore such a combination
does not fall within the Acts of Con-
gress prohibiting combinations in re-
straint of trade"
Q.-When does the latest Easter oc-
cur in the goth century?-c. II. L.
A-The latest date upon which
Easter will fall in this century will be
April % 1913.
On golf, when AS ball is off the
green but is actually nearer the hole
than BIS ball, which is on the green;
who plays first?-M. A. T.
A.-The rule says that the player
whose ball is away plays first. and
makes no distinction between balls off
Q-Does the wind affect the temper
ature that a thermometer registers p
M. r.
A thermometer is not affected by
the wind velocity after once having at
tanned the temperature of the wind.
The physical discomfort usually asso-
ciated with high winds is due to the
rapid removal of heat from the human
body by the wind.
Q.-What city in the United States is
known as the "Forest City?"-D. .. @.
A. Cleveland, Ohio. has acquired
this title on account of its beautifully
shaded streets.
.Q.-How long has Ty Cobb played
big league ball, and how many seasons
has he led the American league in bat
ting?-S. J.
A.-Cobb entere6 major league base
ball in 1905, but his first complete sea
son as a regular did not come until
1907. Out of therteen seasons he has
led the Am erican league in batting
twelve times.
Q.-What is the harmony of the
spheres?-R. S. p.
Alt was a common belief among
the ancients that the motion of the
stars and planets produced a kind of
music which has been referred to in
literature as the music of the spheres,
or the harmony of the spheres.
Q.-Where is the largest locomotive
in the United States?-J. 3.
A.-The largest engine of this kind
was built for the yirgrnian railway. It
weighs 64S,00O pounds, and has a trac-
tive force of 10000 pounds.
Q.-What is the "Iron Gate pm. r.
X.
A.-The Iron Gate was a natural OBJ
struction in the Danube river near Or
sova. Tt was formed by a plateau of
rock 400 yards wide The water was
so shallow at this point that vessels
drawing more than two and a half feet
could not go up the river At great
expense the river has been made navi-
gable at this point.
Q.-GiVe a brief biography of Major
General Wood p. Nj. n.
A.-Major General Wood was born in
Winchester. New Hampshire, October
3. 1860. He attended Pierce academy
at Middleboro Mass received mis- de- I
gree o. NJ ID a Harvard in 1884 l..