The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-31

Tough is at an end,
Q, How much money did Great
Britain lend to her allies durlns the
4. About $500, 600, 900 is owing from
Europe to Great Britain on loans made
during the war. Her heaviest debtors
include British Dominions, Russia
France Italy Belgium and Serbia
Russia, alone owes about $4,000 coo, 900
England herself borrowed about S4,500,-
100000 from the United States to meet
her war debts,
Q. How much weight will dirigible
balloon with a capacity of 80, 900 cubic
feet Of gas carry?-D. " Fl.
A.. 1t will carry 1920 pounds. The
landing of a balloon which is carry
| ing its fun capacity is sometimes a
difficult undertaking. 1t depends en-
| of gas that must be allowed to escape
in order to make a safe landing. Some
landings are made without allowing
any gas to escape, while as much as
1000 cuhuC feet Of gas is sometimes let
out to effect landing,
Q, What is good way to soften
putty?-M. B.
y, Break the putty up in as small
pieces as possible and put into an iron
kettle with enough water to cover the
putty Add a little raw linseed oil
and let the whole boil, stirring well
while hot, The putty will readily alb
| sorb the oil pour off the water and
and it will be found to be as good as
new.
., What is the percentage of Catho-
| lies in Germany and Italy?-J. L.
\, In Germany 1851 per cent of the
entire population are Catholics, while
in Italy the percentage is 1913,
Q, When was the wheel first in
A. Tho use OF the wheel goes back
to the dan ages The first wheels were
made Of slid blocks Of wood cut from
the trunks of trees. Many changes
were made before the modern wheel
was evolved,
Q. What was the name OF the Unit
| ed States senator who. by changing
| his vote, saved President Johnson from
being convicted of treason?-J. Y.
A. Senator Edmund Grason, OF Kan
sas, in changing his vote for the ac-
| quiual Of President johnson defeated
| the effort to impeach Johnson. The
| vote Of the senate was So for convic-
ton and I9 for acquittal, lacking one
of the necessary two-thirds TO convict
| the president.
| 9 What are the correct measure
| ments for perfect woman? c. n, A.
y. There is much difference of opin-
ion on this subject but according to
| Prof Sergeant. one of the best known
authori;i,s on the health Of the Amer
lean woman. the following measure
mehls constitute the perfect figure:
hselght, 65b inches; breadth of neck,
hreadth 81 ssnn 'IT "s If'N Hoh AZ icheS,
Of Waist az inchrs g iytI,e1 or O' waIst
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inches girtb nf thigb ~ "has au ,s
OF fnrrarn1 q inrbses' a, ,i'V' tb, a,u
thorties insist that a woman should
measure in height five feet. five inches
or an inch and one-haIf taIler than
ITof Sargcauta perfect woman.
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! This practice was abolished nv the
British government.
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