The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q-Piease give me a list for a baby's
meals during his second year.-C. A. b.
A.-Ihe children's bureau suggests
On, me tolu"inE : am, milk. ZWieback,
toast or dried Dread: 3 am. orange
juice. 10 am. cereal cup OF milk:
pm. broth. We@t, vegetable, stale
bread baked apple; 6 pm, cereal. milk,
toast or bread: 10 pm, milk (may be
9mittcdD AT this time the baby should
DC taxing about one quart Of milk in
"a hours; part OF this may be poured
over cereal. This should be served
without sugar, or with very little
only. Bread should be at least two
days old. The child should have about
a tablespoonful OF scraped meat. or
tender part Of lamb chop, or delicate
meat Of chicken or fish. The vege-
table should be a green one like spin
ach or Gender, string beans, which
should be well cooked, drained and
mashed or strained through a coander.
Q-Is the q. S. s. South Dakota the
| flagship of che Pacific fleet Mem.
A.-The navy department says that
che United States Ship Huron Eek
South pakota), Is the flagship OF the
Asiatic fleet, while che United States
S snip NeW Mexico is the flagship OF
~ What is the egg yield of hens?--
A.-The uncared- for farm hen seldom
lays over 80 eggs year, while we'll
led flocks OF several hundred hens
have records Of an Average OF over II
dozen eggs per hea
Gan you give the recipe for mat
rimOny jam F. u. NJ
A~-Matrimony jam: 2 pounds apples,
? pounds plums. 2 pounds pears, 5a
pounds gu Cups) sugar, Pare and core
the apples, and stone the plums. Put
nf ne Vit Ha
inGs OF the apples into a preserving
pan with two cupfuls of water Sim
mer for 10 minutes and strain. While
this Is cooking peel and core the pears
Cut the apples and pears, have them
ready, Put the strained juice in the
preserving pan with the sugar and
when 1t boils, put in the apples. pears
and plums, Boil for 80 minutes, then
pour into glasses and cover,
Q.-What is the difference between
college and university?-G. 7. G.
AIN the United States college is
an institution of higher learning, hav-
ing but a single faculty, and curricu-
lum usually leading to the degree of
bachelor of arts. A university, in ad-
dition to college course, offers grad
uate work and has professional schools.
The two terms have been confused,
since some colleges have extended their
instruction to university scope without
changing the name, while some uni
Versities have limited their work and
retained the designation of 'univer
sity."
Q.-What year is this according to
Hebrew Count?-T. c. S.
A.-The year 1920, according to the
Hebrew calendar, is the year $3.50.
Q.-What metal, that is a conductor
OF electricity, will stand the highest
heat?--G. H
A-All metals conduct electricity
IN CT m 10 ftA toll Htrht rh l,uG ho
hHhest known melting point, about
$3.50 degrees f. Where combination
of high melting point and good electr-
cal conductiVtty Is required carbon is
frequently used, although it is not a
metal.
Q.-How long should tea be stepped?
A.-Tea should never stand more than
three minutes after the freshly boiled
water has been poured over the leaves.
In this time the leaves give up all their
strength and aroma, and all their caf-
feline, To make strong tea use more
leaves, After the tea has drawn for
three minutes it can be strained into
another pot and kept hot for some time
without destroying its quality or flavor.
Q.--Why is the Bible preserved in st.
Johns church, Portsmouth, N. H,
called The Vinegar Bible",-B, NJ D,
Alt is so-named from the headline
of the twentieth chapter OF Luke,
which reads, THE parable of the vim
egar" instead of the vineyard"
Q.-When were votes first cast, and
what different methods have been used?
S. 0. l..
A,-voting is mentioned in the Bible
as casting lots. The evolution of vot
ing is from this casting of lots. first
mentioned in Leviticus 1873, to the viva
Voce voting common in ancient nations;
the open ballot, the Australian ballot, |
and finally the voting machine.
Q-Can prison authorities impose
hard labor upon prisoners ?-R. W. $.
Am the United States the punish |
ment Of hard labor may only be inn |
posed by court on the authority of |
statute, but the mode of applying the |
punishment is in some cases prescribed |
by state and federal laws and in 9TH |
ers left to prison regulations.
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