Arizona republican., 1920-05-16
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

c. When was the first life insur- ance policy issued?-C. L.
 A. The earliest policy of which anything definite is known was issued in 1883 in London, insuring the life Of William Gybbons for a twelvemonth. This policy was underwritten by 13 persons acting individually and the premium was $50 a thousand.
 0. How did dime juices" get their narne7-c. H.
 A. This the name applied to old English sailing vessels and came from the fact that they carried a supply of lime juice to counteraet any bad effect of unbalanced rations. thus preventing scnrvy.
 Q. Are the Chinese prosressins?- w. H. L.
 A. Taking our standard of develop ment and progress China is making giant strides. In 1918. there were 100, 900 persons in factories and 4.00O,- GOO children in schools. Our commer- cia1 attache at Peking predicts that in few decades China will have 40.- 000 GOO factory hands and S0,000 900 school children. these figures being pi.oportionate to the present statistics of the United States.
 o. Is T. N. r. a satisfactory indus trial expIosive?-J. c.
 A It is quite satisfactory, can be safely cartridged, and handled for land clearing. Moisture encountered in or dinary land clearing does not affect it nor do ordinary variations Of tempera- ture The amount of T. N IT. re- quired is about . per cent of the amount of "20 per cent ammonia dy namite.' and it's desirability would de pend upon it's price to the consumer.
 0. Ars there any available statis- At ss.s sa has suffered as result of the war and subsequent revolutions 7-W. R. E.
 A. There are no authoritative sta tistics. but a recent message from Helsingfors stated that # is admitted from official sources in the Russian Journal that the war. together with the revolution. has reduced the Rus sian population by from 25,00o.0O0 to 30 GOO GOO.
 o. How old is China according to history ?-F. K.
 A The history of China goes back at least 4.aao years. The Middle Ages knew it as the Empire of Cathay or the Land of Ceres. The first Euro pean accounts of China are those given by Marco Polo about 12e0 A. D.
 c. How often should young chick ems be fed?-G. A. C.
 A. They should be fed from three to five times daily. according to the department of agriculture. Great care should be taken not to overfeed young chicks that are confined. as leg weak ness is apt to result Give them enough barely to satisfy their appe- tites and keep them exercising. eNcept at the evening meal when they should be given all that they win eat
 e. Who was Zenobia of Palmyra ?- w. s. H.
 A. Zenobia was queen of Palmyra and wife of Odenathus, who had been recognized as king of Palmyra by the Roman emperor. Gallienus, 265 4. D. Upon the death of her husband Zeno- bia attempted to extend her domain, but was defeat ted and brought to Rome prisoner by Agricola. O. What is the Vanderbilt cup?- c. R. |.
 was given by w. K. Vanderbilt Jr., as prize for the winner of an automo- bile road race on Long Island. It was designed by Tiffany X Go and was first won in 1904 by George Heath. an American, entered as a member of q French team.
 l Q. if a man while in service was court martialed and three fourths Of his compensation was deducted for go days, has he the right to collect the same now7--E. N. 1 A The war department states that no court martial fines are being re | funded
 o. What is the smallest republic in the worTd?-P. A. w. | A. The Republic of Andorra. situ- ated in the Pyrennes, is the smallest 1 in the world embracing only 175 | square miles