The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-28
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

=. Q, Is IT eugenically dangerous for
tlrst cousins to marry? T. Il. L.
A.. The United States public health
service says that, on the whole, the
OF first cousins have been much exag-
gerated. When there is a physical or
mental family defect common to both
cousins this defect is likely to be ac-
centuated in the offspring The de-
feet may exist without its being an
parent, II both individuals are normal
there Is no eugenic reason why they
should not marry.
Q. Has the average salary paid
school sch teachers increased any during
a. The bureau of education says
that the annual salary Of teachers in
the United States has increased only
an average OF $72 in two years, or from
1858 to $685.. This includes all the
teachers in the country, or course, the
salaries OF rural school teachers run
far below this average, some of them
running as low as $500 or less per year.
Q. What is the largest Protestant
denomination in the world? B. B.
A. This distinction goes to the
Lutherans, there being about So 900 900
members of this religious body in the
world, The second largest is the
Methodist Episcopal church with H.
9OOG0O members.
=, How many presidents have been
asSassnated and to what political par
ties did they belong? w. II. T.
A, Three presidents of the United
States have been assassinated, and all
of them were Republicans. These
martyrs We're Lincoln, Garfield, and
Mckinley.
@ What kind of metal does not rust
under ground or in water? X. C.
A. one OF the qualities which makes
gold one of the most valuable metals
is its resistance to water Gold has
been found in perfect condition after
having been buried or submerged many
centuries.
Q. From what is ivory obtained?
A. The best ivory is that taken from
the tusks of elephants, There is also
a vegetable ivory found in South
America, which is a good imitation OF
real ivory.
Q. What was the death rate in the
United States in 1918? l.. n. C.
a, The census bureau says that it
was the highest on record, Mortality
statistics show that during 1918 there
were l,lTl,367 deaths representing a
rate Of Is per 1000 population. OF the
total number of these deaths. about 81
per cent were due to Influenza and
pneumonia.
@. Who succeeded Admiral Sims in
A. Vice Admiral Harry $. Knapp
succeeded Admiral Sims az the highest
ranking officer of the American navy
in London He was recently promoted
from rear admiral to Vice-a admiral,
.. Where is the home of the sugar
cane? c. NJ. S.
A. The bureau of plant industry
says that il is not definitely know
where sugar cane was first grown. 1t
may have come from India, There alsc
Is some evidence pointing toward The
South Sea islands, with Borneo as the
possible place OF origin
O. when was Lincoln Beachey. the
famous aviator. killed? w j. B,
A He lost mis- life in an accident al
the San Francisco exposition on Marcel
II. 1916. He Was flying in new mon
oplaue which gave way when he
Strengthened out from a steep dive
The machine landed in the water anc
the direct cause OF BeaCheYS dealt
was found to b, drowning,
G. How many school teachers ar,
there in the United States. a. NJ.
\, The federal bureau Of education
says there are approximately 650,Oot
school teachers in this country. ThD
ranks Of the teachers are being de
pleted at an alarming rate because
their pay is not sufficient TO keel
them in the face Of the opportunitic.
to make more at other work,
q What was the result of the recen
election in Ulster county, Ireland?
A. The best obtainable Information
shows that the Unionst party fayora
| bic to Britain, lost a number of seats