El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
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darker in color and Is not as suitable
for delicate work. Heating Il I'M
proves the drying quality. Boiled oil
dries in about one-fourth the time
required for raw oil For this reason
some formulas stipulate its use
@ Are the residents OF the District
OF Columbia allowed TO vote IN a ma
tlonnl e1eetionf }. L ID.
A. The residents Of the District OF
Columbia do not vote either on ma
tfonal or municipal affairs The lat
ter are administered By the district
commissioners, who are appointed hy
the president and confirmed By the
senate. All measures applying 70 the
district are passed upon by the senate.
Q. Are many Liberty bonds iostf
o, l. d.
[ that official figures show that 1853
/ persons have lost bonds. OF these
more than 5000 were coupon bonds
lOwners OF these have little chance
4 Of recovery. since they cannot be
] Identified
wearing qunlitiesg 6. A. r.
"A. The thumb test viii help to de-
tsrnine strength and weaving quail
Iity. The fabric Is held between the
I forefinEers and thumbs while the
/ knuckles Of both hands are facing
each other. With the cloth REID
firmly. the knuckles should be forced
together causing a heavy strain on
the fabric. Its strength VIII be
/ shown By the ease or the difficulty
with which Il tears
G. What does = hattIeship eostf
A. E. L.
A. The navy department says that
the cost OF modern battieships Is
about S32 100000. OF this amount
SCI. 005. 900 is for machinery.
q What q q round robinf H. 3.
A. A round robin" Is a document
signed By a number Of persons in
which no one is named as the orig
ments OF this nature were signed IN
a circle.
q please give me Information con-
corning the wreck OF the steamship
iaTndependence.7 A. A. F.
A. The vessel Independence" sank
February Is. 1883. of the coast OF
Lower California, and 40 people were
O. Who invented the depth bomb
Can A. be set TO explode Al q certain
depthf z. r. l.
A. This invention is credited 20 "
II. UuEe, Of Swedish nationality Such
q bomb IS loaded with froma200 20 800
pounds Of high explosive generally
H. n. 7. II Is carried In special
apparatus az the stern OF ship and
en- BE- released instantly. II Is pro-
vfded with an appliance set TO 80 OF
automatically at the desired depth.
G. which senator has served the
iOnEestf J. B,
a The ranking member OF the sen
ate, having had the longest contln-
! uoua service. Is Henry Cabot Lodge
I who took his seat first IN 1888
q II the tomato n valuable food
{ ,. W. A.
A. In proportion 70 its bulk the TO-
mato has not a high food value. as
( 70 contains such high percentage
/ OF water. However. the tomato Is
/ recognized as a wholesome article
/ Of food. It contains 94.S percent Of
Z water. % percent Of protein o. per
cent Of fat. 80 percent OF carbohy-
drateai. and o-5 percent ash
automobiles are there in the United
/ stntesf J. Med.
1 a. The American Automobile ssso-
[ ciatlon says that there are about l5l
I makes Of passenger automobiles IN
this country
q PIense inform me ~ 70 the origin
Of the dollar sign as We use IT. ]. N. r.
A. Authorities differ as 20 it;
origin. A plausible explanation Is
that It was the union Of L and s
meaning United States. the connect
ing curve Of the ~ having been dis
carded-
q what are the limits 10 the dir
ferent weights OF bOxersf L. c. o.
A We are giving you the scale OF
weight limits for boxers as recon-
mended BY the American Boxing as
ISOLATION: Flywsight, 112 pounds, ban
FAN. under lis pounds; feather 125
pounds: light. las pounds; weller, 1Ai
pounds: middle. $50 pounds; light
heavyweight, IFS pounds and under
heavy, IFS pounds and over (Al
Weighing six hours before ring time
O. How does a spider span a space
with HIS VFeb3 L. II. McF
A. BY trailing a thread behind him
a spider Is able to drop from any
height TO the ground. or any solid
substance. and 20 retrace his steps
with a certainty to a particular spot
Having once retraced his steps ne
lean drop in another direction, re-
turning along the thread spun on the
second trip. This win continue in
definitely. during which operation
tine spider is continually spanning z
space with his web.
@ what shall / use on my nngel
nails 20 make them less. brittlef G
H. b.
A. II the finger nails break easily
rub with cold cream. cocoa butter Of
white vaseline-
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