El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-30
Questions and Answers.
n Can birds OF paradise and
" aigrettes be sold and sroru in
y III. Lila &c.. l.

m Can birds OF paradise and
~, aigrettes be sold and worn in
the United statess p. J..
A. The bureau OF biological survey
says birds OF paradise may be worn
and sold in the United states. II Is
/ now ever. against the federal Law to
import birds OF paradise into the
/ United States. II IS against the law
70 buy or sell or possess aigrettes ex-
cepl any aigretres which NAV have
/ been purchased prior 10 July 9. 1918
I IN which case one may retain such
aigrettea, but il IS against the law
Z TO sell same
O. T. The St Lawrence river par
tieularly deeps }. p. Mel.
A At its mouth the St. Lawrence
Is 1900 feet deep This is caused By
the sinking Of the land in that part
| Of the world. the valley OF the St
l Lawrence having been submerged A
depth OF 500 feet extends up the river
half way 70 Quebec. and the river is
nearly 1l9 feet deep as far as that
O. has the sale Of war supple,
brought in much money! B. A. u.
A The war department SAYS that
srrplEs property which originally
cost $1,000. eo0.0 600 has been. sold for
Ss30.000.000.
q How much viii n cord Of greer
pulp wood weight o. ID.
A The forest service says that the
/ weight OF a cord OF green pulp wood
varies from 5000 70 5000 pounds. de-
pending upon the kind Of wood
e. II the Old Testament was writ
ten without novels being Indicated
how and when were there vowel
I points added ". r p.
A. The ancient Hebrew text IN
which much Of the Old Testament
I was written did not contain novels.
/ 10 win Be noticed that some modern
/ systems OF shorthand are also writ
[ ten without voWeis, these signs being
I understood BY students. However
much confusion owing to the differ
ent Interpretations resulted. and in
/ the sixth century a class OF learned
/ Jewish doctors at Tiberias added the
Z necessary vowels and fixed the text
| which became the basis for all further
/ TRANSACTIONS.
O. have translated n French book
I Into English. Have I a right 10 pub
l lish e without Infringing on the
rights Of the Huthors J. ". P.
A The. copyright office says that
[ as the United States is not a member
| OF the International Copyright union
works published in France are not
/ necessarily protected ia the United
I States, unless a separate registration
U o. AlaAN Al THIS AaAAAAANa AZ M0AA4
] be necessary TO inquire concerning
| the particular book.
q What IL the significance Of the
/ five Buttons on the shirts and kimo-
nos OF the Chineses G. G. c.
A. we are informed that the sig
nificance Of the five buttons worn on
I the shirts and kimonos OF the Chinese
I is 20 remind the Wearer OF the five
cardinal virtues, which are-duty to
Z the ruler. duty to ones parents. con
between brothers, constancy In friend
ship.
@. Cen fruit be raised successfully
by dry farmingf A. r. r.
A. Small fruits have been tried or
currants and Eooseberries have all
proved successful and grapes grow
and yield well in many dry farm dis
tricts.
q. How many brothers md sisters
did Daniel Boone hnvef r. VI. A.
a. Daniel Boone had six brothers
Israel samuel. Jonathan. George, Ed
ward and Squire. and four sisters
Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary and Hannah.
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