The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-24
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q.-Are many American school chill
dren corresponding with French school
ehildren?-A. M. w.
A.-At the close of the last school
year 1000 American children who were
studying French, were corresponding
wlth an equal number of French and
Belgian Young people. who were trying
to master the English language.
Q.-Is it true that Bach first taught
the use of the thumbs in piano playing ?
d. II.
A.-The system of lingering on a
piano which was customary in the time
OF Bach hardly ever employed the thumb
ana the little finger, and was found to
he inadequate for the performance of
the works of this composer. He THERE
fore formed for himself a new system
OF lingering, whose main principle was
The equal use and development of all
fingers and thereby laid the foundation
Tor the modern school.
Q;-How many states allow voting by
MALTA. ]. b.
A.-There are 20 states which, under
by mail. Each state makes its own
regulations in regard to this.
Q.-Are paper shell pecans" a mar
ticular variety?-B. o. T..
A--The department of Horticulture
says that the term was not originally
appned TO any particular variety, but
70 those types of pecans having such
INN shells that they could be cracked
by crushing two together in the hand.
In recent years the term has been used
TO indicate cultivated varieties, MANY
OF which have as hard shells as the
average wild nuts.
Q.-Why are kings queens and knayes
called court cards?-D. o. r.
=, A.--This term is corruption of
coat cards, card bearing a coated
inquire, such as king, queen or knaye
of playing cards.
GA Gays that when a man is court
rnartialed he is sentenced to be shot;
when he is not sentenced to be shot he
Is only tried by a court-martial. Is this
correct?-A. d.
A.-The war department says that the
TACT that a man is court martialed
means that he Is tried by military
court and does not mean that he must
Of necessity be sentenced to be shot.
Q.-What was the Indians name who
posed for the head on the buffalo
nickel?-F. ii.
A-''Two Gun White Caps" posed
for this head which was designed by
James e. Frazer.
Q.,-Was the month ever divided into
weeks Of 10 days?-M. o. r.
A.-The calendar of the French re-
public had such week. Each month
of 30 days was divided into three de-
cades. The tenth, or decadi, was the
day Of rest. The republican year num-
bered S6 decades The remaining five
in leap years siN-daYs were set
apart as hoiidays~at the end OF the
year.
Q,-ls there masculine form of the
word ''debutante?1- NJ
A--The masculine form is "debu-
tant," and Is used in France to signify
an actor who is making his first APP
pearance on the stage or first appear
ance In a particular theatcl.
Q-How long has Harvard played
foetbail with Princeton?-A. I. l.
A.-The first games were paved be-
tween these colleges in 1877. In all.
% games have been played, Harvard
winning 8. Princeton II, and 8 being tie
games
Q-How are sewing silks numbered?
A7-Thread made from silk is calico
silk or twist and the finest thread Of
this kind is lettered 900, the next 90, and
then Q, A. B, c, d, T., and EE. Coarser
than EE Is embroidery or crochet silk.
is the ordinary size for sewing.
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