El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-15
Questions And Answers.

IN What kind Of pie was the
~ Christmas pie referred 10 in The
- "LfttIe Jack Homer rhyme :
A. The most Characteristic Christ
mas pie was certainly the ancestor of
our mince pie The composition OF
the dish was described in the 18th
century as a learned medley Of meats
tongue. the Drawn OF chicken. eggs.
7 sugar. currants. citron ana orange
peel various sorts OF spice. etc"
O. Did James Cox carry any states
north Of the Mason and Dixon linef
Q y. r. =.
A The Democratic nominee carried
no state north of this line.
@ What f. sDeismg- A. r.
A -Deism" is acknowled Ement Of
{ a belief in a personal God. accompa-
Z MED with a denial Of revelation and
I disbelief in Christianity. IL Is a be-
I lief held by many non-Christian peo-
pies.
Q. Does Ireland have n larger rep
resentati0n I'm British parliament than
Scotland and England. in comparison
with the pOpulatiOnf ]. J. B.
A. In Great Britain there is q mem
Der in the British parliament for
every 10000 population; IN Ireland
one member for every 5000.
@ " hat IS fan-traeeryf c. L J.
A This IS a species Of architecture
ornam eutation accompanying fan
vaulting. which IS an arrangement in
vaulted roofs OF the perpendicular
style Of architecture. in which all the
principal lines diverEe from a point.
O. What kind OF n flag has Iceland
W. c. H.
A. The flag Of Iceland Is dark blue
with red cross outlined in white
running the full length Of the flag,
the transbeam being much shorter
than the upright beam
e. IL there anything that viii dis
n . mnaE NJ
kitchen ranEe3 VI. r. ID.
A. The bureau Of standards says
that this deposit probably may be re-
moved by the cautious use OF vinegar
which viii dissolve the scale so that
it can be washed out. Il viii be nee
essary TO have the pipe disconnected
in order 10 introduce the vinegar.
O. Are there more Jews in Russia
now than in the United Statesf
A. The secretary Of the Zionist
movement says that Notwithstanding
the change in Russian boundaries.
there are more Jews in Russia than
I'm the United States It IS estimated
that there are at least 100000 Jews
still in Russia
@. II a person were standing on the
North Pole. where would the east and
west bef B. E =
A The naval observatory says there
is no east and no west at the North
Pole south extends In all directions.
O. WHIST kind Of n material was
bombaEine Of which we read In old
novelist r. VI. T..
a Bombazine was a tWilled cloth.
IN which the warp was silk. and the
filling worsted. It was rather light
10 weight and had a shiny look. Il
was made extensively in the early
18th century.
O. what Is the Laetere lIedaIs L.
II. h.
A. This IS q medal conferred once a /
year by the university OF Notre Dame. I
South Bend. Indiana It Is awarded I
to some distinguished Roman Cath I
Ole who has rendered particularly I
high service TO the church. The Gus /
tom is similar 10 the giving OF the /
golden rose once a year by the Pope. ]
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