The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-09

ligions in the United States, which
ranks first in total membership?-L. K,
a. The Methodist denomination ranks
first with 7125,O69 according to the
latest available statistics. The Bap-
lists are a close second, numbering
6,l29, 46I.
Q, VIII you suggest good way to
clean floor mop?-M. l., M.
a: To clean a floor mop which Is
badly soiled immerse it In a soap bath
which should be kept at nearly a boil
ing temperature, Benzme or turpen-
tine is also successfully used in re-
moving oil stains from the mop.
Q. l received letter with the ini-
tials "A. p" written after the date.
What do they stand for?--J b. C.
A, If they were used in connection
with the date, 1t is quite possible the
stand for After Prohibition"
Q. Are black and white colors?--.
w, A. L.
of color while white contains all the
colors of the spectrum. 1t is Gus
tomary, however, to refer to black and
white as cOlors, white being the color
of snow, and black the color of coal.
Q. How should the itch be treated
A. j, A,
A. The public health service says
that simple but good way to treat
this skin trouble is to rub the body with
powdered sulphur daily for week,
after taking a hot bath, and also &c
sprinkle sulphur between the bed sheets
at night and on the underwear during
the day, The sheets and underwear
should be changed each day, A sui
phur ointment, composed of two tea
spoonsful of sulphur and eight table
spoonsfu of vaseline, is also very good
to rub into the skin, after taking a
hot bath.
Q. Did Great Britain charge the
United States for transporting Ameri-
can troops to France IS, b. f.
A. Great Britain received $76.24 from
the United States government for eaC'
Of our soldiers that was Transported
to Europe on British vessels, This
sum included food, medical attention
and all other expenses.
@. Does President Wilson speak any
foreign language?--P. j,
A, The White House says that he
does not speak any foreign Language
but he does read both French and Ger
man.
Q.-What is the worlds largest poi
sonous snake?-A. NJ.
A.-The bush master Is the larges
known venomous snake. 1t inhabit
the Amazonian region in South Amer
lea. Its teeth and poison apparatu
resemble those Of a rattlesnake, ant
the tangs are very large. Death ha
been known to occur within 10 min
utes after the bite Of one of thes
reptiles. 1t lives in dens and holes il
the ground, frequenting river banks
and does not climb trees. This snak
attains length of II to Is feet. tn
color of its body Is yellowish pink, will
brown patterns and tints Of purple.
Q. What is the official abbreviatlol
for California?-O, G, n,
A. The postof(ice department. say
that the abbreviation for California wa
changed from cal" to Calf i
May, 1919 This was done 10 obviat
errors in reading the written abhrevia
tons of California and colorado.
@ hid Andrew Carnegie leave $40,
coo, 600 in his will to create bette
understanding between the Unite
/ states and England r Y. ).
A, He did not. but in 1910 he con
tributed Il peace fund Of that amour
/ to promote a better understanding be
| tween the nations Of the world
Q.--EloW does the number OF Protest
ants compare with the number {
| Catholics IN the hitea states - !
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A.-Accordihg to the latest statISuc
| available the total Protestant churc
membership is given at $3.50, 436, an
/ the Roman Catholic figures as l7,549
! 324. The Protestant figures includ
| only church members of "A family Will
the Catholic statistics represent adult
ana children There are also estimate
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