Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21

l. How much candy is sold In the
| United States? Has there been any
| increase since prohibition went into
effect?
2. Kindly let me know the number
| of bankers, saloon-keepers, lawyers,
preachers and actors that were con-
| fined in penal institutions in one
year?
3. How can tell without plugging
whether a watermelon is ripe?
4. How far is Mars from the earth
and is there enough oxygen in the
atmosphere of Mars to keep an earth
man alive? .
5. am writing to you for a de-
scription of the airplane that young
Roosevelt was killed in.
6. What was done with all the
money obtained from the sale of alien
| enemy property during the war?
Z. How long does it take for CO.
coanut to get ripe?
8. Will you kindly tell me the
name of the exact spot on noun
tain top where vegetation ceases?
| 9. What is the origin of honey
dew?
10. Can you tell me when dog
! days" begin and end?
Questions Answered
1. Q.-Does one-fourth of the pop
ulation live in the eastern part OF
the United States?
/. .A.-over third Of the pop pop
ulation of the country lives in the
ry asct New Engaa s Sew
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Delaware, although
this section contains but per
cent of the area of the United States.
2. Q-Who was the Oldest presl-
dent of the United States?
2. A.-William Henry Harrison, a
Whig, who was inaugurated in 1S41
at the age of So, was the Oldest
president of the United States at the
time of inauguration. He served
1871
3. Q-Are most of the metals in
the world put to some q 4s ,,no,,n
metals Afef tbs M Raf Of have tee not yet
been put to practical use.
| 4. Q.-When and by whom was the
first operation for appendicitis per-
formed in the United States? su
.tinguished by the first operation for
disease of the appendix as such. The
first decisive step in the direction
of modern methods was taken by a
London physician by the. name of
appendix performed in the United
| States was done by r. J. Hall, of
| New York, on May 8, 1886.
5. Q.-What was the balm of Gill
ead?"
| 5. A-The name balm of Gilead'
| is generally applied to a liquid resi-
nous substance, priced in the east not
only for it's fragrance but for the
medicinal properties ut is supposed
ed not only in the Bible, but also
celebrated by Strabo, Pliny, Diodo-
rus, Siculus and other ancient writer's
as a cure for almost every disease.
| 6. Q-How can l tell how much
corn is left in my corncrib?
6. A.-Find the number of cubic
feet in the pile of corn, the length
of the corn crib multiplied by it's
width, multiplied by the height to
which it is filled. Divide this prod
is the amount of shelled corn in the
pile of ears and is a fair approx
nation for well settled corn of good
7.o;-what is Great Britain's
I .A.--Canada, measuring nearly
100000 square miles, is its largest
possession. Gibraltar Nis the small
est being less than two square
s. o.-what breed of hogs do meat
| packers prefer?
8. A-Most packers say that
breed in hogs counts for very little
when the quality is the same. A few
nave eAp1 eSScu d pre- clACe LII del n
shires and Poland-China.
8. Q.-Who discovered the posi-
bility of sending more than one mes
sage at time over telegraph wires
| 8. A.-Until about 1879 the Morse
single message systems were the
only ones which had proven practical.
The duplex method, the sending of
two messages in opposite directions
simultaneously, was perfected by J.
B. Steams in 1872. The diplex, the
sending of two in the same direction
at the same time, was invented by
! Thomas Edison in 1873, who also in
vented the quadruplex system in
1874.
TO- Q.-What does the word "mer-
cerized" mean.
10. A.-Mercerized is a treatment
for cotton goods or fiber that gives
it a silky luster. 1t was named for
John Mercer, an English calico print
| er, who introduced the process.