El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
Questions and Answers.

~. c. a. r. eHesnp%sHt Bei L.
1 A. The next encampment will be
held in atlantic City on September
\ 26. The Lincoln memorial which has
been erected on the Speedway in
/ Washington, D. c., will be dedicated
on September 20. affording many old
veterans the opportunity 10 witness
/ this ceremony on their way to the
@. where is AImains VI. E. D.
A. This is an archaic name for
I Germany derived probably from the
/ French name for the country Al
I lemaEne.
a. Is the conversion OF war risk
Insurance INTO permanent life fnsur-
anee proving popular with the sol
I dierss b B.
A A late report shows that about
I $4,000 soldiers have take advant-
I tage Of the opportunity Regardless
I OF the length OF time a mans insur-
| ance has lapsed or been cancelled, or
Z the length OF time since he was dis
I charged from the service, the insur-
ance may be reinstated any time be-
/ fore July Z. 1920, upon application
3 and payment OF only two months
premiums on the amount Of insurance
I he wishes 70 reinstate, II accompanied
l with a satisfactory statement OF
health
O. What are president Wilson'S
faTorife ferns Of amuEemeufs b. Z. +.
A President Wilson is an ardent
golfer and he enjoys baseball. auto
MODELLING and theatrical perform
ances.
q What f. the Greek word for
GOdf WEA. T.
A In Greek this word is Theos.
many English words Of like mean
ing tracing Nheir derivation to il
q Where was the Levlafhan at
the time the armistfee was siEnedf
p n. r.
A This ship was locked at Liver
pool, Eng, on November II. 1913
q Whnt IL meant by delivery
pricef F. b. T..
A This is the price fixed upon a
gwen date, usually about the same
as the market price on that dav- nv
which financial settlements are MADE.
in regard to contracts actually de-
uvered-
O. Where was LlmburEer cheese
first nader y. c. A.
A. This is soft cheese made in
the Belgian province Of Lfmburg. and
usually not eaten until the curing
mas developed a peculiar. and, to
many people. unpleasant odor
= 10" Gid the name "gOb7 come
into usest H. H.
a The appellation "gob" IS Of
Cnlnese derivation from the Chinese I
word meaning sailor. The word came
into use when the fleet was in the
Far East
@ When and where was yvhfsl,v
first nader I. n. c.
A The art OF distillinr liouors &c ]
Ilrst mentioned by AIbukassen. an I
ARABIAN physician who lived in the /.
tentn century. Whisky. "a potable /
spirit distilled from cereal r-rafns-f' /
PROBABLY originated in Ireland and I
It's Celtic name was ufsrebatbe 1
kWater OF life) afterwards CONTRACTED I
70 usquebaugh and thensto whislr,- /
~ vas known as usquebaugh in the
- IN ana 18th centuries in both Ire
land and Scotland.
invenfed3 c. N.
A Like many card cames. Ste
origin Is obscure. but under the name
OF triumph 1t had become so well I
knoWn that when bishop I.atfner
gLeaeneq the Christmas sermon al
- ridge IN 1923, he had no doubt
mat MS hearers could fo11ou~ HE ~
legories based upon il. It's first ea-i-
JUS STUDY and the formulation Of
ser rules regarding play resulted
rom frequent meetings Of a partv az
WHIST players at the Crown Coffee
i1ouse IN Bedford Row. London. OF
Whom Edmond Hoyle was one.
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my question by writing The Herald /
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has-
IN, director. Washington. D. c. This
ltfer applies strictly to information. Z
The bureau cannot give advice on le- !
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