Arizona republican., 1920-10-08

is all that is needed If in large num- bers the breeding places should be To- cated If the source is old straw or husk filings in mattresses, these should be removed and burned if pos sible Thorough Immigration with the fumes of sulphur, l pound of sulphur being burned for each 1000 cubic feet of space, is effective.
 o. Please give me recent figures or { the number of assertions compared with the number of enlistments in the United States army. E. C..
 A. The war department says that there is an average of 800 assertions per month in the United States army service and an average of 16,000 en- listments per month.
 o. A says that distilIate' is gasoline and coal oil mixed; B says 1t IS not. Please tell us what it is. c. c. N.
 A. The Bureau of Mines says that distillat's is one of the so-caFied cu1 or products in the refining of pc f troleum. 1t is not a mixture of coa. oil and gasoline. It is used as engine fuel.
 I c. What is the meaning of the word "dacoit''? H. A. H. \ A. The word "dacoit" refers to bands of robers in India. They are a
 national type of bandits resembling the brigands of Sicily and Greece. They were driven out of Hindustan by tho British government, but are now ac-
 tive in Burma. In British Indian law
 the term implies the conspiracy of five
 or more men to engage in any form of theft
 c. What are the names of the "Three Wise Monkeys"7 M. M. M.
 A. The Little Apes of Nikko," sometimes. known as the Three Wise Monkeys are Mizaru. who sees no evil, Fikazaru who hears no evil, and Mazuru who speaks no evil. C. Is a child entitled to war risk in
 suran.e if the father was killed in France, and if the mother, who is also . . dead, was unmarried? e. V. L. z A. The Bureau of War Rish Insur- a ance says that the illegitimate child of
 deceased soldier is entitled to com pensstion, if such soldier acknowledged | the child as his.
 < a. What European country has the
 most oil2 E. B.
 , A. Russia is the richest oil county in Europe. f O.. In covering a cast iron section
 boiler should cloth be put next to the
 boiler or asbestos2 E. A. D.
 A. The Bureau of Standards says
 that the asbestos should be put next i, to tile boiler. If cloth is used, it should a a be placed outside the asbestos. As if bestos paper may be used instead of . cloth.
 2 o What is board measure? R . E. M.
 A This is the standard measure for
 logs and lumber and it's unit is the
 board foot A board foot is the con T tents of board one foot long, one foot
 wide and one inch thick. Fl c. What city is known as the Gib.
 raleer of American S. L. A. This name is often applied t'
 Quebec, on account of it's position anC - strong Qualifications. Ia Cl. Was Vermont one of the orig
 insl thirteen states? B. K. S.
 A. Vermont was not one of the x original thirteen states, but was tn, lss first state afterward admitted to tn u union.
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