El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-27
Questions and Answers.
Has there been a no-hif game
pitched In a world series during


n Has there been a no-hit game
". pitched In a world series during
the last live yearEf J. B. J.
A During the last five years there
/ has not been a single no-hit game
| during a worlds series.
@ Why f. Mt. Full called the asa
cred mountnlnfv }. II. s.
A. Fujiyama f. called the Sacred
mountain because o. the many tenn
Piles upon its sides which draw to Il
many reverent pilgrims
q Does the average person drink
more coffee than tea In this country
r. NJ. E
consumption OF tea Is about q pound
I per capita annually, the average con-
sumption Of coffee being 10 pounds
Z per capita 1t must be borne IN mind
I however. that a pound OF tea provides
more cups OF beverage than does a
pound OF coffee.
G. what f. the length, weight and
passenger accommodation Of a Pull
man cart r. =. p.
A. The length OF the usual Ameri-
can Pullman car Is 80h feet, includ-
ing two vestibules Of 31k feet each.
This car weighs about $780, 900 pounds
and Is usually made in ten sections
and two drawing rooms
G. VIII fence posts made OF honey
made Of pest oak timberf n. II. n.
A The forest service says that pro-
vided both timbers are properly treat
ed, honey locust posts will last longer
than post oak timber.
Q. when were the first laws passed
IN this country for the bettermeuf Of
ronds3 A. n.
A. The first good roads Hesitation
was enacted by the Virginia house OF
burgesses IN 1882. The act provided
that each person should work a Ger
tain number OF days annually On the
road and that the parish surveyor
should have charge Of the administra-
ton Of the law.
q How long have safety pins been
usedf II. W. Mel
A. Safety pins can be traced back
to the 18th century, B. C., when pins
we're made OF bone and bent over,
shaped like the modern safety pin
Many OF them have been found IN
graves OF that period. Since then, the
safely pin has passed through many
changes and been made OF various
metals. An average OF 1000, 900 gross
OF safety pins are now manufactured
yearly.
@. what are the three largest stat
ues in the vvorIdg N. II. J..
A. Probably the three largest stat
ues in the world are the Colossus OF
nero ABOUT 4lN 4eeN nlHlf located 10
Rome. the Great Sphinx OF Gizah. IS
feet high. Egypt the Statue OF LIB
erty, loftiest in the world. Isl feet 70
the extremity OF the torch.
@. Why was the maple Leaf chosen
as the emblem Of Canndaf n. G.
A A poetical reason given for
choosing the maple Leaf IS that It en-
dures the frosts OF misfortune with
adj ed color and beauty.
G. when q train a. going around
n curve, a. most OF the weight on the
high rail- or the low ra1f l. s.
A The bureau OF standards says
the proportion OF weight on the two I
rails viii depend altogether on the D
elevation Of the outer rail and the /
speed Of the train. II there IS no super !
elevation OF the curve and the train /
Is travelling at a comparatively high I
rate Of speed the centrifugal forca /
will. Of course. put the greater weight I
upon the outside rail, but It Is the I
universal custom TO elevate the outer |
rails so as 70 preserve the equal dis I
trlbution Of weight at the speeds at /
which trains usually run
q How should cheese be keptf A. n /
A To keep cheese which has been ]
cut, wrap IN & slightly damp cloth /
then in paper. and keep in a cool /
place. When put into a covered dish
the air should not be wholly eXclud-
ed as this causes cheese to mold more
readily