The mirror., 1920-10-07
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of each querist being used.-Editor.
Q:-Which sex is most numerous in the
world, also in U. S.?-F.L.
A:-There are more males than females
in the world, and also in U. S.
Odd British lombard Jerusalem
when they captured it?-H.TO.
A:-Gen. Allenby and his army did not
fire on Jerusalem as they did not wish to
destroy the sacred places with shell-fre.
City was captured with bayonets.
Q:-What was Tennyson's prophecy that
is regarded as having been fulfilled in the
late war?-S.A.
A-The prophecy of Tennyson's Locks
ley Hall, is as follows:
"For dipt into the future, far as human
eye could see,
Saw the vision of the world, and all the
wonder that would be;
Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argo-
sizes of magic sails,
Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping
down with costly bales;
Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and
there rain'd a ghastly dew
From the nations airy navies graphing in
the central blue;
Far along the worldwide whisper of the
South-wind rushing warm,
With the standards of the peoples plung-
ing thro' the thunderstorm;
Till the war-drum throbb'd no longer, and
the battle-Aags were furl'd
In the parliament of man, the federation
of the world"
Q:-What is the yellow peril ?-P.P.
A:-This is a term used in referring to
possibility of Japanese, by dominating
Chinese and converting them into fighters,
developing military force that would be
dangerous to other nations. In narrower
sense yellow peril is the fear that the Jap
anese, through immigration, may overrun
parts of U. S.
Q:-What is origin of term, "Porter
House" as applied to beef steak?-C.R.
A:-Term had its origin in New York
city many years ago from the manner of
serving this particular cut of meat in the
sO-called PORTER Houses" where porter
and ale were sold.
Q:-Has an American who served in
the British army lost his American citi-
zenship ?-W.H.
Aft an American-born man served
in British army and took the oath of al
legiance to British flag he thereby lost his
American citizenship. Such a person can
be restored to citizenship by taking oath
of allegiance to U. S. in any court with
power to naturalize aliens.
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