Arizona republican., 1920-02-09
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
O. Is it eueenicaliy dangerous for firx+ causins tn m arrx2 [ E. L.

O. Is it eusenicaly dangerous for
 first cousins to marry? T. E. L.
 A. The United States public health service says that on the whole, the
 dangers growing out of the marriage of first cousins have been much eX- l aggerated. When there is a physical
 or mental family defect common to both cousins this defect is likely to be accentuated in the offspring. The de- feet may exist without it's being 9p- parent If both individuals are norma. there is no eugenic reason why they should not marry.
 o. Has the average salary pais schc ll teachers increased any during
 the last two years? A. M. A. The bureau of education says that the annual salary of teachers in the United States has increased only an average of seventy-two dollars in two years or from s563 to s6S5. This | includes all the teachers in the coun- trv Of course, the salaries of rural school teachers run far below this average, some of them running as low as $500 or less per year. O. What is the largest Protestant
 oenomir ation in the world? B. B. A. This distinction goes to the
 Iutherans. there being about 63.O00,0OO members of this religious body in the
 world. The second largest IS the Methodise Episcopal church with H. | 900. 900 members.
 O. How many presidents have been sssassinated and to what political par tres did they belong? w. R. T. A. Three presidents of the United States have been assassinated, and all or them were republicans. These
 martyrs were Lincoln, Garfield ana Mckinley.
 O. What kind of metal does not rust
 under around or in water? X. C. N A. one of the qualities which makes 1 gold one of the most valuable metals is it's resistance to water. Gold mas been found in perfect condition aiter
 having been buried or submerged many centuries.
 o. From what is ivory obtained? E. O. V.
 A. The best ivory is that taken from the tusks of elephants. There IS also
 vegetable ivory found in south
 America which is a good imitation Of
 real ivory.
 O. What was the death rate in the
 United States in 1918? L. N. c. 1 A. The census bureau says that It
 was the highest on record. Mortality i statistics show that during 1918 there
 were 1.471.367 deaths, representing
 rate of eighteen per 1000 population | O. the total number of these deaths
 about thirty-two per cent were due 10 1 influenza and pneumonia. O. Who succeeded Admiral Sims in | London? C. H.
 A Vice Admiral Harry $. Knapp
 succeeded Admiral Sims as the highest
 ranking officer of the American navy 1 in London. He was recently promoted 1 from rear admiral to vice admiral. l O. Where is the home of the sugar
 cane? c. M. S.
 A. The bureau of plant industry
 says that it is not definitely known
 where sugar cane was first grown. IL | may have come from India. There also i is some evidence pointing towards the
 South Sea islands, with Borneo as the possible place of origin.
 O. When was Lincoln Beachey, the famous aviator, killed? w. J. B. | A. He lost his life in an accident at 1 the San Francisco exposition on March IA, 1916. He was flying in a new mono plane which gave way when he
 machine landed in the water and the
 direct cause of Beachey's death was found to be drowning.
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