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n How much vacant public land l.
". there in the United statesf

n How much vacant public land l.
~. there in the United States
{ }. A. r.
a The last report Of the depart
ment OF the interior gives a total Of
1l2,90l, 623 acres in continental United
states that are uuapprOpriated and
uureserved public lands. OF this. "a
ll2-s3S are as yet unsurveyed.
q. Does gasoline give off n vapor
A. Gasoline gives off a very ez-
p-oslFe vapor even at ordinary temp
eratures. This vapor is heavier than
air and may be present In a layer
near the floor Of a room in which
the odor Of gasoline is scarcely no
ticeable to a person standing
q What IS n prO-eathedralf NJ
\. An Episcopal church taken over
I BY bishop and used as his chief
I church when there is no cathedral ia
/ his residential city is called a pro-
{ cathedral
F q. How may dandeIIon greens be
prepared for sandwich fiIlinssf ]. n
A. Nlince fresh dandeliou leaves
and stems add onion Juice. celery
salt. salt and pepper and sufficient
mayOnnaise 70 make the mixture Of
proper consistency Spread between
slices OF buttered bread
q How many children did Andrer,
Jackson hnvef G. A. L.
A President Jackson had no chill
oren OF his own He adopted son
I a nephew OF Mrs Jackson He was
{ named Andrew Jackson Donaldson.
and In 1850. was candidate for vice
Z president with 1uilard Fillmore
O. How did the name Jack Eefch
A This IS a familiar title for q
hangman in England, and John Ketch
was actually the name % the public
eEecutioner during the reign Of James
O. Can you tell me an easy way
to make Invisible writinEs E l.
A. Common milk may be used for
such writing since exposure to strong
heat viii make the characters visible.
An invisible ink may be prepared by
mixing one part OF iuseed oil with
70 parts or aqua ammonia and one
hundred parts OF water. Immersion
IN water will bring out the writing.
q How did people first measure
the circumference Of the earths VI. :.
A. Erastothenes. who lived be-
tween 2z5 and 195 3. c. probably was
the first 10 measure the distance and
adopted the same methods that ls
employed at present He found that
the distance between Syene and Alex
andria was one-fiftieth OF a great
minutes-and on this basis, computed
the circumference OF the earth to be
$4,000 stadia- The exact length Of
the stadium he used IS not known
and It is not possible to compute the
degree OF error in his calculations
q should palms be kept quite
Wetf VI. Y.
A. Regular watering IS essential.
but il is better to keep palms a little
dry than 70 over water them Brown
ing OF the tips OF the leaves indi-
Gates trouble at the root Probably
over watering: possibly worms or
lack OF plant food A palm which
grows three new leaves a year is
doing very well.
O. Do al the countries OF south
America touch Brazilf c. ".
A All the countries except Ecua-
dor and Chile have Brazil as part II
their boundaries.
q What does It cost TO run our
government b. II. c.
A. According 20 treasury statistics,
the present average expenses amount
70 SlS,Q90,000 a day. This does not
take into account a possible soldiers
bonus bill or the appropriations that
may be made by congress before the
end Of the fiscal year.
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