Arizona republican., 1920-10-19
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

Q.-Was there ever time in Aneri- can baseball when it was a rule to have to pitch more than four "balis to give a man a base?-l. M. c.
 A.-The number of balls" to give a man a base has differed. In lsSo, eight called balls entitled a batter to take first base. One year six balls was the rule, and at another time seven were allowed.
 Q.-What is the difference between climate and weather?-A. E. R.. A.-Climate is the sum and average of weather, which includes the daily change in temperature, wind rain, etc. The climate shows the general condi- tion while weather deals with special instances of changes in atmospherlS conditions.
 Q.-What is meant by the term wheel base?"-A. c. V. D.
 A.-The wheel base is the distance from the center of the front axle to the center of the rear axle. L@ Q.-Can you tell me who wrote "But the man worth while is the man who can smile when everything goes dead wrong PIG. E. V.
 A.-The lines are from the poem Worth While by Ella Wheeler Will COX. Tt is easy enough to be pleasant when life flows by like song,. but the man worth while, is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong"
 Q.-How many horsepower can a propeller stand without flying to pieces7-E. R. D.
 A.-The air service says that engines are now built for aircraft up to 1000 horsepower. and that these drive screws, tractor or propeller, direct or indirect as the case may be- Screws fly to pieces only when hit or when they are defective or become defective.
 Q.-Is much of the silk goods manu-
 factured in America made from pure siIk?--H. M. s.
 A.--A great part of the silk goods manufactured in the United States is made from pure silk. The manufac-
 ture of artificial silk is increasing steadily. This silk is produced fro4l callulose or cotton or pulp of soft 1 woods. The consumption of artificial
 silk in this country in 1918 amounted
 to nearly six million pounds while
 about thirty-five million pounds of raw
 pure silk were used during a similar
 period
 o.--Who discovered x-rays?-G. R.
 T.
 A.--X-rays were discovered and so
 called by Professor Rontgen of the
 University of Wurzburg, Germany, in
 1895.
 Q.--Please tell me what effect coffee
 grounds have on garden soil.-H. II. F,
 A.-The department of agriculture
 says that coffee grounds have some limited value as fertilizer on gardeK
 soil prize in the big yacht race come to be
 called "America's Cup" if it came first
 from Engfand?-c. V. R. A.-In 1851 an American schooner called the America" was visiting in English waters at the time of the Royal Yacht squadron races. mi: vessel entered the regatta and sailed Q without time allowance around the 5 Isle of Wight. The America finished < first out of a large fleet of vessels. She was awarded the prize of a cuI 1 valued at $500. The owner took thi: r cup to the New York Yacht club t, n establish perpetual challenge troph, e for competition between yachts of tn . different countries. Therefore the cul : became known as Americas Cup" : Q.-HoW many of the neuroes wh
 served in the United States army dur e ing the world war, actually went over s seas?-W. A. p.
 i. A.-The war department says tha |. there were 100000 negroes in the arm, IT during the recent war and that owe | half of them saw service abroad. T, -WnSn cld the flrSf day of tn fl week come to be observed as the Sab ts bath instead of the seventh day7- - E. Mcv.
 ,o A.-The Jewish Sabbath was on tn If seventh day of the week. as represent a1 Ing the day on which God rested fror ~ the creation of the world The frs
 day of the week was observed by tn - early Christians in comrnemoration ( the day on which Christ arose fror v the dead. For a long time both day ie were celebrated. but Constantine iI Emperor of Rome about 32I A. D. is ie sued an edict that the first day of ti
 week should be observed as the Sal Id bath.
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