Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
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@. Who invented the game of base
ball? r. W.
A. Abner Doubleday, who later
went to West Point. and ultimately
became a major general in the United
States army. is given the credit Tor
originating the game ins1639. he and
some other young men began TO play a
game they afterwards called baseball
One of these, named Cartwright. had
the idea of a diamond TO improve the
4 game Two Old Cat and Three Old
! Cat" were still early forms of ball and
\ were adapted probably from the Eng
+ lish game of FOUNDERS.
! O. How deep do divers 90 and how
long do they stay? F. S. P.
A. The navy department says that
i divers can reach the depth of go feet
/ II equipped with the most modern APP
paratus, and can stay down about two
hours.
@. Can peanut butter be made at
homer S. W. S.
A. With a meat grinder the process
is simple. Roast the peanuts moder
ately. il they have been purchased
IL s-Ir1
/ finest plate on grinder and screw up
| tension until crank is hard TO turn
If pulp is too coarse run through
| grinder a second time. Add salt to
suit taste. and some olive oil if de-
sired.
@. Where are the deepest oil wells
in the world? c. r. T.
A. The Geological Survey says thai
three of the deepest oil wells are in
this country and one in Germany. The
]. H. Lake near Fairmont. West Vir-
ginia. is 1919 feet deep, the Golf
near Clarksburg, West Virginia. is
1856 feet deep, the well at Czuchon.
Germany, has a depth of 7,34S feet.
and the r. A. Geary near Mcdonald.
Pa. 7.24S feet.
@. Is coIored hearing . disease7 If
SO, is it a common one7 F. n.
A. Colored hearing or chromaesthe-
STA, is found quite as often among
normal individuals as il is among
neurotic persons and is no indication
of Illness The association of certain
J eolors with certain sounds is found in
about one person in eight
@. What is the weight Of million
!, twenty dollar bills? j. L. c.
. A. The Treasury depa~tment SAYS
] that a million paper bills. whether
e one dollar or twenty-dollar bills.
I would weigh about 1900 hounds
@. What IS the speed limit for au-
: tomobIes in 6uenos Ayres? c. r.
j A. In the city of Buenos Ayrcs
e traffic regulations require motorists
: to keep to the left of the road and
t, drive not more than il kilometers. or
). 81 miles per hour. Outside the larger
: cities no speed limit exists.
5 @. How did Lynchbure. Virginia,
: get its name? L. l.
: A. Bynchburg was named after John
s Lynch. who founded the city in 1856.
y @. Was the tower on Madison
: Square Garden modelled after some
e old world tower? n. e. =.
e a. This tower. over 300 feet In
d height was copied from the Giralda
z at Seville. Spain. The Giralda. now
i, serving as the belfry of the cathedral
d at Seville. was built between 1854 and
e 1886 as a minaret of mosque.
. T. q. S.
al A. Madonna is an Italian word sig
rs nifying My Lady It is especially
n applied to the Virgin Mary and ha:
! become Incorporated in other Ian
~ guages, particularly when used to de
"a scribe the Mother of Christ In work,
% of art.
Of Q. What is the origin of the wore
limerick? NJ. o. G.
to 4. The word is said to have beer
= adopted as a name for certain kin,
no of nonsense rhyme because an ole
- song current in Ireland. which had tn
as same verse construction. contained
the place name Limerick"