El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
Questions and Answers.


n WHO Is the oldest employe In the
service Of Uncle snmf F. X.
= A. According to the records OF
the reclassification committee, the
oldest employe in the service Of the
United States Is Thomas Harrison 80
years OF age. He has served con-
tinuousiy at the naval observatory Tor
70 years
O. Do vuItures ever attack air
pInnesf y. e p.
A. Huge vultures o. the tropics
frequently attack airplanes. thinking
them enemy birds There are several
instances where such encounters have
forced the aviators to land, the birds
diving into the propellers and caus-
ing the blades to break.
@. Give suggestions for pictures TO
be hung In a ehfld's ROOM p. J. r.
A You might use "A Child's
World Series" OF pictures They in
clude The Fairy Pool" The Dark"
Indoors and The Light" Other ex-
cellent pictures that fascinate chill
drsn are watts Sir Galahad" and
Sir Joshua Reynolds The Wind
mill"
q How mnny different species OF
forest trees are there in the state OF
lIisslsslppif NJ c. ID.
A Mississippi has more than 120
species Of forest trees
G. What Is chewing gun made Off
H. d. r.
A Chicie IS the source Of the
chewing gum Of commerce. Il is the
gum OF a tree known under the COM
mon names Of sapodilla or nisperO
and other local names It comes
mostly from southern Mexico where
{ the tree is native It is planted how
ever, in other tropical countries
Q. When was concrete first used
/ In shlpbuildinEf Z. A. H
A The first use in shipbuilding OF
/ reinforced concrete was roWboat
/ built in 1S49 by II. Labot. OF Carces,
France A $50 ton barge was con-
structed In 1905 for the city OF Cinta
l Vecchia- Italy. The latter was thor
! oughly tested and found so salts
| factory that construction OF similar
boats and barges followed
@ Are nofnrieE public ever elected
10 that Officer b. B.
A In the state OF Rhode Island
notaries public axe elected annually
I by the general assembly.
q May timothy or marsh hay be
fed TO sheepf V. o. X
A Timothy or marsh hay should
not be fed 70 sheep Clover or alfalfa
I IS best Succulsnce may be obtained
I from corn silage OF roots two 70
two and one half pounds head daily)
q. How long Is the average mo-
fion picture nlmf c. W.
A. The average film Is $500 feet
/ long and IN making this the produc-
/ ers generally take from $4,000 70 TO-
I 900 feet Of film Thus about 5000
10 10000 feet Of film are wasted in
the making Of each screen story
q is window glass scarce IN
Frnncef l. z n
A. Thousands upon thousands Of
windows in France are filled with
I "panes" Of oiled paper, owing to the
Z great scarcity OF window glass. Most
I OF the glass manufacturing plants
were in the war zone and were de-
srroyed. causing the shortage
@ II You have clean napkin for
every meal is IL proper TO fold il or
lay fl on the table unf0lded after
entingf NJ. C. L.
A. It IS not necessary 10 fold a
napkin when it IS 10 be used at only
one meal u should be placed at the
side OF the plate before rising from
the table.
q How were the nitrate OF soda
beds IN the desert OF Chile formedf
Z ID. L.
A There are three theories for the
| formation OF these beds. ID The de-
post from an ancient sea which was
raised above its former eruption and
its water svaporated- Cd The deposit
I squash OF gourd. that IS used as a bot
/ tie after being dried and cleaned