Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-20


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Q. Is It true that jeweiry is worn
as a sign of mourning in South
America? ]. D. H.
A. Jewelry is 50 worn in most
of the South American countries,
particularly in Chile and Peru.
Mourning jewelry consists OF bar
pins, neck chains, studs, link but
tons and ear rings. Mourning ear
ings of jet have large sale.
Q. Has an avowed agnostic ever
been president Of the United States?
A. No president has ever denied
the existence Of a God, and no pres
ident ever refused to take the OATH
Of Office ending in 80 help me
God" Presidents Jefferson and
Lincoln we're not affiliated with any
church, but it is held that each
believed in God.
@. How should sore eyes Of new
born babies be treated? A. l.. X.
A. The United States public
health service says that inflamed
eyes in new born babies should be
regarded seriously, and that a cap
able physician should be sum-
moned promptly. Sore eyes in
new born babies can be prevented
in practically all cases by putting
special drops in the babys eyes
Immediately after birth. These
drops consist of one per cent solu-
ton of silver nitrate. Many cases
of blindness result from neglect
ing the eyes OF new born babies.
@. What is the increase allowed
enlisted men in the army under the
terms of the military bill now be-
fore congress? S. P.
A. This bill proposes to leave the
pay of the private at $50, as it is
today. The pay of first class pri-
vate is increased from $3S ta
$3.50; the pay of a corporal is
increased from $50 to 1920; line
sergeant is increased from $38 t1
$45.60 while a staff sergeant is in.
creased from s44 to $3.50.
@. Is the earth larger than the
moon? D. V. Fl.
A. The surface area of the earth
is estimated at 1877, 108.5s0 square
miles, while that of the moon II
placed at 14,6S5,000 square miles
The mass of the earth is approx
mately 256,O00. 900 cubic miles
while the volume Of the moon il
about one-forty-ninth as great.
@. What has been the increase
3, in the national wealth Of the Unitet
States since 1850? F. E. S.
A. The national wealth Of THU
country is today estimated at NOR
than s200,000,000,000. In 1850 tn
country's wealth was placed at 1
! little more than s7,000.0o0,000 o.
about one-thirteenth of what it II
today
@. Will you suggest a good wa.
to clean a floor mop? N. L. M.
A. To clean a floor mop which il
badly soiled immerse it in a soal
bath which should be kept a
nearly boiling temperature. Ben
zine or turpentine is also success
fully used in removing oil stain
from the mop.
! @. Are all animals susceptible
to rabies? S. c. NJ.
A. Rabies is more common il
dogs and but one animal, the adul
pigeon, has been found to be i'm
mune to it.
religions in the United States
which ranks first in total member
ship? L. X.
@. Are black and white colors?
W. A. l..
A. Officially. black is wholly de
void Of color, while white con
tains all the colors OF the spec
trum. 1t is customary. however. t
refer to black and white as colorf
white being the color of snow, AM
black the color of coal.
| Q. How should the itch b
treated? A. J. A.
! A. The public health servic
says that simple but good wa
to treat this skin trouble is to ru
the body with powdered sulphu
daily for a week, after taking a he
bath. and also to sprinkle sulphu
between the bed sheets at night an
on the underwear during the da!
The sheets and underwear shout
be changed each day. A sulphu
ointment, composed of two tea
spoonsful of vaseline. is also yer
good to rub into the skin, after TAX
ing a hot bath.
| @. Did Great Britain charge tn
United States for transportin
American troops to France?
S. B. H.
A. Great Britain received $76.2
from the United States government
for each of our soldiers that wa
transported to Europe on BIRTHS
. vessels. This sum included fool
medical attention, and all other ez
penses.
/ @. When and why was Williar
H. Taft sent to confer with tn
. pope? T. l. K.
i A. Former President Taft wa
sent by Roosevelt in 1902 to con
fer with Leo XIII, head of the Re
man Catholic church. concerni1
the purchase OF agricultural land
of religious orders in the Philir
pine Islands.
@. In what state do the creates
number of lynchings occur? NJ. l
A. Lynching statistics compile
for the 80 years period from 1873
to 1918 show that Georgia led th
list with 1856 victims. foliowe
closely by Mississippi with 81:
Texas with 335, Louisiana with 81;