Arizona republican., 1920-05-03
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS


O. What is meant by "a living wager" T.. K.
 A. Two definitions have been given of this lately. A recent industrial con ference report states: Ut is funda mental that the basic wages of all em- ployees should be adequate to maintain the employee and his family in reason able comfort, and with adequate op portunity for the education of the children Timothy Shea. before the Railroad Labor board said: We de mand rate of compensa tion which will enable the average locomotive fire man to support his family according to American standards of living, on basis of health decency, and reasonable comfort
 O. Is the word miIch used in refer ring to milk cows? B. L. S.
 A. The department of agriculture has just gone on record favoring the use of the word milk in this connection. Milch is used in the Bible and in class ical literature, but milk is the simple, work a day word and will henceforth be used by the department.
 c. When was Thanksgiving first ob served as a national holiday? L. E. D.
 A. Thanksgiving was not celebrated by the entire United States until 1864, when President Lincoln appointed q day of thanksgiving. This was the be- ginning of the custom of the President issuing a Thanksgiving proclamation. The last Thursday in November has been the day generally designated.
 O. How is the word derby pro- nounced? C. H.
 A. In America, the word is pro- nounced as spelled while in England the usual pronunciation is darby. This is the most important annual horse race in England, founded in 17S0 by the 12th Earl of Derby, and run at Ep- som, Surrey, in the spring, generally on the Wednesday before Whitsuntide.
 O. What is the formula for govern ment whitewash? J. A L.
 A. The formula follows: Stake half a bushel of unslaked lime with boiling water, keeping it covered dur ing the process. Strain it and add peck of salt, diSsolving in warm water: three pounds ground rice, put in boiling water and boiled to a thin paste; half Q pound of powdered Spanish whiting and pound of clear glue, dissolved in warm water; mix these well together and let the mixture stand for several days. Keep the wash thus prepared in a kettle or portable furnace; and when used, put it on as hot as possible, with painters or whitewash brushes.
 O. Who wrote Westward the course of the empire sets its way?" c. E.
 A. The first verse of a poem by Bishop Berkeley, an English philoso pher, is: Westward the course of em pire takes it's way. The first four acts already past A fifth shall close the drama with the day, Times noblest off spring is the last This refers to America and was written about the year 1920.
 O. What is curuIe chair? B. M. G. 1
 A. This was a chair of state. equiv alent to a throne, in use among the early Romans. The chair was usually ! ornamented with ivory or gold. had curved legs, but no back, and could be 1 was used by curule magistrates, die |. tators, consuls, praetor, and curule l aediles on formal occasions. The right | to sit in the presence of others was one of the precious privileges of certain 1 officers.
 O. Who said i've love him for the | enemies he has made? R. A. Q.
 A. General Bragg of Wisconsin said | this of Grover Cleveland in speech l before the national democratic conven- tion of 1884, and this is said to have helped in his nomination.
 O. How should 1 make an oyster rabbit? D. V. s.
 A. A small size can of oysters or a similar quantity of fresh ones, one ounce butter, one-half pound cheese, one saltspoon salt. cayenne, two eggs. Melt the butter then add the cheese cut into small pieces. While the cheese is melting, beat the eggs lightly, add to them the oyster liquor, then the oysters, and add to cheese. When hot serve on | squares of toast. A book containing recipes for preparing 216 different dishes with canned foods as a basis can be secured free by sending a two cent stamp for return postage to our Wash ington Information Bureau.
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