Arizona republican., 1920-09-10
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

o. What has been the increase in the cost of living from 1914 up to the present time? E. j. w.
 A. According to the bureau Of la bor statistics figures, the increase in the cost of living from 1914 to Jan. 1, 1920, was about 94 per cent.
 o. What was the first American division to hold sector alone in France? Ex Soldier.
 A. The war department says that the First division was the first Amer ican division that held sector alone.
 o. What is the method of dream interpretation discovered by Professor Sgmund Freud of Vienna? N. F.
 A. Professor Freud's discovery which is an essential part of the new science of psychoanalysis and of far reaching importance, is that dreams are not meaningless, but that most of them express wishes or needs of the dreamer which have been suppressed into his subconscious mind. The dream expresses this wish in the form of fable or phantaSy, using q variety of symbols, which are repeated again and again with the same meaning. Under expert interpretation the dream yields valuable insight into the psychic life Of the individual and is of great value in curing nervous and mental troubles.
 O. What rehts are given the Amer jean Indian pertaining to hunting? L. s.
 A. The American Indian is given hunting, fishing and trapping rights under the treaty rights with the United States and under state laws.
 O. Will you tell me where Cocos Island is, about which there is so much talk of buried treasure? H. R. L. A. The Keeling or Cocos Islands are a group of 23 small coral islands belonging to Great Britain and situated in the Indian ocean in latitude 12 de- grees 4 minutes to F degrees 13 min utes south and longitude 96 degrees 50 minutes east, 800 miles southwest of Java It was off these islands that the German cruiser Emden was de- stroyed by the Australian cruiser Syd- ney in 1914.
 o. What is a free bid in auction bridge? c. s. M.
 A 4 free bid is any bid that one l is not compelled to make in order to overca1 2 previous bid. The dealers first bid is always free. l O. When did Peary discover the | North pole? s. w. c.
 l A. The North pole was reached by Admiral Peary on April ', 1909. l o. Where are the National Soldiers l homes? H. M. w.
 A The following are the names and i locations of the national volunteer sol diers' homes: Central Dayton, Ohio. J Southern, Hampton. Va: Eastern, | Togus, Me. Western, Leavenworth Kan; Marion, Marion. Ind: Pacific Santa Monica, Cal: Danville, Danville H.: Mountain, Johnson City, Tenn; Battle Mountain Sanftarium Hot Springs. s. D.
 o. When should green hardwood timber for posts be cut to last tho Iongest7 F. J. c.
 A. Green hardwood should be cut in the fall for posts.
 c. Kindly let me know who is the author of the words, "There is tine to fight and time to pray" and the ] circumstances in which the expression was used? w. D. M.
 A. The quotation is attributed to John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. who was preacher at a church in Wood l stock, Va, when the Revolutionary war broke out. Tn February, 1777. he was made brigadier general under 1 Washington. It was while he was minister that the famous incident oc- l cured which you wish to know about We quote as follows regarding this in ] cident from the Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History: "One Sun day he told his hearers that there was a time for all things-a time 10 preach l and a time to fight-and that then was the time to fight. Casting off his gown he appeared in the regimentals of Virginia colonel read his commission as such. and ordered drummers to beat up recruits Nearly all of the able
 bodied men of his parish responded and became soldiers of the Eighth Nir-
 ginia (German) regiment"
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