Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
New Questions

1.-Why is a cotton gin so named
2.-Dp porcupines really shoe
their quilts at enemies?
3.-Will the amount Of electriclt!
in some Individuals affect watcl
through their clothing. and to wha
extent?
Allow many Shriners are Their,
in the United States?
5.-What the the days of thu
week named after?
Care wild animals scarcer dur
ing open season for hunting or d.
they merely seem so?
How can aid be weighed?
8.-When did Coxey's army enter
Washington and how many mer
were in it?
9.-How many full-fledged gen
erals have we now?
lois there such a thing as E
varnish tree?
Questions Answered
1. Q.-At what age are people
most apt to have appendicitis?
A.-Appendicitis is most com
mon in individuals between ten anc
thirty years of age, although it ha!
been seen in an infant under one
year of age and in patients ovel
cases occur in males.
2. Q:-Is chop suey native Chi
nese dish?
a Th{s Id dish. popular in Chi
Speaking Chinese restaurant Keeper!
in this country. Englisch chop
plus Chinese sui" meaning bits o.
fragments chopped into small piece:
and cooked.
8. Q.-When was the big wind IL
ireland. and what damage did it do
A.-Srhe big Wind in ireland
occurred the nights of January tt
and 18th, 1889. This was a hurri
cane that strewed the entire west
ern coast. of Ireland with wrecks
In the cities of Limerick and Dublir
over 200 houses were blown down, 2.
people were killed and over 100 peo
pie were drowned.
4. Q.-Was there ever a Nick Car
ter
A.-Nick Carter was the pseu
donym under which John Russell
Coryell wrote.
5. Q.-What is sake?
A.-Sake is the name Of the rice
wine, of Japan. 1t contains only 6
very Intoxicating in some of its
forms, through the presence of fuse
oil. There are many varieties, vary
ing In color. strength and flavor.
6. Q.-Is 1t true that pennies neeG
not not be accepted in amounts larger
A.-Pennies are legal tender only
up to rs cents. This is also true OF
scent pieces. Subsidiary silver
coins, such as 10-cent pieces, quarter
dollars and half dollars, are lega-
tender for amounts not exceeding $1(
in 20V D9VmPnt
Z. Q.-What is the derivation OF
the word "pajama?"
A.--The Hindustani word "Dae.
jana" means literally '1eg cloth.
loose trousers tied, around the waist
men and women. The Englisch adap-
tation spelled "pyjamas" abroad, but
''patamas" in the--United States is
applied not only to the trousers. but
blouse, worn in the dressing room
or as a sleeping garment.
8. Q.-Can birds of paradise and
aigrettes be sold and worn in the
United States?
A.-The bureau of biological sur
worn and sold in the United States.
1t is, however, against the federal
law to import birds of paradise into
the United States. 1t is against the
rettes except any aigrettes which
may have been purchased prier to
July 3, 1918, in which, case one may
retain such aigrettes, but it is
against the law to sell same.
9. Q:-What is seigniorage?
A.-Seigniorage is the profit
arising from the coinage of silver
bullion, being the difference be-
tween the actual cost of the bullion
and the face value of the coin.
10. Q.--What was the issue of ma
per money that bore the picture Of a
q. nan?
A.-The only bill bearing on it's
face the portrait Of a women is the
one-dollar silver certificate Of series
1873 on which the picture Of Martha
Washington appears?