The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-07
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

y ~ " &C Niit iotpplCT ATOWIielO
A.--This was pseudonym which was
occasionally used by Harriet BeecheT
Stowe.
Q,-What was the total number OF
submarines lost by the central powers
A.--Germany lost 2OS submarines and
Austria lost 20,
Q-How do bananas compare with
vegetables and other fruits for food
value m. S. L.
An calores bananas yield about
400 to the pound which Is higher than
any other fresh fruit. II Is approx
mately the same as green corn. Com
pared with potatoes the Analysis is
nearly the same, bananas being some
what higher in fat and lower in pro
TEN, also slightly higher in carbohy-
Q.-Does the expression Wall street
embrace more than Wall street itself?
&C. S. l..
Avail street has come to mean the
entire financial district Of New York
city. Broad street has become even
more important than Wall street as
the location of financial and stock
market affairs, since the stock eX-
change, curb market and consolidated
exchange are all on Broad street.
Q-Are rewards paid for information
leading TO the location Of robbers OF
postoffices ID, o. c.
A.-The postoffice department says
that rewards will be paid for the de
lection. arrest and conviction of post
office burglars, robbers and highway
mail robbers.
OIL have sent you three letters ask
ing questions which have not been an =
swered What Is the reason?-A. Z. A.
A. Probably these letters were signed
with initials as the present one was.
Only questions whose answers may
seem of general interest are published,
personally to inqurers. This necessi-
tates the receipt of full name, address
and two cents in stamps for return
postage.
Q.--Are satisfactory telescope lenses
made in the United States "A. c. 50
A.--Before the world war practically
all the optical glass used In this coun-
try came from Germany, but its manu-
facture has now been undertaken sue
cessfully in this country. A 12-inch
disk is on the market, and others, in
GLIDING a 40-inch disk, will soon be an
accomplished fact.
o-what is meant by gag rq v
An American hustory this name
NdH gwen ~ tClta Iulcs phSstu Dy
congress from time to time to pre- .ent
petitions with reference to the abolition
or restriction Of slavery. Since then
the name has been applied 10 similar
procedure in congress, legislatures and
conventions.
Q.--Whal is the origin of honey
dew j. H.
A.-Honeydew is term applied to
the swedish secretion which under Ger
tain conditions drips from the leaves of
some trees. II is form OF bleeding
which appears only when an abundant
supply of atmospheric moisture and "a
high temperature permit the develop
ment OF a considerable sap pressure,
Some kinds OF mama are the dried
honeydeW or saccharine exudations OF
certain plants.
Q-What is the worlds distance rec
ord for throwing baseball?
A-The worlds distance record for
throwing league baseball is 3Si feet
North Adams, Mass, on oct s, 1887,
@ Who was called the Watchdog of
'' HL I-SasD'y tInc was first ]" given "; C. to
Congressman Enhu b. Washburne, on
account OF his irsstence upon economy.
q lis there anything that can be put
on milk cows TO keep the sable flies
Off W +. +.
A There are 4 number Of fly repel.
Tents ON tho market tn" best method
OF combating the fly, however, is to get
rid Of the breeding places, by using
every sanitary precautlon This dairy
and milking barn should be screened.
Traps baitod with molasses will attract
flies
g Please give me some informa ton
about the thermal equator r. w. S
\ The taermal equator is that re-
giou of the earth inrIostd within the
annual isothrrms OF 50 degrees, lnclud-
ing The northern part Of South America
and the greater part Of Africa and In
da
O. How lar is Mars from the earth
and is there enough oxygen in the at
mosphrrr OF Mars TO keep an earth man
A. ON July "A. Mars was $3.50 600
miles from the earth. The amount OF
oxygen available for respiration in
chat planets atmosphere has not been
determined tyen approximately.
Q.How mueh grain will the Chicago
\ The elevator warehouses Of Chi
cage have a capacity Of 50,A26 coo bush
els Of grain.
Q How much candy is sold in the
United states Has there been an m
crease since prohibition was enforced?
\ tn, treasury department says
that more candy has been consumed
since the advent Of prohibition than
oyer hstN"r m the nations history
\h"ur N.w'.uoo noO is spent annually
for sweets
O. ! H2~ gan nIIdew be. removed
A Wash 'aau aud rinse Thoroughly.
rut huru 'u 'Jh NJ clean cold water.
Tie a -u.tN .tu...Iuf NJ rhloridp m lime