Arizona republican., 1920-07-15
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

O. What part of the available sugar is used for candy and drinks? G. A. C..
 A According to late statement compiled by Herbert Hoover, over one third of our sugar is used by the candy, sweet drinks. and other manufacturers of non- essentials.
 o. What is a keno eoose2 H. F.
 A. Keno is a form of lotto used in gambling. in which numbered balls are taken one by one from the spout of a receptacle called a keno goose.
 O. How much do the tusks ot ele- phants weigh?
 A. An average tusk weighs about 60 pounds, but some are found weighing as much ITO pounds.
 0. How long does it take a post office to pay you for a money order that has been lost? J. I.
 A. The post office department states that 36 days must elapse from the time an order is issued before a duplicate money order may be obtained. swimming the English channel? M. V. s.
 A. Captain Matthew Webb in 1875 succeeded in swimming from Dover to Calais in 2I hours and 45 minutes On September 5 and 6. 1911. Thomas Wm. Burgess. an Englishman resident in Paris. swan from South Foreland, England, to Le Chatelet France. The time was 4 hours and B minutes.
 c. Do snakes charm birds? E. O. K.
 A. The bureau of biological survey states that snakes do not charm birds in the understood sense of the word charm" The instinctiye fear that bird or small animal such as q rabbit has for a snake paralyZes the muscles of the bird or animal and prevents it's escaping from the snake.
 O. What are the prospects for good annIa this NQzrY w A
 A. Tho June l condition of apples forecasts commercial crop of 30, 5000 barrels, which is 4,500,000 bar reIs more than the 1913 crop and an increase of aeout 6,ooo.ooO over the 1918 yield.
 0. Why are so many people married in June? |. s. F.
 A Tn the time of ancient Rome, Juno. wife of Jupiter, was the patroness of happy marriages. May, named for the Goddess Maia, as considered unpro- pitious, while March was named for Mars, the God of War, and would there fore be a poor time to marry, since family disputes might follow.
 o. What are dak- bung allows? J. B. G.
 A. These are small one storied houses erected by the British government in India They are set along the military roads at intervals of ten or fifteen miles for the use of travellers who may enjoy rest and hospitality for twenty fou~ hours at cost or aDobt fofty cents.
 c. How can grass stains he removed from clothes? c. H.
 A. Hot water and soap and thorough rubbing will usually remove the stains. If it is a material that such treatment would injure, it should be sponged with grain or wood alcohol.
 c. What causes earthquakes? A. c.
 A. The origin of earthquakes has been traced to two principal causes, the first which is tectonic, and the second. volcanic. The forIQer refers to movements in the earth's crust, known as faults, possibly caused by the shrinking of the interior of the earth by reason of cooling.
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