El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-17
Questions and Answers.

O-What O. the difference between n
u national forest and a national
forest reserved r. E ".
A. A national forest Is any forest
owned BY the United States, while
a national forest reserve is tract Of
land set apart from the public do
main in order SO improve and pro-
tsct the forest within the reservation
OF for the purpose Of securing fav-
orabls conditions OF WarerfloWs, and
10 furnish continuous supply Of tim
Der for the use and necessities Of ciri-
zeus OF the United States
@ Let me know II postcards and
stamped envelopes which have been
addressed or printed but not mailed,
are redeemahleI r. c. W.
A. The post office department says
that uncanceled- u1serTlceable, and
spoiled postal cards not treated by
brouztng. enameling, or other pro-
cess OF coating may be redeemed in
postage stamps OF other stamped
paper only at Is per cent Of their
face value, when presented by the
original purchaser; but parts Of pieces
OF cards viii not be redeemed
& q Can a person take gold TO a
United States Mint and have a coined
into money! A. L.
A The office Of the director OF
the mint says that a person may take
gold OF any kind 70 a United States
mint and he viii be paid for it in
gold coin. or by check that Is payable
IN gold II ne SO desires. MINIS, how
ever are not required by law 70 &C
cept gold from individuals in smaller
Quantities than 500 IN value. This
gold Is paid for at the rate tf f2o-s7
an ounce OF pure god
@. What &. meant By the socratic
methodf G. A. 3.
A This was the method OF IN
+ go - #aIHH IaaHH
j consisted Of systematic questioning
TO elicit answers which would de-
Z velop. point by point. the general
truth that was the object OF the in
7 quiry.
O. How many United States sol
dIerH had the death sentence by gen
[ eruI court martial inflicted upon them
during the late WARE f F.
A The war department says that
} there were 50 death sentences IN
fictsd during the world war All were
I for murder or kindred offenses, none
for purely military offences
@. Who discovered the fact that
+ hermeffc sealing Of foods would pre-
serve themf S. C. p.
A. The Napolsouic wars were re-
I spouslble for this discovery The
3 French government offered a prize
for the most practical method OF pre-
Z serving foods for sea service and
military stores. IL Nicholas Apperr
/ after experimenting from 1795 until
I 1903 submitted a treatise on means Of
/ preserving foods and received the
prize OF 1900 francs his method
I was 70 enclose fruit. after heating Il.
I IN a glass bottle, which was theE
/ corked and subjected TO action Of
I boiling water
G. what gives the peeuIiar flnish
hat oatmeal wall papers havef A.
A sawdust IS used to produce the
distinctive surface OF this kind Of
paper.
@ Who IS the present ruler OF
LiIberini n S. A
A The name OF the president OF
Liberia is g. B. king
q How deep Is salt Lake, In
Eenh, and what Is its areai d, r. II.
A. The Great salt Lake which &C
I cupies a shallow depression has an
average depth OF less than 20 feet
Il IS said that the changes in area Of
the lake are due to the fluctuations in
I rainfall. in 1850 the area was 1850
/ square miles In 1853 it had increased
1 to 2170 square miles. Since 1853 and
I 1870 the lake has been gradually re-
] cediug. one cause OF the diminishing
Of the waters Is the amount used for
irrigation, and second cause is the
fact that the amount Of water con
I tributed TO the lake by the inlets has
decreased
g. what shall I use TO KIN IN
Iecta on pianist F. ".
A II the insect IS q chewing In
sect, spray the plant with arsenate
Of lead Il q sucking insect, dust with
] tobacco powder II a scale insect, one
I OF the best remedies Is a fish oil soap
Make e suds and give the plant a
] thorough bath then allow 70 stand
for two or three hours and spray
I with clear water.
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