The mirror., 1920-09-16
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

clate ana see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward o means Of self education
through correspondent school courses, study of
good literature, acquiring an education in our
Night Schools. or. who need helpful informa-
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query column. You are vel
come to send in any qSsrss Of serious inter
collaboration Of Miss Miriam E. Carey su.
pervisor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
OF this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names, Of
course, will not be published, only the initials
Of each querist being used.-Editor.
O:-What is the population of China,
also number of square miles?-H.H.L.
A:-Reliable information as to China's
population is difficult to obtain and reports
vary from 300,000,000 to as high as 434,-
100000. China contains 1,554,0OO square
miles,
O:(1) How does it happen that Alaska
is the property of the United States? (2)
Is it true that Great Britain will hand
over the West Indies to the United States
in part payment of her war debt to that
country?-M. T. S.
A:-(D Alaska was sold to the United
States by the Russian Government in 1867
for $7,200,000. (2) Cabinet ministers
have distinctly stated in the British House
of Commons that the West Indian Islands
will not be handed over to the United
States in part payment of Britain's war
debt to the U. S., also adding that all of
the debt will be paid as it'becomes due.
Q:-Which presidents of the U. S. have
belonged to the Masonic order r?-L. A.
A:-Masonic records of early presidents
are not complete. The following presi-
dents are listed as Masons: Washington,
Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John
Quincy Adams, Jackson, Harrison, Tyler,
Polk, Taylor, Pierce, Buchanan, Johnson,
Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Mckinley,
Roosevelt, Taft.
Q:-Why can't we see the whole face
of the moon that is turned toward us, lust
as we can the sun Pc. S. C..
A:-Various aspects of the moon is IL
Illuminated by the suns rays. The whole
Illuminated portion can be seen from the
Garth only when sun, earth and moon are
nearly on "a straight line, and the earth
is between sun and moon. That is what
causes full moon.
Q:-What is the function of the
"Adam's Apple" and is there any way of
reducing its size?-E. r. S.
A:-The function is to produce the
voice. There is no way of reducing it
and no attempt should be made to perform
such an operation. The prominence of
the Adams Apple is often due to the
small proportion of fat and tissue which
normally lie over it. A tight collar will
often cause its enlargement.
Q-What was the largest vote ever re-
ceived by U. S. president I'D.
A-The largest popular vote was that
received by Wilson in 1916 which totaled
little over 100000. The next largest
vote was that received by Taft in 1908
which was little over 100000.
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