El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-28

n DO we export rs much TO Japan
". as we import from that island :
S. z. r.
A. The value Of imports from
I Japan exceeded the exports 10 that
country in 1913 by s43,4sS,S1O-
@. What f. isInEIass and how Is
IL prepared Z. r. Y
4. Isinglass is the dried SWIM
ming bladders Of several varieties OF
fish. The amount Of gelatin IN
I isinglass Is from IS 10 9S percent and
even more It is prepared by tearing
the. air bladder OF sound from the
back OF the fish from which II mas
/ been loosened by striking several
[ blows with a wooden club then
washing in cold water. The black
outer skin is removed with a knife,
again washed and spread on a board
Z TO dry in the open air, with the
white shiny skin turned outward To
prevent shriveIing or shrinking, the
/ bladders must be fastened to a dry
/ ing board. The best quality Of
| isinglass comes from sounds that are
dried in the sun After drying, the
sound Is again moistened with warm
water. and the interior shiny skin is
removed by hammering or rubbing.
Finally, It Is rolled between two pol
I ished iron rollers.
q Are many OF the French sol
diers still @unaeounted f0rnf ]. O.
A The French ministry Of war
in announcing the final official
statistics says that there are 56I, $50
men whose fate is unknown
q How did Bunker Hill get fits
namef p. o. r.
A This name was klven It in
memory Of a Bunker Hill near Bel
fast Ireland
q Where did the Colorado sugar
beet gTebWorm come from and when
- 4
tryf NJ A. on.
A The sugar beet webworm IS
similar TO the garden webworm, and
is so named because IL has developed
as serious pest OF the sugar beet in
Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado It
Is native Of western and central
Europe, and northern Asia, and was
evidently introduced on the Pacific
coast, as IL was noted in Utah in
1853 This pest did not begin 10 at
tract notice in the United States until
the beginning Of the development OF
the sugar beet industry.
@ Was Beethoven deaf at the time
Of his deathf l. H.
A Beethoven was hard Of hearing
as early as his 80 year. and was
totally deaf for years before his
death When dying his last words
were, 7 shall hear now"
@ In what city are the libraries
must BaLNuMALeuG h Il A.
A More people draw books from
the public Libraries Of Cincinnati.
OHIO, than any other city in the
United States, while Birmingham.
Ala. foots the list
q Where WIS the first California
misslOns VI. n. c.
A Father Juniper Sierra and his
associates founded the first mission,
a Roman Catholic one, at san DIEGO
in 1853. In 1855 the pueblo was
organized, making the san Diego the
Oldest municipality in the state
q What part Of an iceberg e.
above Waterf Where are most OF
them doundg A. G.
A lcebergs are much more num-
erous IN the south polar regions than
In the northern hemisphere. About
one seventh Of their entire bulk is
above the surface OF the water.
G. What part OF the population Of
South American Is in BraziIf z. r.
A Almost half Of the people in
south American live in Brazil This
country however, comprises almost
han the land Of the continent.
9. Where are the most artificial
teeth madef II. X. L.
A America is, and for the last 10
years has been, the largest manu-
facturer Of artificial teeth The value
OF this product IN the United States
for the last decade has been about
S5o.000,000.
O. What kind Of a fraternity L.
Tau beta Pr ID. E. R.
A IhiS is an honorary technical
I Fraternity. II derives its name from
the initials OF three Greek words
which formed its secret motto. Tau
Beta Pi bears the same relation 70
nglneering and related studies that
Phi Beta Kappa does to literary
scholarship. and that Sigma XI does
70 original research on Science
q what does q. y. meant p. II.
A This stands for quod vide, a
Latin phrase translated which see"
e Who was known As the sEKind-
erhOOk WizardH9 c. p. c.
A Martin Van Buren,, who was
oorn IN Undertook, n J., was given Z
TINS nickname He was also known /
as the Little Magician"
q Are there more henfhen In the
world than Christlansg ID. V. y.
A. About tw0-thirds OF the world
Is nonChristian, but there is a very
small percentage of the worlds
that does not profess
Of some kind.
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