Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-22
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New Questions
I. Did all the Japanese and Chi
nese of Hawaii become Americans
when the United States annexed
Hawaii?
2. Kindly advise as to which sex
is in the majority in the United
States?
3. Where is the largest monastry
in the world?
q. What was the highest price
cotton reached during the past few
years?
S. Is a prune a plum, and If so,
how does it differ from other plums?
6. Do seagulls drink fresh or salt
water?
Z How large do drops of water
have to be to be called rain?
8. Into how many states is Brazil
divided?
9. Are there any -. particular
clothes prescribed for a man play
ing tennis?
| 10. Please tell me whether the
present king of England has a court
Jester or fool?
Questions Answered
10. What is the oldest language
in the world?
A: Though there is some differ
ence of opinion, many authorities
concur in the belief that the oldes
language in the world is Sanskrit.
"a. Why will milk turn to clab
Der within a day, when kept in
cool place?
A. The cause Of milk turning t.
clabber SO quickly is probably tina
the utensils used in milking are no
thoroughly sterilized. This encour
ages the growth of bacteria. Be
sides sterilizing utensils, the udder'
Of the COW should washed be
fore milking and the hands of thu
mixer washed and dried.
SO. Is there any law agains
wearing the feathers Of any bird?
A. There is no law in this coun
try against the wearing Of feathers
There is law prohibiting the sal
of aigrettes, the plumage of tn
white egret, but no law to preVen
one from wearing these feathers VIII
already owns them. The tariff &C
Of 1913 prohibits the importation o
the feathers of wild birds into IN
| United States for commercial pun
poses. This law is said to have caus
ed much smuggling, especially G
bird of-paradise plumes.
20. Are there any uneXplore
islands left?
A. There are islands which hav
not been completely explored. Flo
example, Carl Lumholz, the well
known explorer, who is engaged i
organizing an expedition to New
Guinea, an island near Australia
says that it offers great possibilitie
/ for exploration. There are believe
to be birds and animals in it vi
known to science and saVages VIII
have never seen a white man.
5. Who was Yankee Doodle?
A. The origin of this air is ur
known. The words were probabl
written by Edward Banks betWUL
Ills and 1777. The tune has bee
ascribed to several countries, but
probably English. 1t was know
as early as 1867.
6. What was the fate of the ma
who betrayed Edith Cavell?
A. George CASTOR Quien was ser
fenced to twenty years impIisol
ment on January 80, 1920, charge
with having communication with th
enemy.
Z. What birds besides parrot
talk?
A. Among talking birds are tn
cockatoo, cockatiel, lory, parrakee
turquoisine, love bird, kea, lorikeet
macaw, conure, amazon and electus
S. Is there any American at
thor of renoWn whose works weI
not published until after his death
A. Perhaps Henry D. Thcreal
of Concord, Mass, who died in 1876:
comes nearest to answering this d.
; scription. He published but tW
books while alive, both at his owl
expense. One of them had a moo
crate circulation, the other almoS
none. All his life he kept a jourua
and all of this has subseQ uentl
been published, so that mis- work
now total about thirty volumes. a
Of which are in print AMI in Il
mand.
8. Will horses eat pumpkins"
: SO, do they make a nourishing food
A. Pumpkins provide a succulC'
feed for horses, but when they al
. given provision should DE maze &C
feeds relatively high in nutr' cuts
; balance the ration. The feeding va
+ ue of pumpkins is about two-fitth
that of silage and their maiE us
is for improving digestion. Not owe
, eight pounds per day should be fe(
10. Did Mrs. Wilson send one {
her dresses to the National museul
7 for the costume exhibition of men
bers of the various president
households?
, A. Mrs. Wilson did send a hlaC
> velvet dress for exhibition in til
> national museum, Washington.
!, is a simply cut dress, with V necl
y ! draped sleeves, moderately shol
. skirt, and train. The trimming
), that of jet buttons and tassels, II
= latter appearing on the sleeves.