Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-22
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New Questions

1-How many people paid to see
sporting events within the last year?
2-Where in the Bible can I find
reference to the man in the moon?
3-When was opium introduced
into China?
4-How many years has it been
possible to talk from New York to
San Francisco by long distance?
5-Can a fish remain alive after
being frozen in a cake of ice It the
ice is melted naturally?
6-Please give the story of "Annie
Laurie?"
when was "In God We Trust"
put on coins?
S-What proof have we that the
great glacier passed over the land?
GLOW long did it take Noah
Webster to compile his dictionary?
Hollow long do ordinary birds
live?
Questions Answered
10. Was it found possible dur
ing the war to stop the braying of
mules?
, A. A military veterinarian says
that operations were made on the
army mules during the war and
proved successful in the silencing of
the mules bray"
20. Does the trade rat actually
leave something for everything it
! takes?
A. The common wood rat, fire.
quently referred to as the trade
rat" does make practice of leav-
ing something in place of food, ETC.,
which it frequently steals. This is
not, however, an intelligent act on
the part of the rat, but is due to
the fact that the rat sees the food
| when it is carrying bits of sticks
or paper in it's mouth, which it nat
urally drops upon finding the food.
80. Tell me when the house fly
came into existence?
| A. The common housefly has been
known to man as far back as we
! have any record, and fossil flies
! have been found in rocks of prehis-
| toric times.
40. What is birthstone?
| A. Birthstone was name given
to sulphur. 1t was literally "burn-
ing stone," sulphur having been con-
sidered by the alchemists as the
| principle of combustibility.
SO. Why are holly and other
green's used at Christmas time?
A. 1t is generally conceded that
some of our Christmas customs are
survivals of the earlier Roman
| Saturnalian festival. Holly, box,
ivy, laurel and bay adorned the Ro-
! man houses at this time. 1t is true,
however, that the Druids kept win
ter festival, when the priests sent
sprigs of holly to each rude Briton
hut, partly as a peace offering, part
To n TO
| home with it and thus encourage
sylvan spirits to enter and drive away
frosts and winter.
Go. What is an Aladdin window?
A. One of the windows in Aladdin s
palace was left for the sultan to fin
| ish. His treasure gave out and the
window was never completed; hence
| the popular allusion to an attempt
to finish something left unfinished
by a great man.
4 70. What does the word Alps
mean?
A. The word Alps is of uncertain
origin. Some trace it to the Celtic
| word alb meaning high, others tc
the Latin albus meaning white. By
the residents of these mountains
the term is used only as meaning
the grassy benches or plateaus founc
abundantly at various high attitudes
which in summer afford pasturagt
for, cattle. In general usage the
word includes peaks, alps and val
leys.
| SO. What is the population o.
Mexico City?
A. The population of Mexico City
is now approximately 100000. Th1:
is practically twice it's population
ten years ago. The unsettled con
ditions in the outlying parts of thu
republic are partly responsible TO-
this influx of people in Mexico City
60. What is the insignia of thu
American army of occupation I'M Ger
many?
A. Their insignia is large white
A surrounded by a red circle, mount
ed on a circular piece of blue.
100. Should potatoes be cooked
in sailed or unsalted water?
A. Potatoes should be put on t.
cook in sailed, boiling water. Sal
added at the beginning of the COOK
ing reduces the loss of mineral mat
ter about one-third.