El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-07
Questions And Answers.


n when VIII the new Pilgrim Ami
rersnry stnmps be on sale and
y yFheref r. w l..
A. The postoftice department says
that the new Pilgrim AnnlV ersary
stamps can be secured from all the
principal postoffices in the United
States They were put on sale apoul
December Is.
O. what were the casualties OF
the A. i. =. in sIberlns killed, wound
"a and deaths from diseasef r. F.
A. The secretary OF wars report
FOR 1913 gives casualty statistics as:
Killed, 28s died OF WOUNDS, s. ele1 OF
disease, Al; died Of accident ~ sui
eide, 5.
@. Are GELS native to fresh water
or salt waterf J. E
A. The life history OF the eel IS
very remarkable and in some re-
suects unique. During the spring
M esrIy- summer. thousands OF
young cells several inches long NIL
grats I'D rivers from the sea and dis
tribute themselves throughout every
accessible body Of water whatever
travelling overland 70 reach these
Here they remain concealed In the
mud or beneath stones and iced on
an kinds Of animal matter, living and
dead Many eels appear never 20
leave the fresh waters, IN which they
have developed, but most OF them
after several years return 70 lne sea
and enter comparatively oeep Waler.
where sexual maturity and spawning
takes place
O. Is there n prophecy anywhere
in the Bible that the Jews VIII yet
inhnbit Palestinef J. C. J.
A The Old Testament contains
many prophecies which Jews con-
strue to mean the final gathering OF
the race in Palestine, such as Jere-
miah. XII; jeremiah. iu-16-6i aaggai
n;6-10; Malachi ui.1-
q What constitutes n dirst-cllss
posfofffce and how many are there
in the United stntess D. D. A.
A The postoffice department says
first-class postottice IS one where
the gross receipts total $4,000 ~
over. There are 700 first-class post
offices in the United states.
q. Who wrote the first history
bookf G. c..
A. Historical narrative originated
with the Babylonians as early as the
third millennium B. c. Among the
works OF this period are the Gudea. ]
245Q 3; c. and the Code Of Hammu-
rapi, 2150 B. c. Ancient Greece and /
Rome had numerous noted histori-
ans.
q HOd did the term kaiser
originated ID. III. A.
A. Both kaiser and car were ]
derived from the Latin name, Caesar l
@. Why is brown rice higher in F.
price than polished rieef f. b.
A The department Of agriculture I
says that there are several reasons i
Why brown rice is not sold cheaply. /
In the first place the millers have I
expensive machinery installed for re- /
moving the bran and polishing the .
grain and they claim it IS no saving I
to them not TO have TO use this ma
cninery- The bran-the cuticle and \
embryo-Contains fat and this be-
comes rancid after q time, so that .
the brown rice has not the lasting .
urOuarEfeE of nrIfann ed rice and rrrmef J.
be more liable TO attack by insects.
@ How long does n copyright t
RUM Can it be reneyvedf N. l..
A The duration Of q copyright is
ordinarily % years. though It can Be
renewed for a further period Of %
years Upon the expiration Of this
time, the material passes into toe
public domain
O. When was kerosene first used
In lampsf r. o. J.
A. About the middle OF the 18th
century, kerosene was used In lamps
instead OF whale oil, lard. olive oil or
some other such oil This change was
the result OF the development Of the
oils wells in the United States.
q. Would n notch cut in a tree four
feet from the ground be higher up in
later years as the tree ErovTsf G.. W G.
A The forest service says that Z
tree grows in diameter. but the growth
upward is from the highest point of 7.
the tree Therefore, the notch cut i'm
The tree viii remain the same dis
lance from the base.
q What two elites were planned
10 be capitals OF countriesf II. ID. II.
A Washington, d. c., and Petro-
grad Russia, were designed and
built to be capitals Of nations.
O. How did the sistine Madonna
get fits namei m. A. ID.
4 It was sO-called because IL was
painted BY Raphael for the Black
Monks OF San Sisto.
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