Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-10
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

fAny reader can get the answer TO
any question by writing The Repup-
lican Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d y
/ This offer applies strictly TO lnforna-
ton. The bureau cannot give advice
on Ieeol medical and financial mat
! ters Ii does not attempt to settle 90
4 nestle troubles. nor to undertake ex-
haustiye research on any SUBJECT
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/ rect to the inquirer)
i @ Is there any easy way to remen1-
! Der the names of the various cabinet
positions?-F. n. 3.
A. The initials of these offices in
their order of precedence form
rather clumsy word, but one that IS
used by some teachers as a guide-St-
Wagpgniacl State, Treasury, War,
Attorney General, Postmaster General,
/ Navy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce,
I Labor.
q. What became Of Sitting Bull
after the killing of Custer and his
men I'D. w. C.
A. After the death of Custer and
his men. Sitting Bull escaped over the
Canadian border. where he remained
until 1881, when he received = promise
OIL amnesty from denerdl Mites. lie
! was considered the principal instiga-
tor of the threatened uprising in 1890
at the time of the Messiah craze
| among the Indians. AS a result he
was arrested az his camp on Grand
river, North Dakota. December 10,
/ 1890. and killed during an attempt at
| rescue.
@. What is BLACK Book"?--A.
M. p.
A This is a private book. kept by
a bank or other financial institution
containing list of names of discred-
tied borrowers of money.
@. What are the original languages
of the BibIe?-F. L. D.
A. These languages are: Hebrew,
Aramaic and Helienistic Greek.
@. What does "Hongkons" mean In
chinese7
A. 1t means fair harbor."
@. What is the origin of the common
house cat?-W. 8. 3.
A. Probably the cat formed part
of the domestic circle in various parts
of the world before the beginning OF
human record. Domesticated cats
| seem to have been common in Egypt
before the time of the earliest records
and they ave mentioned in Sanskrit
manuscripts at least 1000 years before
: Christ. 1t is believed that the do
nestle cats of Europe, from which
America received its stock, were de-
e late day.
!, @. Are many wsInuts imperfect
I G. II.
S A There were 1.2s0.ssa pounds Of
S shelled wainuts, valued at S5.317.27s
: imported into the United States In tht
s calendar year 1919. France supplied
& the greatest amount 1t being 4,749,i2i
t pounds. valued at s32s4,605.
: G. What is an incense tree7-A. C.
4 A. This name Is applied to severe
trees of tropical America yielding arc
: matte resins
!, Q. What was the origin of the thea
4 ter?-M. e. S.
A. The theater originated with tn,
Greeks and developed in that countr,
. together with the drama. At first tn
? itheater was simply a space near tn.
! chorus danced about the altar of thu
7 god. Later set places were provide
d for the performances.
a @. How should fresh goose feather
be treated before placing in pillow
ticks "A. e. c.
:. A. The bureau OF biological survel
suggests the following treatment 10
goose feathers: Soak them in gasol;ni
. and place in thin layers on a flat sur
e face. Then throw over the feather
either plaster of paris or corn meal
= When this has soaked up a quantit,
y of the gasoline, remove it and palt o.
y fresh, repeating the process until tn
e feathers are thoroughly dry Then al
I them to get rid of the odor of gasoln
before placing the feathers in milo,
IS case.
i @. Who won the Saratoga cup i
! 1920?--M. M. p.
1f A. Exterminator. with Fafrbrothe
as jockey, won this cup in 1890.
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