Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-26
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New Questions
1. How many peanuts does the
average person eat in a year?
2. How did John D. Rockefeller
make his first money?
3. When was Central park, in
New York City, opened to the pub
lie?
4. How many army chaplains are
there?
s. Will stone soak up water?
s. What is the difference between
a hand-played and machine-played
roll?
7. Is it possible to destroy the
grubs that bore into lumber?
8. How often does the weather
bureau make observations?
g. What is the difference between
sterilization and pasteurization of
milk?
10. What color is crude oil?
Questions Answered
"fl ~ ~ no" many people o'eo u
A. 1t is estimated that per
cent of the entire population of the
world died of influenza. In the
United States there were about $780,
600 deaths.
?. @. What elements in onions
give them their peculiar strong
A. The strong smell and flavor
of the onion is due to a pungent
3. @. There are two high-power
wireless stations, one signing off
with "WGG," and the other with
'LCM." Where are they located?
A. "WGG" is the call signal of
the Radio Corporation of America at
their station at Tuckertown, n. J.
call is "LCM."
4. @. How many records are
made for monographs?
A. The census bureau says that
101, 085,000 disc records and $4,000
cylinder records were manufactured
in 1919 for monographs, talking ma
chimes and graphophones. This num-
Der has risen rapidly. since in 1914
a total of only 27,221,0 records
was reported.
5. @. What is the timber of a
gun?
A. This is a two-wheeled struc-
ture fitted with a box, or boxes, for
the necessary ammunition, and a
pole or shaft to which the horses
are harnessed. Like the caisson, it
is mounted on a single pair Of
wheels and is quickly attached and
detached. To Timber up is the
work Of only a few moments. 49,,
6. Q. To whom was. the title
king of the Beggars" given?
A. This is a title applied to
Exmphylde Moore Carew, a noted
English vagabond of the early eight
z. Q. How many people suffer
from fiat feet of fallen arches?
A. The only compilation that
would give light on the subject is
that made upon examination of men
when enlisting in the world war.
The war department says that 1924
per cent of the men examined for
cent suffered from pronated feet, a
trouble similar to fiat feet. The
com bination is a total of 11.57 per
cent.
8. @. How much do the army
and navy appropriations amount to-?
A. The treasury department says
that for the fiscal year 1921
$418,135,257 was appropriated for
military purposes, S450,753,820 for
navy purposes; a total of 1858, $3.50, OF
for national defense. This repre-
1S of the total ~
preparations for the fiscal year, or
less than one-fifth for national de-
Tense.
9. @. How fast should a COW
breathe?
A. A COW normally breathes from
10 to 25 times per minute. Rapid
breathing may be caused by eXer-
else. heat or excitement, or by dis
tention of the stomach with gaseous
food to such an extent that lung ca
pacity is diminished.
TO- Q. Is the family of a world
war veteran, residing in Russia and
wanting to come to the United
States, barred by the per cent i'm
migration restriction?
A. The state department says
that first preference for immigrants
coming to the United States is Civ
en- to the wives, children (not 10
years), brothers, sisters and frances
of American citizens who may wish
to come to the United States The
second preference is given to rela-
tives of men who served in the
citizenship papers. The third pref
erence is given to such relatives
eligible for service in the United
States service, and who have ex
pressed their desire for such service.