Arizona republican., 1921-09-26
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 e. What constitutes the difference between mansIaushter and murder? H. F. J.
 A. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of another without malice ex- press or implied. It is the absence of malice which distinguishes this crime from murder.
 e. Was the cavalry used much during the late war?-M. L..
 A. The War department says that one of the branches of the military forces that was least used during the World war was the cavalry. The ar tillery and engineers as well as the infantry saw more active service.
 O. How many miles of streets are there in Chicaeo7-O. K.
 A. Chicago has 3,257 miles of streets. of which 2.143 miles are paved.
 O. How long |. pause should be made for period and for comma -c. P. c.
 A. Time values for punctuation are given in the method of pointing known as rhetorical punctuation. Here the comma is said to indicate a pause long enough to count one. a semi colon two. colon three, and a period four. Since readers would vary in rapidity of reading and l counting, punctuation according to grammatical circumstance is usually | followed.
 c. Is a milk cure a modern remedy for various ilis?-F. S. A. Milk cure-that is, a diet con- sisting at first of milk only-is a very old remedy, since 1t is men toned by Hippocrates who lived from about 460 to 357 ;. c.
 c. How is the English name Mar 1 ioribanks pronounced?-J. T. | A. Marjoribanks is pronounced al l if spelled marchbanks O. Can packages be sent to Russia by mail?-D. c. o. ! A. The Post Office department say: that parcel post service to Russia has been resumed. This service was discontinued during the war.
 O. Is it true that insane persons usually have a lucid interval ius1 before death?--T. E. A. A. It has been observed that yer, few insane persons regain lucidity | immediately before death. e. Where is Christie Mathewson the famous ball piayer7-E. R.
 A. Christy Mathewson is at Sara. nae Lake. N. Y, where he is undel | treatment for tuberculosis.
 c. What will remove the red stair from the fingers that INT. makes A. B.
 A. The Bureau of Chemistry sug | gests the application of sodium hypo sulphite. Rub this thoroughly on tn stain and a few minutes later fol low by applying an acid such as di lute acetic acid.
 o. What is the article of foo known in Ireland as "Stir- about?r- M. A. T.
 A Stirabout is a colloquial Iris name for thick gruel made of mike oatmeal and cornmeal. or of eithe one. boiled with milk, whey. broth C water. It corresponds to the "brose of the Scotch.
 O. Is La Pax, Bolivia, high enoua for people to suffer from the altitude -i. A. U.
 A. La Paz. the highest capital i the world. is 12,700 feet above SC level. Strangers are advised to sto over at Arequipa or other halfwa points before entering the altitud of the Bolivian highlands. Even SC it is a matter of weeks or month Def ore physical exertion should b made.
 o. Were there instances durin our Civil War when troops were af fected by scurvy?-M. S. F.
 A. It is estimated that at leas 15 per cent of the deaths in the Civi war were caused by scurvy.
 0. What is the exact place in tn Bible where the word "sirl" appears l-L. A P.
 A. The word "girl' occurs in tn third verse of the third chapter o Joel, while the plural form girls appears in the fifth verse of tn eighth chapter of Zachariah.
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