Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-30
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New Questions Answered
1. Are the Indians actually decreas-
ing in numbers?
z. Was the Roman coliseum stand
ing at the time of Christ?
5. What was the name of Moses
sister who nursed him while he was
being cared for by Pharaoh's daugh'
ter?
4. Which state had the greatest
loss Of men during the war?
5. What caliber is the MeiJ1 rifle!
s. What is a moa?
7. How much water is passed into
the atmosphere by a large tree?
s. "A" bets "B" that an alr rEdS g
minute. Which is right?
9. Where did the word trolley orig
mate?
10. Should gasoline be spelled with
an sc" or an 'i?"
Questions Answered
10. What should minks be led
A.. Minks thrive on the same diet
as cats. Although naturally carnlv-
orous, they readily learn to like an
bread, corn bread, cooked oatmeal
boiled rice, or mashed potatoes,
mixed with a small portion OF
chopped or ground meat, and soften
ed with sweet milk or meat broth
Do not offer the same comb1natl
more than twice in succession. Fresh
meat is always in order. Adults re
meat, or the equivalent, daily.
GO. Where do Marabou feathers
come from? to.+,ars ara the deli
cate white feathers obtained from
under the wing of the Maraoou
SO. What state leads in dairy
products?
A. Wisconsin is the leading dairy
state.
10. Is it true that a humming
birds bill consists of a single mol
low tube which cannot be opened? :
A. The bill of the humming bird
fits into the upper. The biological
survey says the tongue of the hum
ming bird is double tube.
SO. How high wind has been
observed in the United States? -,
A. The weather bureau says that
a wind velocity Of 1873 miles an hour
has been recorded on Camp Lookout,
North Carolina.
60. What is the greatest natural
waterfall in the world?
A. Niagara Falls are the greatest
in the world for volume of water.
Victoria Falls have a greater drop.
10. How dod the idea of an
eagle as an emblem originate? When
did America adopt it?
A. From the most ancient times
the eagle has been universally re
garded as the emblem of might and
courage. 1t was associated with
Jupiter in Roman mythology and Its
figure on the standards of certain
Roman legions has descended to the
national ensigns of the United States
Germany and Russia. The eagle was
adopted by the United States in 1888
SO. Give recipe for making UP
home mixture of oil for oiling floors
A. The following is an oil dress
ing for floors: Parafln oil, 8 parts;
kerosene, 1 part; lime water. part
Mix thoroughly. A coat Of the mix
ture is applied to the floor with a
mop.
SO. Did the ancient Romans have
any knowledge Of dentistry?
A. Records are incomplete, but 1t
is known that the Romans used false
teeth and possibly bridge work. The
filling of teeth is of later date, a den
al photography written in 1882 fixing
the date of the introduction of this
branch of the profession as about
900 A. d.
100. How did Sing Sing get its
name?
the Indian words for "a stony place."
The prison is called Sing Sing, but
the name of the town was changed in
1901 to Ossining.