Arizona republican., 1921-01-24
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 O. When was the title of "Mr. Presi- dent' decided upon?-F. c. N. A.-This was decided at the time Of the first inauguration. The matter was the cause of hot debate in congress, the senators, among whom were John Adams and Richard Henry Lee. advo- eating the title of IIighness. The house refused to consent to any distinguish i ing title except that Of president of the ! United States and ordered that the chief executive be addressed as "Mr. I President"
 1 Q.-Hss science proved that the moon does not influence the growth of plants?-T. R. L.
 l A-The department of agriculture i says that the growth of plants depends upon the amount Of food in the soil and in the air that is available for them, and upon temperature, light and moisture. The moon obviously does not affect the character of the soil in any way, neither does it affect the compo- sition of the atmosphere. The only remaining way in which it could in 1 fluence plant growth. therefore, is by ! it's light. Recent experiments how ever. show that full daylight is about 600, 900 times brighter than full moon light yet when plant gets 1-100th part of normal daylight it thrives lit tie better than in absolute darkness If 1-10Oth part of normal daylight is thus too little to stimulate plant. ii seems certain a 600,000th part cannot have any effect at all
 Q.-How did the joker happen to be added to deck of playing cards? Is it ever called the dsvilcard7-N o. B. A.-This card is sometimes called the devils card. and the only reference tC it's origin that we find is in the St. James Gazette of July 19, 1894. II says: "The game of poker is played with a pack of 53 cards, the 53rd card
 being the joker. American manufac- turers of playing cards are wont to in clude a blank card at the top of the pack; it is also true that some thrifty person suggested that the card should
 not be wasted. This was the origin o
 the joker.
 Q.-Does a mans brain and hear weigh more than a woman's?-P. L. R 1 A.-The weight of the brain of tn,
 male averages 50 oz., of the female
 A oz. 4 mans heart weighs abou
 II oz. and a womans 9 oz
 Q.-How much have the appropria-
 tions for Navy ordnance increased
 since 1eoo?-G. w. K.
 A-In 1900 the total amount appro
 prtated was $7,343,124; and in 1919 s3s2, ,155, ,6S450.
 o.-In what year did Carrie Natioi
 come into prominence as a saoor j, snassher?-W. L. s.
 , A.-Carrie Nation instituted he , campaign against liquor in 1900.
 0.-How much would 1t cost pc
 capita to pay off our national debt?-
 j. p. L.
 Alt would require approximateE
 S244 S DOT capita 10 pay off the ma
 tionsl debt of the United States. eN
 elusive Of outstanding accounts To for , cign countries. The total debt C