Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
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New Questions
I. What caliber OF revolver was
President Mckinley assassinated
with?
3. What is sewer gas?
8. Where is the largest indian
reservation in the U. s.?
4. What is the cause of the Whlrl-
pool at Niagara Falls?
5, Why is gold and silver money
notched on the edges?
. 6. What was the size and weight
Of the Cullinan diamond?
Z; .so Why are legislators spoke" 81
8. Can a branch of an apple tree
be grated on a pear tree and the
branch bear apples and the pear tree
bear pears? on
9. What proportion of the men
employed in mines actually work I'M
foreground?
10. Why are turpentine, tar and
pitch known as naval stores!
Questions Answered
10. Has a patent ever been TAX
en- out on a perpetual motion ma
chine?
A, The views of the patent office
are in accord with those of the seem
lists who have investigated the sub
iect, and are to the effect that me-
chanical perpetual motion is a phys
ical impossibility. These views can
be rebutted only by the exhibition of
a working model. Many persons
have filed applications for patents on
perpetual motion, but such applica-
lions have been rejected as inopera-
tive, and opposed to well known phys
ical laws, and in no instance has
the requirement of the patent once
for a working model been complied
90. What does the word penny
mean, as used in referring to nails?
A. The term penny in connection
with nails is always used in com
bination with prefiXed numerals, such
as fourpenny, tenpenny, etc. to form
denote certain arbitrary sizes. Origi-
nally. they denoted the price per
hundred of nails.
60. When was it first proved
that the earth revolved on it's axis?
A. Until the early part of the
belief that the earth stood still
About that time Nicolaus Copernicus,
a Polish astronomer. issued sclentihc
papers explaining his theory when
proved that the earth moved IN
space, and revolved on it's own axis.
L. 1,Yn Of n
property in the United States? .,a
A. According to the latest statls-
tics available, those of 1915, the val val;
lie of church property in the United
States was $1,676,600. 5S2;
SO. How did biscuits come to
A. This word is a compound of
twice. and cult" meaning baked
Originally, the bread for use on ship
board. made in thin flat cakes as
now, was baked twice. in order &c
secure the requisite hardness ana
dryness.
6. Q.-What does the word Chau-
bunagungamaug mean?
A. The lake near Webster, Mass,
has the Indian name Chaubunagunga-
maug, which is a shortened form OF
the old Algonquin, Chargogagog-
maunchauga gogche bunnygunghma
mang Its meaning has been much
discussed. but many authorities have
decided on the translation large
water where-manyb lackbirds make
their chatter"
Z. Q.-From what plant or tree is
the gingerbread fruit obtained?
A. The Doom Palm or Gingerbread
tree is native to Arabia. Upper
Egypt. and the central parts of Afri-
ca. The fruit is about the size of an
orange and when the skin is peeled
off a spongy dry substance of insipid
sweetness is found. This substance
bears a remarkable resemblance to
gingerbread. A beverage made from
the fruit is used in fevers.
g. Q.-When were combs first used:
A. There are records to show that
combs have been used from the re-
hottest times. They were an article
of adornment in ancient Greece and
Rome. Ivory combs were common
among the Egyptians Thew have also
been found in Anglo-SaXon graves.
9. Q.-Has Japan any new bat
tleships? How large are they?
A. The four new battleships OF
Japan are the Fuse, Hyuga. Ise and
Yamashiro They are 658 feet long.
have a displacement of $1,000. and
speed of 22.5 knots. Their main bat