Arizona republican., 1921-02-02
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

V. HoW many hairs are there on the I human head? E. w. T.
 A. Authorities differ somewhat, but l 1t is calculated that there are more than 100000 hairs on the head of an adult. There are about 1000 hairs to the square inch. As a rule, the finer the hairs, the thicker they will stand on the head Light blond hair will run as high as 10000, brown hair about 1os.o00, black hair 1oS.ooo, and red hair so,o00.
 e. How many notaLIes were voted 1920? M. N. B.
 A. The following were given this distinction: Samuel L. Clemens, tMark Twain), Augustus St. Gaudens. James Buchanan Eads, Patrick Henry. Wm. T. G. Morton, Roger Williams, Alice Freeman Palmer. This makes the membership total 62. a. What is the annual cost of main tainins the Library of congress7 V. V. 1 A. The annual cost of maintenance is now $925,S25. including $s00.0o0 for printing and binding.
 ] c. Which division of the army sui i; ferod the greatest loss of men? e. R. s. A The infantry suffered the heav- 1 fest loss in wounded and killed. the i former being 2f566 per 1000 and the l latter 12.T7. The signal corps was second with 52.22 wounded and 3.13 dy- 1 ing of wounds.
 O. Has Austria new president, if so what is his name? A. 1. B. l A. Dr. Michael Hainisch is the new president of Austria He was elected on December 2. 1920.
 a. Which of Thomas Edison's in- yentions is considered the greatestf r. F. c.
 A. Mir. Edison says he has not de- f1l af |, ,ss {x,x. St greatest. but he likes the phonograph the best
 i O. Can . submarine discharge tor pedo while submerged. and can tor pedo travel beneath the water, or must 1t skim along the top7 H. F. T. A. Tho navy department says that a submarine can and usually does fire the torpedo while submerged. The tor pedo travels submarged, the depth al l which it travels being subject to ad justment from zero twater leveD to 30 feet below.
 c. What counties are included in the fruit belt of Michigan? D. T. w.
 A. This fruit belt includes Allegan, Van Burrien, Muskegon. Oceana. Ma son, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau. O. Is there law in the United States prohibiting the wearing of birds on hats? 1. J. B.
 A. The federal Migratory Bird Act i does prohibit the wearing of many kinds of birds or birds feathers.
 o. Describe moth eggs and tell where to look for them in order to get rid of them. J. A. S.
 A. The larva of true clothes moth is dull white caterpillar with the head and the upper part of the next segment light brown. and is never seen from its movable case or jacket The teggs are minute, not easily visible to
 
 placed directly on the material which is to furnish the larvae with food. In some cases they are deposited in the crevices of trunks or boxes. through which the newly matched larvae enter.
 O. Who provides the funds for voca tionai education? F. H. M.
 A. The government provides. dollar for dollar. the same amount of money as that given by each state for voca- tional education within its borders
 c. When was the Library of Con- fgress established? R. D. F.
 A. The Library of Congress was es- tablished in 1900, in the city of Wash ington, Y. c. It was burned in 1874. and in 1851 lost 35000 volumes by fire.
 The present library building, which cost S6,347 GOO was opened to the pub lie November. 1897. It is located a short distance east of the capitol and } is the largest and finest building of it's } kind in the world.
 c. What is the fastest time ever made in an automobiIe2 r. Nj. p. A. When Tommy Milton drove car ! at the terrific speed of 160 miles an hour. he was going faster than arr human being had ever travelled before
 in a wheeled vehicle. He also estab- , lished a new mile record of 23.07 sec l onds.
 . c. How is the British army dis [ tributed at the present time? H. U. w A. The approximate numbers and
 distribution of the British army 5 throughout the world in December , 1920, as noted in the Army and Navy
 Gazette of London, were as follows
 Home. 53,000: Rhine. 13.100: Danzig
 (troops en route to United Kingdom)
 1000; Egypt, Palestine Black Sea, Mes
 opotamia and northwest Persia, 43,S00;
 Colonies, $500; France and Flanders , 400; Indian and Alden. 64.000: miscel- } laneous, 7,500; total 295,00o.
 c. What salary does governor of 6 state receive? E. D. B.
 A. Salaries of governors of the va
 rious states in the United States vary
 from s2.500 to s12.0e0 The governor
 of Nebraska receives but s2.a00. while