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@. IL the Mississippi river adding
soil to the mainand7 Q. a. B.
A. The process Of soil building
goes on steadily below New Orleans.
the river adding one foot to the main
land each day.
q. What makes soft drinks effer-
yescent2 A. r..
A. The property OF effervescence If
due to The ifnpregnation under pres
sure Of the mixture Of water, syrup
and flavor with carbon dioxide gas.
The raw materials used in the manu-
the bottled drink Only the gas ia
used and il wholesome product.
identical with the carbon dioxide found
In many mineral springs
q. Just what Is included in the
phrase big gamer" s.A o.
A. The term big game. is elastic.
but is generally understood TO include
all Wild mammals larger than the
common fox.
@. How does the density of popula-
ton in China compare with that Of
the United States? r.. e. j.
a. IT the population OF the United
States and 100000 more were crowd
ed into the state Of Texas. the density
of the population would be about the
same as that OF China In the valley
Of the ng-tse-Riang and the plains
between the Yang -tse-Kiang and the
Hoangho rivers. This means an aver
age of $50 persons 10 the square mile.
@. Were submarines used during
the Civil WAR e. c.
A. During The period OF the civil
War, the Union had no submarines.
The confederates had several called
@Davids" One of the David" sub
marines attempted to blow mp the
New Ironsides." but failed. The Con-
fedcrate submarine which accom-
plished considerable destruction was
the III. l.. Hunley." built by Capt.
HunIey. This submarine destroyed
the "Housatonic."
q. What name is applied to a coin
collector and what to stamp coll
lector? A. y. ID.
a. A coin ar medal collector is
called a numismatist, and a stamp col
iector philatelist
Q. How did the term French
leave originator II. A.
A. This phrase came into use from
the French custom in the 18th CEN
tury Of departing from a social gath
ering without taking leave of the host
or hostess.
O. Can peaches be put up by the
"sun preserving method j. /. T.
A. Peaches. apricots and plunis are
well dapfed for gun preserving. Fruit
should be carefully picked over and
wiped. cut in half and pits removed.
Spread on racks or boards and dry in
sun for two days. taking in at night.
Pack in Jars. a layer Of fruit, then a
layer of sugar. using pound for pound.
and having the top layer Of sugar. The
mixture should be covered but need
not be sealed.
@, Was the Colossus Of Rhodes as
tall as the Statue OF Liberty II. #.
A. Piiny and .strabo place the
height OF the Colossus of Rhodes at
20 cubits, or los feet Later writer's
estimate it at nearly so cubits- The
Statue of Liberty is Isl feet high,
placed on a pedestal of f55 feet.
@. Has the strike Of engineers, fire.
men. and seamen of the Merchant
Marine been settled2 f. F. L.
A. The Department of Labor states
that the strike of the engineers and
firemen Of the Merchant Marine was
settled about one month ago. The
terms of the agreement were the is
per cent reduction and the changes in
working rules. This agreement runs
until December 81. On August 1, the
masters. mates, and pilots accepted
similar rates