Arizona republican., 1921-06-15
Questions And
 AnssUers

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 A. This term means the employ | ing cf workers to filI places made vacant by the discharKink and re- signing Of employees. in order to keep the number required
 O. How many tinss hss HsIIsy's comet been sssn7 a. S. A. Hallcy's comet has been ob- served 2s times in it's ss-year passage
 O. What is green s.rthf C. L.
 A. This is a name often applied tn mineral xiauconite or to puivcruien' varieties Of chrysocolla and mala- chitc
 o- Hs~ can one sfssrsrtisss be- tween . carpet ard . rus7
 A. ff depends upon the countr, one ls in. In the United States a car pet usually means carpetinG .7 or 5s inches wide. sewed together and lacked down. thus completely cover ing the floor Of a room A rug is ' one piece or seamiess floor covcrinf which leaves part of the floor bare and which is not tackled down. Car pcflng is now made up to' imifst' rugs In England the term carpet is applied to large ru<x } O. What is the largest poisoroci snsksr c. ?. c.
 A The hushmaster. a pit viper O ! the rafticsnakc family. is the larges , venomous snake known Specimen i. feet long have Eeen measured Tn bite is SO poisonous that victims havl died within 10 minutes Of the tim when bitten. This snake i< native e the Amazon region and is untamabis IL Will not feed tn captivity. ard a the shock Of forcihle feeding kills tn reptile none has survived fn a caE for more than four or five months
 Q. Which makes more rci1c ir q sirplsne. the engine or the propeller ~. N. F.
 A. The propeller and engine mak about tho same amount of noise. hu the sound of the propeller is n1uc more penetrating than the roar Of ih engine.
 O. Can Iooz inches be seen or req with the naked eye on straish: edge sesle7 L. z. B.
 4. The bureau Of standards saS there are no straiEht-cdgc scale made which are divided % that -oe inch might bc seen
 O. Are natural gas and coal ss the ssre7 V. J. k-
 A Natural gas and coal gas ai both combustihie gases. but arc n' identical Natural gas is about
 per cent u,ethane- Coal gas Is abos
 ss per cent hydrogen and co per cci
 mefhane.
 O. Is r true that Marion Crs~
 ford wrote all Of his books with ti
 same pen1 ]. ]. z.
 A. Tt is said that Marion Crav ~ ford always carried his own station
 cry. pen and ink. and refused 10 vri
 with any others Also that he VITO
 every word Of every novel with q
 Q. Do the psopis of Alaska h.'
 vote fer president of the Unit
 states7 D. MeM.
 A. The people or Alaska do r
 have a vote for president. being
 the present time under a fcrrifori nt form Of government Alaska has n- legislature composed of a senate al c. house Of representatives but tho ~ ,s. ton of these must he confirmed ed congress.
 O. Kindly explain what is rnes @ by the following serteree--Chris
 mas is universally a dies non ee E. N.
 on A. This Is an ahbreyiatlon
 -dics non Juridiclz--a phrase me.