Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-24
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New Questions

| /! Who is the oldest Indian liv-
ing?
2. WHO was the Maid of Athens
| in Byron's poem?
8. Is there any way to make lard
fresh which has become rancid?
A. Is the number Of deaths from
tuberculosis increasing or decreas-
ing?
5. What color is the Poland China
hog?
6. Is there such thing as ba-
mana oil?
Z. Is the United States going to
have a building at the international
Exposition IN Brazil next year?
8. What will keep windows in a
house from steaming?
9. Is it possible to get a passport
to Germany now?
10. When honey is used in cook
ing is it necessary to use soda?
Questions Answered
I. @. How many people paid adj
mission to see sporting events with
in the past year?
A. Grantland Rice. the well-known
sportswritcr, estimates that there
were about 100,000,000 admissions
paid to see sporting events, which
would include baseball. racing, foot
ball, boxing, wrestling, track and
field, golf, tennis, basketball, soccer,
hockey, etc. The money paid for
admission, he estimates at $500, OOO,-
900. =,
@. Where in the Bible can find
reference to the man in the moon!
A. Legend connects the man IN
the moon with the man spoken OF
in Numbers, 18th chapter, 32d to
37th verse, who was condemned to
death for gathering sticks on the
Sabbath. There are also legends to
the effect that Cain is the man IN
@. When was opium introduced
into China?
A. Opium for use as a medicine
was introduced into China in the
thirteenth century by Arabs. The in
PRODUCTION of opium smoking was
not not until the seventeenth cen
tury and came from India. Inc
first edict prohibiting this was by
the Emperor Yung Cheng in 1729.
@. How many years has 1T been
nossible to talk from New York to
San Francisco by long distance?
A. The Chesapeake and ONO
Telephone company says the long
distance line between New YORK
and San Franciscoawas first open
ed on January rs, 1915.
5. Can a fish remain alive after
being frozen in a cake of ice it the
ice is melted naturally?
A The bureau of fisheries says
that it is possible for fish to remain
alive after being frozen in a cake
of ice. They know of an instance
where goldfish remained alive after
being frozen in a pond all winter.
Tn Siberia there are rivers contain
ing fish which are buried in the
mud and which are frozen all win
ter. but are alive in the spring. .
6. @. Please give the story OF
"Annie Laurie
A. Sir Robert Laurie, first baronet
Of the MaXwellton family Created
March 27, 1850, had by his second
wife, three sons and four daugh-
tiers, of whom Anne was much cele-
brated for her beauty. She made a
conquest of Mr.. Douglas, of Eng
land, who composed a poem to her
one not unlike the poem used by
Lady John Scott in her musical ar
rangement of the familiar song.
Anne Laurie married Mr.. John Fer
guson, of Craigdarrock.
Z. G. When was I'm God We
Trust" put on coins?
A. The law providing for the
motto I'm God We Trust" was pass
ed in 1861. The first coins bearing
this motto were 1-cent pieces. Since
that time the motto has been placed
on all gold coins that admitted of
it. The 81 gold pieces were too
small to carry this motto. The first
$40 gold coins, made from the de-
sign of Augustus St. Gaudens, did
not bear this motto. but after a
few were made the motto was re-
stored.
s. @. What proof have we that
the great glacier passed over the
land? Were people living then?
A. Biologists base their state
ments concerning the existence of
the glacial period mainly upon evil
dence in the form of erosion of
rocks, the existence of boulder clay
and various other forms of deposits.
The first scientific references to
glacial acti@n were suggested by the
Alpine regions and are to be found
i'll the works of Charpentier and Ae-
Sc1oIH. 4hc1l1 NllIl IlOI SAlSL pIIOI anu
during the early part of the glacial
period. The first evidence Of his
existence is to be found in the later
glacial period.
Q. Q How long did it take Noah
Webster to compile his dictionary?
A. Noah Webster began his prep
aration for his American dictionary
of the English language in 1907, and
published it in 1928. Previous to
1907 he had published speller and
"a Compendious Dictionary" both
of which were probably helpful in
the new undertaking. The Ameri-
can dictionary contained - 900 more
| words and about 10000 more def
nitions than had appeared in any
English dictionary published before
his.
10. @. How long do ordinary birds
live?
A. The average length of life of
small common birds, such as a robin,
! is from 10 to 10 years.
enteen of our girls will have to
drop out of school after Christ
mas if we cannot get help for
them. They are splendid girls
and would be leaders i'm their
| home communities if we could
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