Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-11
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@. Is a party. liable to prosecutors.
who makes a patented article for his
own use and does not offer it for sale?
w. 3. O.
A. The United States Patent Office
says that any individual who makes an
article patented by some one else, even
for his own consumption and not for
sale, is violating the laws of the United
States Patent Office. and is liable to
prosecution.
@. What chapter in the Bible has
four verses alike?
A. The 10th Psalm contains the
same verse in four places.
@. How heavy a rain constitutes
cIoudburst? D. |. A.
A. This term was first applied in the
United states ABOUT lo4V, III ludld,
about 1850. No definite amount of rain
has been assigned as the limit between
a cloudburst and a heavy rain, but
review of special storms SO designated
seems, to fix the minimum at about six
inches of rain, falling at the rate of 10
inches an hour. Cloudbursts are con-
fined to small areas. the heaviest us
ually covering little more than an acre,
the lighter ones perhaps a square mile.
@. What is the pronunciation and
meaning of the name "Cienfuesos?"
| T. 3. r.
A. The name of this Cuban city is a
| Spanish word meaning hundred fires
and is pronounced as If spelled sven
| fway-gos.
@. What is meant by the expression
ito unlock the atom?" A. Mem.
| A. The expression ito unlock the
atom,' is usually interpreted as fol-
/ lows: According to the atomic theory
an atom is minute indivisfble particle
To unlock the atom is another way of
saying-to achieve the impossible, TO
divide the indivisible.
@. Is it true that the American Army
! Of Occupation in Germany requires
/ German women to do their laundry
j work? w. r.
The war department says that the
! army units in the American Army of
/ OCCUPATION have their own laundry
j
done by German citizens The soldiers
themselves compose these companies.
@. Please repeat the formula for
making paint used on the White House.
w. NJ.
A. This paint is made of white lead,
10 per cent; French white zinc, 80 per
cent, and enough raw linseed oil to
produce a proper consistency.
@. Did Pope Siricius precede Pope
Gregory? r. J. n.
A. Siricius was Pope from 3s4 to 800,
while Gregory / was Pope from $50
to 6e4.
@. What country exports the most
silk? A. A. r..
A. The bureau of foreign and domes.
tic commerce says that British Hon
duras leads all other countries in e.-
, porting silk and silk materials. The
value of silk and silk material exported
, by British Honduras in 1919 was
| 81 .0o4 ops.
II @. Does it expedite matters for :
man TO come to Washington to Iook
) after the securing of patent?. F. r. T,
, A. The patent office does not advise
i | an inventor to come to Washington in
regard TO the patenting of his inven-
: ton. II advises an inventor to secure
$ 1.-the assistance of a reliable patent at
I torney.
! @. Who was known as the eusybody
t n. L.
[ A. This was the nom de plume signed
a by BENJAMIN Franklin to series Of
E papers written in the manner of Add
sons Spectator. They appeared at tbs
r time of his purchase of the Philade1-
$ phia Gazette.