Arizona republican., 1921-04-07
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 O. Before prohibition went into effect, how much corn was used in the manufacture of liquor? w. E. H.
 A. For the year ending June 30, 1918. there was used in this country I6.650l25 bushels of grain to make distilled spirits in the United States. Of this 15.s41 ,000 bushels were corn.
 O. What would be a good cleaner for a blue enameled bedroom suite i? T. J. 8.
 A. There is no better means of cleaning colored enameled furniture than to wash it in lukewarm water, drying each part perfectly by rub ping briskly as fast a 1t Is washed This method is as safe as 1t is sim pie. It leaves the polih absolutely uninjured.
 O. What is the value of dime bearinq the letter "s?" V. s. l..
 A. There is no premium on United States dimes bearing the letter S. This letter Is simply a mint marx and indicates that the coin was made at the San Francisco mint.
 O. Who said "Patriotism is the l..t refuoe of a scoundrei?" Q. C. A. patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundreP' is from Boswelf Life of Samuel Johnson" O. We have had a great deal of discussion over the plural of "ero- ous.r Would appreciate your advis- 1 ina in your column. F. R. H. 1 \. The English plural of "croeus | is "crocuses."
 a. Who discovered Rochelle salts Rochelle salt was discovered in 1872 by a La Rochelle apothecary named Seignette. It occurs, wheh pure, in colorless transparent prisms generally eight-sided-
 O. When were hard time tokens issued? C. C. H.
 A. Hard time tokens tJschsol pantSl were the size OI idi Sc NCPfN | cents They were issued from ls5- to 1s4l. They were mostly copper although some were made in brass There were about 100 varieties o I these token pieces.
 O. Do plants have nervous sys tems7 L. G. Nj. ,.
 A. The department of agricuitur' says that plants do not have nerNou! systems in the same sense that am
 maIs do. It is interesting to nou that there are some species of plants
 however. which appear to respond U
 certain stimuli.
 O. Which animals hibernate? HoN
 do they exist during their Per'od o hibernation7 M. C. \.
 A. Among the mammals which m , bernate are the bear, dormous'
 badger. bat and hamster; numbe are incomplete hibernators, as In i prairie dog. while squirrels fall int
 winter sleep during the coldes , weather, but may be seen in war; spells in winter. The period of hloer , nation varies with different animal , and with the climate. Continuou
 hibernators do not lay in supply
 food as do intermittent ones lIh
 squirrels. During this period the ani l mal functions are nearly suspende' } O. What is the population of th . worId2 J. S. w.
 r A. The population of the world ' 1918 was approximately 1,6sS,OOo,o0