Arizona republican., 1922-06-29
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@. Do flies ever cause blindness7
c. II. G.
A. The prevalence OF blindness in
Egypt is probably traceable TO the
fact that the fly is sacred in that
country. 1t is said that mother
will not kill fly nor brush it from
the eyelid of her child. Infection Is
often carried from one child TO an
other. and in the case of diseased
eyes, the malady is spread in this
manner.
Q. When was the freedom OF the
press first established? Z. III.
A. The constitutions of Pennsyl-
vania. Deleware, Maryland and North
Carolina all adopted in 1875. con-
any legislative authority in favor of
the liberty of the press With the
adoption of Article One, amending
the United States Constitution, in
1891. the principle of free press
and free speech was for the first
time written into the organic law
of an important nation.
@. What was the Webster Ash
burton treaty?-N. {.
A. This treaty between the United
States and Great Britain was nego-
tiated in 1912. BY it the frontier line
between the state of Maine and Can
ada was definitely fixed, provisions
were made for putting an end to the
African slave trade. and an agree
ment was made for the mutual extra
dition of suspected criminals.
@. Do elephants make noise when
charging? l. M. G.
A. An African elephant when
about to charge gives vent to shrill
loud trumpet. while the Indian ele-
pildilt Cullo up itS u uih oHu ShoA SIS
in silence
@. Please explain the signifi-
canoe of the phrase comfy of ma
tons" A s. w.
A. 1t is an expression in interna-
tional law which defines that spirit
of courtesy which causes one nation
to recognize the laws and institu-
tions of another in such a manner
as to permit them to take effect
within its own territory.
@. What is a staple shoe? R.R. K.
A. Staple is the general term ap-
piled to shoes embodying such feat
ures of style and makeup as render
them subject to repeated demand
from customers, as distinguished
from the novelty" the freak" or
the specially"
@. What is the origin of the words
wholesale and retail?J. A. w.
A. The word wholesale is merely
a combination of the words whole
and sale Retail is the Old French
retail meaning cutting, and con-
nected with the Modern French re-
TALLER meaning to cut Off.
@. Can you tell me the name of
the medicine discovered during the
war which neutralizes pus? S. ]. c.
A. The Surgeon Generals Office
says that this was Dichlorenen-T.
@. What relation was Marion
Harland to Virginia Terhune Van de
Water? w. n.
A. Marion Harland was the nom
de plume under which Mrs. Edward
Payson Terhune wrote. This noted
woman died on June 2nd. leaving
three children. all of them writers
of note. Two of them are daughters,
Mrs. Virginia Terhune Van de Water,
and Mrs. Christine Terhune Her
rick, and the other a son, Albert
Payson Terhune.
@. How long have house boats
been in use? c. n. o.
A. While palatial house-boats
were used in China since early times.
the house boat of modern days first
in England about 1860. and
came to this country late in the nine
teenth century.
@. Would the imaginary line con-
Meeting the magnetic poles pass
through the center OF the earth?--
r. J. r.
A. The north magnetic pole is To-
Gated at latitude 70 degrees north,
longitude 81 degrees west, and the
south magnetic pole at latitude u
degrees south longitude 153 degrees
east. The exact position varies from
time to time. A line connecting the
noIes uouId mass through the earth |