Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-17
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@. What is the easiest way to
remove film from old photograph
lnegatives?--C. A. q.
A. Usually nitric acid is used
for this purpose, but caustic soda
may also be employed.
Q. What does 'mlching male
cho'' mean?-E. ID.
A. This is an old English phrase
Iof uncertain origin, usually under
stood to mean hiding, or skulking,
mischief. Shakespeare uses it in
Hamlet.
Q. When was lace first made?
III. l.. u.
A. Lace, as we know 1t, was
first made in the sixteenth century
| and lace making reached its height
in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, before the introduction
Of machinery for that purpose. The
word comes from lacis, which
means braid, and translators Of
the Bible used the word lace in
this sense. Germany claims the in
Ivention of lace, a tombstone in An
Inaberg bearing this inscription;
Here lies Barbara Uttman, dice
IA Jan. 1875, whose invention of
lace in 1861, made her benefactress
of the Harz Mountains"
Q. How does the volume of
water of the Amazon compare with
other rivers of the worlds B.
A. The Amazon is said to con
tain one-tenth of all the running
water Of the globe.
Q. What was the origin Of the
word "electricity?"--M. Il.
A. The attractive power exhibit
ed by amber when rubbed was the
first electrical phenomenon OBJ.
served by man, and the word "elec-
'tricity" was derived from electrum,
the Greek name for amber.
Q. What is the meaning or sig.
nificance of the word "amcn" In
praycrs?-E. j. III.
A. Amen is a word of Hebrew
origin, having the sense of firmly,
or surely, certainly, truly, and when
used at the end of a prayer or
creed it has the meaning $50 I be-
lieve."
Q. What is the Academy of Po-
litiCal Sclence?--C. l.. W.
A. The American Academy OF
Political and Social Science was
organized December IA, 1889, to
provide a national forum for the
discussion of political and social
questions. Five scientific meetings
are held each year, with an annual
meeting in April.
Q. What is albertite?--M. r.. s.
A. Albertite is a pitchlike min
eral first discovered in Albert
county, New Brunswick; it is much
lighter than ordinary coal, ignites
freely from a match and burns like
a candle, leaving an almost i'm
palpable ash.
Q. What is or was the "all
fools argument?-T. G. S,
A. In British political contro.
versy those who favor tariff reform
sometimes argue that nearly every
other country in the world has
adopted protection and ask, fare
they all fools2' hence the designa-
ton, call fools" argument
@. Where was President Chester
A. Arthur buried "A. TT. c.
A. President Arthur's tomb is
in the Rural cemetery four miles
north of the city Of Albany, New
York.
Q. Who designed the NO boats?
Are they building this type boat
now?-T. o. w.
A. The NC boat was designed
by draughtsmen in the bureau OF
construction and repair of the navy
department. The building of this
type of boat has been discontinued