Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-05-18
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Q. How large Is Czechoslorakia?
A. The Czechoslovak republic
has an area of 10000 square XII,
lssneters. This is about the size oil
England.
Q. When were steel springs fol-
carriages invented? j. l.. G.
A. Steel springs for vehicles
were not introduced until about
1900. The elliptic spring was in
vented in 1904 by obadiah Elliott
a coach maker Of Lambeth, Eng
land.
O, What is carron Oil? G. A. d.
A, Carron oil is mixture OF
equal parts of linseed oil and lime
water. 1t is employed as dress
ing for burns and takes its name
from the Carron iron works in
Scotland, where It was generally
used.
@. How did cartridge paper ge'
its name? II. z.
A. The original use OF this
strong paper was for soldiers cart
ridges. =,
@. What Is Telegram? j. l.. j
A. AS applied to timber this IN
dicates the grain of timber Whlcn
splits readily across its annular
rings or plates in the direction OF
the center.
Q. How much heating power Il
lost i'm transforming coal into elec'
tricity and heating by electricity!
A. IL the heat In coal be trans.
formed into electrical energy, and
this again transformed into heat
less than 10 per cent of the heat
in the fuel will be realized fol-
heating.
Q. Where is the greatest yield
per acre of sugar produced? h. X
6.
A. The yield of sugar per acre
in Hawaii is the highest in the
world, averaging four and one-hali
tons per acre, and on irrigated
plantations six tons to the acre.
Q. What constitutes a bad debt
II. NJ. L.
A. A bad debt is defined as one
paid for six months, unless 1t IL
well secured and in process of col
lection.
Q. Please give a recipe for but,
ter candy. J. j. NJ.
A, Glucose cream: Three
pounds sugar, one-fourth pound
glucose, one pint water. Cook to
242 degrees. Remove from fire
and add one-twelfth pound butter
Mix into cream while still warm.
q. What caused the friction be.
tween the United States and Brit,
ain along about 1910, which nearl,
caused a war? Il. ID. A.
A. The seizure and destruction
Of the American vessel Caroline
on December 20, 1887, during the
rebellion in Upper Canada, threat
ened to cause war between Britain
and this country. In 1S40, a Can
adian named Mcleod, who boasted
of participating in the affair. was
tried in New York. The British
ministry threatened war IL he were
not released. His trial continued,
but he was acquitted. serious trou-
BILE thus being avoided.
q. What were the popular cut
flowers I'm civil war times? w. U.
a. The flowers which appeared
on the market in those days were,
for the most part. the daphne, ca
mellia, abutilon, Gala, sweet alys-
sum and heliotrope. A few tea
roses were sold.