Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-10
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@ is the boil weevil as great
n menace as the ravages OK the
insects which afflicted the Egypt
fans in the olden days? D. 5.
A. Government authorities are
convinced that the boil weeyll is
n pest of as great magnitude as
any which afflicted the Egyptians.
Some authorities claim that II
has disturbed our economic sit
factor in our history.
@. Which state leads in the
number of camp sites foe auto
mobiles touring the country! w.
z. L.
A, California has more camp
sites for tourists than any other
state.
O. Is it proper to say II rec
kon 1 will be there on Thursday
A, The verb reckon should
not be used. 1t means TO esti-
mate or count up.
Q. Is CASTLE soap known by
any other name? II. NJ. L.
A. 1t is also known as olive
oil soap, Marseilles soap. Span
ish soap and Venetian soap. The
name CASTLE records its Spanish
origin, but Marseilles, France
is the chief modern place of its
manufacture--in fact in Europe
it is generally known as Marseil-
les soap. If genuine and of the
first quality it is made entirely
of olive oil. The bulk of Cas-
tile soap of modern manufacture
contains considerable percent
age, of peanut, rope seed, and
other similar vegetable oils.
@. Where does the expression
"a little bird told me" come
from? C. z. G..
A. This is borrowed from Ec-
clesiastes 1920 where it reads
For a bird of the air shall
carry the voice and that which
hath wings shall tell the matter"
G. What proportion of the
earth's area was directly involv-
ed in the World War? r. d. r.
A. OF Europe's approximate
ly 100000 square miles of ter
ritory. seven-eighths was directly
involved in the conflict. For
Africa the fraction is larger, 80
out of 33 parts having been in
belligerency. Asia with her H.
100000 square miles, shows twen-
ty-four twenty-fifths of her terri
tory involved, while Australia was
completely in the throes of war.
In North America four-fifths OF
an area of nearly 100000
square miles is occupied by two
of the great countries that were
in the struggle. Only about one
half of South America remained
neutral. Therefore of the ST.
100000 square miles of the
globes area, exclusive of An
tarctica, more than 45,000,000
square miles belong to the hellig-
erent nations, and the remaining
few million were more or less
affected.
@. What is a fitch Of bacon?
T. T.
A. This is the English name
for a whole side of salt pork. The
term is also applied to any large
piece of side meat.
@. Who was the wife of
Thomas Jefferson? G. C. III.
A. Thomas Jefferson married
Martha Shelton, widow of
Bathurst Shelton and daughter of
John Waylos.
Q. May one refer to her hus-
band as "Mr. Smith? c. X. w.
A. This form is correct in
speaking to servant, but should
not be used in converslng with
an equal.
@. Who was called The Mother
OF the Brazilians? VI. W. j.
A. Dona Thereza, daughter Of
Francis I, king of the two ssicilies.
was known as Mother of the