Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-11
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Q. Did the frost this year dam.
age the fruit crop as much as the
frost last spring? G. III. C.
A. The department of agricuI-
ture says that the freeze this year
was not so general nor SO heavy as
that Of last spring. This years
fruit bloom was unusually heavy,
so the loss from frost may leave an
average or good fruit crop.
Q. What was the first city in the
United States TO have a commits
sion form OF government? II. e. 1.
A. The commission form of
government originated in Calves
ton, Tex, in 1901. and was an
emergency measure following the
flood disaster Of 1900.
Q. Why Is the word "CeIes-
tiaIs" used wnen speaking Of the
Chinese? w. G. S.
d. 80 A.
the Chinese is suggested by the
title Tien Chao (Heavenly dynasty
which Is popular name for the
Chinese empire.
@. What is the difference be-
tween Bedoins and Fellahs? r.
ID. p.
A. Arabian life Is either nomadic
or settled. The wandering tribes
are Bedouins, and the settled tribes
are styled Fellahs.
Q. Which are the five largest
lakes in the United States outside
of those known as the Great
Lakes? w. b.
A. The five largest lakes in the
United States. exclusive of the
Great Lakes, are: Great Salt lake,
1900 square miles; Lake of Woods,
Minnesota and Canada, 1900
square miles; Tulare lake, Cali
fornia, 500 square miles; Lake
Okechofee, Florida. 1850 square
miles; Lake Pontchartrain. Louis
lana, 625 square miles.
Q. For what purpose are the
tonsiIs? j. w. j.
A. The function of the tonslls Is
to destroy germs on their way to
the lungs.
Q. What is the use of the little
fan I'm clock which is set in mo-
ton when a clock strikes? A. c. B.
A. This ran acts rs a governor
to prevent the clocks striking too
fast.
Q. What is colloidal chemistry?
S. II. II. .sao
A. Colloidal chemistry is the
chemistry OF systems consisting OF
extremely finely divided material,
such as bubbles, drops. grains. fill
aments and films. in state OF
suspension in other material. The
chemist calls this system a "heter-
ogeneous system consisting of a
dispersed phase In a dispersion
medium" Colloidal chemistry
therefore is a study of extremely
finely divided suspensions.
O. HOW may grass stains he re-
moved from child's rompers:
II. P.
A. To remove grass stains. dip
the portion of the article affected
into molasses, and wash out In
clear water. Alcohol applied TO
the spots will also eradicate them.
o. What is the common law?
c. j.
body of unwritten law in England
and the United States as distin-
guished from the written or stat
utory law.
o. Is there fixed legal weight
for a sack Of flour? ID. S. N.
A. In the United States sack
of flour signifies 140 pounds. while
in Great Britain 1t is ESQ pounds.