Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-26
Answers to Questions.


to any question by writing the AL
buquerque Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Di-
rector, Washington, ID. C. This Of
fer applies strictly to information.
The bureau cannot give advice on
legal, medical, and financial mat
tiers. 1t does not attempt to settle
domestic troubles, nor to under
take exhaustive research on any
subject. Write your question plain
ly and briefly. Give full name and
address and enclose two cents in
stamps for return postage. All re-
plies are sent direct to the in
quirer.l
q. What first baseman holds
the record for errorless games !?
s. NJ. i.
A. Stuffy McInnis of the Cleye-
land Indians holds the record at
first base for fielding with 1877 en-
rorless games. On Decoration day
1921, he was charged with an error
and his next offense came in a
game this year played on the tenth
of June.
Q. Is there any state where
poison ivy docs not grow? w. II,
A. A chart showing the relative
distribution Of this plant marks no
poison ivy in Iowa. 1t Is most pro-
life on the states bordering on the
Atlantic ocean. The states west of
the Mississippi are comparatively
immune.
J. 4 4. g. VINO '"'e"'eo inc rest 'ur0F
A. DR.. S. Weir Mitchell in 1875
first advocated the method OF
treatment for cases of nervous
prostrations and various conditions
characterize by poor blood and
lack of muscular and nervous tone
which became known as the rest
cure.
Q. What city In this country is
known as the Modern Rome? N. S.
A. Richmond, Va. which was
originally built on seven hills. was
often called the Modern Rome.
Q. What Is the wage standard
sought by organized women? L.
j. G.
A. The principle OF wage deter
mination approved by the director
of the woman's bureau of the de-
partment of labor, Miss Mary An
derson, is wages should be estab-
lished on the basis of occupation
and not on the basis of sex or race"
Q. How docs the population OF
the District of Columbia compare
with that OF the smaller states? S.
C. r.
A. The District of Columbia has
n larger population than Delaware
Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho or New
Mexico.
O. Does the Japanese cherry
tree bear fruit? G. ID. L.
A. The Japanese cherry that
blossoms so beautifully does not
bear an edible fruit. However,
Japan has cherry tree native to
the mountainous districts of the
island, which bears large and
delicious fruit.
Q. What is the correct tcmpcra-
ture for hot bath? G. A.
A. A hot bath may be from 100
to 112 degrees Fahrenheit. A cold
bath should be between 35 and so
degrees.
o. Is rice paper made from
rice? j.. T.
A. Rice paper is made from the
pith of small tree. known botan-
ically as aralia papyrifera. a
O. How many of the men who
had been educated at West Point
served in the civil war? II. o. M.
A. OF the cadets living when the
civil war began-including the
class OF 1S61--S9 per cent served
with either the Union or Confed-
crate forces. over rs per cent
were in the Union army.
Q. What kind of acid docs fruit
contain? NJ. G. S.
A. Lemons, oranges, grape fruit.
lime and citron contain citric acid;
apples. pears, peaches. apricots,
gooseberries. currants and straw
berries, malic acid: rhubarb oxalic
acid; and grapes. tartaric acid.