Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
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@. see that a ship from Australia
carried wombats, waIlabies, and Tas-
manian devils? What are these /?
<. c. D.
"A. A wallaby is any OF the various
small and medium sized kangaroos.
a wombat has a thick, heavy body.
short legs and rudimentary tail. re-
sembling in general form a small
bear The Tasmanian devil is a bur-
rowing animal with coarse hair.
mostly jet black. Though no larger
than badger it is very savage and
sometimes destroys sheep.
@. How many pounds pressure is
the charqe is compressed ready for
firing? D. r. c.
A. There are from 40 to 120 pounds
of pressure in an automobile cylinder
when the charge is compressed ready
for firing.
Q. What does Bar-le Due mean?
r. D.
A. Barbecue means. in French.
the. dukes citadel. Bar le- Due dates
from the sixth century when it was
the residence of the Duke OF Bar
The town produces excellent wine
and variety of currant jam which
bears its name.
Q. The brick in our house is
streaked with white. What causes
this and what will remove il? G. E.
A.
A. A Geological Survey says that
the white substance which comes to
the surface of the bricks when il
rains is the soluble salt in the brick.
This remains on the surface after the
bricks are dry. There is no remedy
for this except to wash the brick
with water.
@. What place was known as
Bank side? E. p. G.
A. The south bank of the Thames
River between Blackfriars and Wa
terloo bridges is known as Bank side.
The famous Globe Theater stood
there in Shakespeare's time.
@. Is it correct to say "per week."
and "Per day.? ). w.
A. The use Of this Latin preposi-
ton is not sanctioned in English.
one should say "a week" and "a day."
@. How long is the race course at
Ascot Heath? j. w.
y. This famous English race
course is almost exactly two miles.
1t was laid out % miles from Lon
don, in I'LL, by order of Queen Anne.
@. What is the longest golf hole
ever made IN a single shot from the
tee? j. n.
A. The seventeenth hole at Hen
ley on Thames that was made in
one by Mr., A. c. Ladd in the autumn
of 1912. The hole measures $50 yards.
Several persons witnessed this per-
Torrance.
@. What is "tommy shop"7 r.
A. In England a tommy" was the
slang name for penny roll and in
time was applied to all bread and
provisions. A tommy shop" was
an establishment where the workers
were paid in goods instead of in
money
z. Was there at any time flag
or coat -of- arm of France represented
by three frogs and fleur- de-lis7 3.
n.
A. The device or the ancient Kings
of France was composed OF three
toads. erect. saltant." The fleur- de-
lis was definitely adopted as part
of the French Cuat-of-arms in 1850.
ln 1876 Charles Y made his coat-of-
arms consist ct three fleWs- dc-lIs Of
gold ON blue ground,