Arizona republican., 1922-06-10
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@. What make of golf balls did
Hutchinson and Barnes use when
they won the British and American
open championships last year? o.
r. A.
A. Both men used Spalding SOS.
@. Were high schools original in
this country? c. M v.
A. The high school is distinctly an
American institution. The English
high schoo' CT Boston, founded 1921,
was the first Of its kind and grad
ually, as free elementary schools
were established throughout the coun-
try, the high schools followed.
@. Where did the slang express
sion "He's hellbender" come fromf
J. r. p.
A. Possibly from large salaman-
der called the hellbender. found chief
~ in the streams emptying into the
Great Lakes. This is an extremely
ugly but perfectly harmless creature
that is exceedingly tenacious OF life
and hibernates in cold weather.
@. Was the play ashore Acres"
ever known by any other name? E.R.
A. James A. Herne wrote Shore
Acres" in 1SS3-S4. and it was first
produced as THE Hawthorne" at Chi
cago in 1892, taking its present name
when it was played in Boston a few
weeks later.
brought to this country during the
Revolutionary war? s. w. 3.
A. The total number OF Hessians
brought to America was 29,697, OF
whom 1873 returned. The others
either died or remained here to be-
come citizens. These forces cost
Great Britain about 1,770,000 pounds.
@. Are bananas grown from seeds
or sprouts? r. e.
A. The species grown for fibre
an dior armament usually produce
seed and are propagated by planting
seeds. The edible banana of COM
merce has a perenniay root from
which the plant is perpetuated by
sprouts or suckers.
@. What states have more women
than men in their population? T. NJ.
A. Females exceed males in Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, New York,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama and in the District of Colum-
bia-
@. How could anything be prehis-
toric? M. NJ.
A. In a literal sense this express
sion is incorrect, for anything or
event of which there is record neces-
sarily is historic to the degree of the
extent of the record.
@. How long did the Cubans fight
for Independence? M. D.
A. The struggle of the Cubans for
independence began in 1858 and con-
tinued until 1899.
@. When cream is changed to but
ter is there q physical or chemical
change? D. L. r.
A. The dairy division says when
cream is changed to butter it is a
physical change.
@. Does the hiPpipotamus sweat
piooo9 w. ". ".
A. A curious feature of the skin
of this animal is the reddish exuda-
tion from it's pores when it is eX-
cited or In pain. 1t is called bloody
sweat, but the blood has no part
in it.
@. is il only 22 carat gold that
has a dull yellowish look? A. A.
A. Roman gold can be produced in
any carat, though % carat is soft
and more nearly of the color de-
scribed
@. Does rain help people suffer-
ing with hay fever?-l. L. A.
A. Continued rain affords relief
to such patients, for it causes pre-
cipitation of the pollen in the air
and prevents more of it leaving the
plants. If the rain lasts long enough,
the sufferer finds relief because the
effects of the inhaled pollen wear off.
@. What is a Joshua tree?-H.
x. NJ.
A. The forestry service says that
this Is a desert tree which grows in
California, Arizona and New Mexico.
It has light, soft, spongy wood, and
is used for boxes and wrapning ma
terial.