Arizona republican., 1922-06-27
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@. How did the custom Of having q
best man originate? c. l.. r.
A. Tradition relates that a best
man was employed in the stone age.
The bridegroom swooped down upon
the home of the bride and stole her
away while the best man diverted the
attention Of the brides father.
@. What is the difference between
a toreador and matador? J. D.
A. These are both terms used in
bull fighting. Toreador is a general
term for a bull fighter, used especi-
ally of one who fights on horseback.
The matador is the one who on foot
the final thrust.
@. Wrat is the most important
light on the Atlantic coast? C. e. T.
A The lighthouse service says that
it depends upon what is meant by
important. One of the most danger
Gus points on the coast is at Cape
Hatteras. North Carolina and the
light-ship guarding Diamond Shoals
ir most iiuhf
@. Who said "you can fool some of
the people all of the time, and all
of the people most of the time, but
you cannot fool all of the people all
of the time? j. n. c.
A. This has been attributed to
Abraham Lincoln and to p. T. Bar
num- In "The Wisdom of Lincoln"
published in 1908. it is stated that
the quotation is an extract from
speech of his made at Clinton, ILL.,,
September s, 1858.
@. What is meant by saying a per-
son is an Acrates? c. S. K.
A. This is the name of male
character in Spenser's Faerie Queen
who personified Incorporate love of
pleasure.
@. How many people are killed by
lightning each year? B. 6.
A. About five or six persons per
million die annually from lightning
shocks.
@. How much money was involved
in the great Humbert swindle
U. j..
A. On the representation that she
had Inherited a fortune of $50, ,000,-
600 from an American millionaire.
art nd hJi Ch a n
netted about $10000,000 while the
amount of notes in the form of orig
inal loans and renewals equaled
S140, 000 600.
@. What is the difference between
ligaments and tendons? A. n.
A. Ligaments and tendons are of
the same fibrous tissue, but the for
mer connect bones, while the latter
attach muscles to the surface of
bones. Ligaments also are of stouter
structure and less liable to give way
or to be ruptured.
@. Name some of the taverns or
inns at which George Washington is
known to have stopped2 M. r. S.
A. Authentic Washingtonian tav-
erns include: City Tavern, Philadel-
phia; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Sos
ton; True American Inn. Trenton. n.
D.. arnold Inn, MOrrlSlONn, SuIIeE-
ms Tavern and Smiths Tavern,
Smiths Cove. n. Y; The Buck Tav-
ern near Philadelphia: the tavern at
East Chester, n. Y. Fountain Inn.
Baltimore; Days Tavern. Harlem.
Fraunces' Tavern, New York, Mann's
Hotel, Annapolis; City Hotel, Alex
andria.
@. Is there any medicinal value in
sunlight? p. L.
A. The therapeutic application OF
sunlight is an empirical mode of
treatment in many diseases, which
has been handed down through gem
erations. There is undoubtedly life
giving principle or growing stimulus
in sunlight. and men and animals re-
uuire it as we'll as vegetation
@. How much does the Washing
ton monument sWay?-R. D.
A. In high winds the monument
deviates three inches in each dlrec-
ton. making a maximum sway OF SIX
inches,
@. When was the first savings
bank started in New York City?-
G. G. n.
A. Philip Hone, a merchant who
was later mayor of New York ana
prominent in national political al
fairs. established the first lnstltu-
tion of this kind in 1916.