Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-10
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@. How long have we had acci-
dent insurance in this country?
A. S.
A. Accident insurance was first
introduced into the United States
in 1859 and the first accident in
surance company was organized in
1868 at Hartford, Conn, It is said
that the first accident policy was
issued when the president of the
company insured citizen of Hart
ford in the sum of $4,000 for d
premium of cents against death
by accident while walking from the
postoffice to his residence.
@. Can a burglar be convicted
by the testimony of his pal who was
in with him on the job? K, f. G.
A. 1t is the law in some states
and the rule of practice in Others
that a jury shall not convict upon
the uncorroborated testimony of an
accomplice.
Q. What is meant by Overhead
expenses?" L. 7. r.
A. In manufacturing the term
overhead expenses is generally used
to include all expenditures except
those for productive labor and for
raw materials, but it is used with
so many different meanings that
it is difficult to give hard and
fast definition.
q. How did the acre measure
ment of land originate? M, b. c.
A. Acre, originally a field" J"
"pasture" or hunting ground" ="
later came to be rough measure
Of ground and was held to be- what
one man could plow in one day, or
Gin Tngland) what a yoke Of oxen
could plow in one day.
@. What two former presidents
Of the United states died on the
same day? X. #. d.
A. John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson both died on July A, 1926,
the fiftieth anniversary of the Dec
laration of Independence.
o. Why Is a mans Adams
apple given that name? M, G. G;
A. The name adams apple"
is supposed to have originated in
the absurd popular notion that a
portion of the forbidden fruit, as
sumed to have been an apple,
stuck in Adams throat when he
attempted to swallow 1t.
@. Who was Gas Addicks?
II. r. T..
A. John e. Addicks, who
amassed a fortune as a gas man
ufacturer and came into national
prominence through a persistent
but unsuccessful struggle to be
elected United States senator from
Delaware, a fight which he waged
for eleven years, was sometimes
known as Gas" Addicks
Q. What is the highest noun
tain in the Adirondacks? M. G. r..
A. Mt. Marcy rising 5,344 feet
above the sea, is the highest peak
in the Adirondacks.
@. What is meant by the term
devils advocate?" U. T,
A. The term devils advocate"
is popularity applied to persons
who accuse maliciously or SANDER.
1t is derived from a procedure in
the Roman Catholic church, in
which, when a sanctified person
is to be canonized. someone is
appointed to scrutinize his past
life and report all acts mitigating
against the proposed honors. This
official is known as the "advocatus
diaboli,' while the official desig-
mated to defend the candidate for
honors is termed "advocatus Del"
Gods advocate.
.. Where was the first agri-
cultural experiment station located
in this country? j. X.
A. The first regularly organ
lied agricultural experiment sta
tion in America was established
at Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn, in 1875, under the di-
rection of DR.. w. o. Atwater.
@. What is the extent of what
is called the cotton belt?" X. L.
A. The cotton belt is strip
beginning in North Carolina and
extending sothwestward and west
ward to central Texas, lying in
it's eastern end midway between
the mountains and the sea, widen
ing as it approaches the Missis-
sippi and extending westward
until it reaches the arid belt
where lack of moisture prevents
its further spread.
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