Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-06
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@. When foreigner applies for
q United States patent, can he use
his own language? T.. II. Il.
A. When an application is made
for a United States patent, all data
must be submitted in the English
language.
Q. How long will champagne
keep? A. NJ. Il.
A. Champagne, when we'll made
and properly stored in cool cellars,
will retain its good qualities from
ten to twenty years.
Q. Where is the first statue
erected TO George Washington? j.
II,
A. The first monument erected
to George Washington is in Charles
street. Baltimore.
Q. Docs the flavor of grapefruit
detcriorate when the fruit is kept
In cold storage? 5. l.. L.
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that grapefruit will de-
velop a superior eating quality
after a period Of one to threa
months in cold storage if suitably
cured before storing. One reason
for this is that, while the sugar
content remains about the same,
the acid content decreases marked
ly during storage, and apparently
the bitter principle is broken down,
which also enhances the sweetness
of the fruit. The fruit stores bet
ter when picked about mid-season.
Q. Where is the Mcsabe range
of mountains? j. A. w.
A. Mesabe range is in northern
Minnesota. Strictly speaking, it 's
not composed of mountains, the
extreme elevation being 1900 feet,
The Mesabe, the Vermillion and
Guyana ranges, all in Minnesota
produce more iron ore than any
other district in the world.
Q. Has the United States per-
fected u gun that outranges the Big
Bertha which shelled Paris during
the war? G. Il. X.
A. The National Rifle associa-
ton says that to date the United
States has not perfected a gun that
will outrange the German lons
range gun, which shelled Paris
incidentally, this weapon is not
known as big Bertha" this title
being given to the AS centimeteI
fowitzers which destroyed the Liege
forts.
Q. What city in the United
States has the largest negro popu'
lation? w. G, NJ.
A. New York city has the larg'
est negro population of any city ir
the United States. Its negro pop
ulation for 1920 was 152.467.
Q. How far above sea level 1:
the highest point in Florida!
e. W. NJ.
A. The highest point in Florida
is Iron mountain, which is 80;
feet above sea level.
Q. How many companies are
there in Canada manufacturing au'
tomobiIcs? II. T..
A. There are ten companies IT
Canada which make automobiles
The total value of passenger car;
produced by Canadian plants II
1920 amounted to $S4,500,000.
Q. When was the first glee cIut
formed? Il. T.
A. In 1887 "glee club" wat
formed in London, which flourish
ed until 1857. Since this style o.
music which was peculiar to Eng.
land was not written until the mid
die Of the eighteenth century, this
glee club was probably the first Of
any importance.
Q. Who was the first emperor
OF China? ID. NJ. u.
A. The first emperor OF China
of whom any detailed account IL
given, is Fu-hi. whose lifetime
tradition fixes as about 2S52-273S
Il. C..