The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-20
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O. How long have toys been known
and made?-E. E. B.
A. The custom of playing with dolls
is almost as old as man. The devel-
opment of the manufacture of toys was
very slow. Even 100 years ago, toys
were few and simple in construction.
Children's toys of ages past still sur
vive. Metal. wood, stone, porcelain,
earthenware, leather and papyrus were
employed in making them. The fact
that rattles, balls and tops are still
popular shows how few changes have
occurred in the popularity of toys.
Q. Do all frogs come from tadpoles?
i. H. z.
A. Certain frogs, as a tree-toad of
Guadeloupe, w. l., where there are no
marshes, do not pass through a tad
pole stage, but hatch without tails, and
with legs, and otherwise resemble
their parents.
Q. When was the first census
taken?-W. P.
A. The first census of which there
is a reliable record is that OF the Jews
by David In which a record was COM
piled of the males of 20 and over and
of cattle.
Q. When was the first brick road in
the United States built?-E. W. X.
A. The Bureau of Public Roads
says that the first brick road of which
they have record was built in
Charleston, w. Va, in 1872.
Q. How deep has submarine boat
gone with safety?-G o. W.
A. An American submarine has
gone down to the depth of 297 feet.
The average working depth is about
2Jr feet Some German U-boats have
attained depths a5 great as $50 to $40.
feet.
@. Is the ordinary house cat merely
n domesticated species of Wildcat
F. T.
A. Tho house cat is descendant of
the North African "glovcd" or "Caffre"
cat. which was domesticated by the
Egyptians before the time of the old
est monuments of their civilization.
Q. Where and what is the Yer
sailles of Germany ~. l.. d.
A. The Palace of Sans Souci at
Potsdam, erected in 1745-47, for Fred
erickl the Great. is copied after the
Palace of Versailles and is sometimes
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Q. Is the Key to England" har-
Dor or a fort? III. G., B.
A. The original Dover Castle, stand
ing on a site on the eastern limits of
the town OF Dover now occupied by a
modern fort, was called the key to
England"
@. Woodrow Wilson was said to
have been elected President in 1916
because no kept US out Of war" Was
President ever elected who was
pledged to get us into ward. Y.
A. Madison was renominated by
the Republican or Democratic party
in 1912 on mis- express agreement to
declare war against Great Britain.
Q. Can lot in a cemetery be
seized or attached for a debt of the
owner?-M. p r.
A. A. grave, vault or burial lot in
which bodies are inferred cannot be
seized for debt. nor can the owner
raise mortgage or loan on 1t.
@. To whom are government Their
mometers given?-L. A. T.
A. Government thermometers are
issued by the Weather Bureau a
points where weather observation are
desirable and where persons are will
ing to render observations free o.
charge to the Weather Bureau.