Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-01
New Questions


/, Who wrote "Now T Lay Me
Down to Sleep?"
2. Was Rasputin the real name
of the Russian monk who attracted
so much attention a few years ago?
3. What is the difference between
the Far Eastern and the Eastern
questions?
4. What is the derivation of the
word grocer?
5. If a man commits a crime and
his wife hides him does she become
equally guilty of the crime?
6. OF what king is there no record
of his birth, death or either parent?
7. Is East Chicago a part OF Chi
cago?
8. Where did the Punch and Judy
show originate?
9..When a buzzard sails against a
stiff wind what propels it?
10. Can any bequest in a will be
annulled or must a new will be
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
/. @. Why are silos round in
form?
A. Round silos are more easily
reinforced to withstand the burst
ing pressure and have no corners
for air pockets, making 1t possible
to pack the green feed as tightly
as preserves in a glass.
2. O. How wide is the English
Channel?
A. There is great difference in
the width of the English channel in
different locations. From Ushant
to the Scilly Isles the distance is
100 miles. The width of the Strait
Of Dover, the narrowest point, is 20
miles.
8. @. Who. was it who said that
genius is only per cent inspired?
A. Thomas A. Edison is credited
with the epigram that genius is 2
per cent inspiration and SO per cent
perspiration."
4. @. Are children compelled to
attend school all the year round JILL
der the Gary plan?
! A. Such schools are open the year
| around, or for four quarters of II
weeks each, and pupils attend
school for three of these quarters,
| choosing the quarters that suit them
best. During the free quarter the
pupil may attend voluntarily any
of the activities Of the school.
5. @. How long have artificial
! aids to hearing been used?
A. The first mechanical contriv-
ance for the purpose OF improving
hearing was made by DR.. Yeardsley,
of London, in 1S4S.
| 6. Q. Is there anything that can
be done to make it possible to work
in quicksand?
| A. To make it possible to operate
in quicksand engineers are accus.
toned to CONCEAL them by forcing in.
to them brines and other, liquids at
low temperatures.
7. Q. How many of the Jews OF
the world live in America?
a. According to the Jewish Year
Book there were about 100000
Jews in the world in 1918. OF these
100000 were in the United States
almost half of them making their
homes in New York.
s. Q. What is the demand for rail
road ties in this country?
A. From 100,000,000 to 125, 100000
ties are used each year. The usual
size is seven inches by eight inches
by eight feet, although some smaller
and some larger ones are made fol-
special purposes.
8. @. Does the government regu
late the hours that postoffices open
and close?
A. The postoffice department
says that the hours that a postof
flee are kept open depend on local
conditions. Postoff1ces generally fol
low the hours of opening and clos
ing observed by the business es
adjustments in the community.
10. Q. When was tobacco first
cultivated in this country?
A. In America the cultivation OF
tobacco began in Virginia with the
earliest settlement of the colony. II
is recorded that in 1915 the gardens