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@. Is there life on Venus? r.. G. r..
A. The question cannot be an
swered definitely. DIR. G. q. Abbot
of the Smithsonian Institution says
that 1t seems more probable that life
corresponding TO life on the Earth
exists on Venus than on Mars The
conditions on Venus are similar to
those on Earth. while Mars probably
differs in many ways.
q. Has New York or New Orleans
the smaller percentage OF Roman
Catholics? J.. B. G.
| A. While New York City contains
about four times as many Catholics as
New Orleans. the percentage is much
smaller. Out of New Orleans popu-
lation OF 3S7,219, the Roman Catholic
estimate OF their members is 32T ,14d.
q. Why did the miners say that
they had won the strike when they de-
clIned President Harding's arbitra-
ton plan? G.. ID. NJ.
a. The miners had not won In the
sense that they had been conceded
all for which they went on strike
However. they regarded IL as a sue
cessful demonstration of what labo
terms the assertion of economic forcs
in that they had made impossible the
production OF coal in the union field.
Tor a period of over is weeks.
q. Does an eel have scales? T.. S. L
"a. The eel does have scales embed
ded in its Shiny skin. They are ar
ranged in little groups set obliquel
and at right angles to each other.
q. Is debt really n debt before i
is due? J. f. J.
, A. A debt exists when q certai
! sum Of money is owing from one per
} son to another, and debt is not tn
less owing because IT is not yet due.
, q. What was the first agriculture
l school? T. NJ c.
A. The two earliest agricultru;
{ colleges To- be established were &
. Hofwyl In Switzerland and Kruma
= in Bohemia in 1897. The first Pre-
Y fessorship of agriculture in co
legiate institution in this country wa
held by Samuel l.. Mitchill Of Colun
bia College and was established
1892.
{ q. Should varieties OF apples !
- I vrntyrd f,y- otsf old u
h A. Winesap apples are practical
@ the only ones that contain sugar, tai
@ min and acid in such proportion tn
. the cider made from them needs
8 modification. Usually blend of Sc
s eral kinds is best, since each contri
l. utes a special characteristic which in
4 proves the mixture.
q. How any different causes
:. death are there? s. r. @.
i A. Fiften principal causes of dea
+ are listed by statisticians, as f.
8 lows: Pneumonia, consumption, hea
e disease. darrhoeal diseases. kidn
Y diseases, apoplexy, cancer. old az
;, bronchitis, cholera infantum, debilit
II inflammation of the brain and menir
d diphthcria, typhoid and prematu
y birth.
n Q. Is there any country that me
,r sures distance by the days walk? :
= T.
e A. The II. a Chinese measure
/ length, is the equivalent of one-hu
dredth OF days walk, very slight
" exceeding one-third Of an Engli
re mile on the level, but in a hilly cou
rs try it might be as little as one eigh
NJ o. a mile.