Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-20
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Q. When was bootlegging first
known In this country c. A. G.
A. Conflict between private
makers of whiskey and the gov
eminent began with the passage of
the Alexander Hamilton excise law
in 1891. This led to the Whiskey
rebellion in 1874, when 1t was
demonstrated that organized and
public opposition to the law was
futile and such distillers began to
resort to secrecy and evasion.
O. How many carloads of pota-
toes are used daily in the United
States? N. w.
A. Approximately 1000 car
loads of potatoes are used each
day in this country.
Q. At what age do most people
cGmmit suicide. and which sex has
more suicides? i. v.
A. Professor Bailey of Yale has
estimated that in recent years sew
en- males have committed suicide
to two females. and that the great
est number of suicides occur be-
tween the ages of 30 and 40.
Q. "Who was the "Father Of
English Poetry" S. NJ. T.
A. Godfrey Chaucer is usually
given this title. He was the first
to use the 7-line stanza and 10
syllable couplet in English verse.
Q. What is quenched steel?
d. f.
A. Steel that has been hardened
to an extreme degree by plunging
it in cold water when red hot, is
known as quenched steeled.
O, Is there q fish that can live
out of water for any length of
time? G. N.
A. The climbing fish or climbing
perch is able to live out Of water
for several days without distress,
during which it regularly breathes
air. where it returns to the water
it uses its gills, so that may be re-
garded as truly amphibian.
Q. What is or was Clinton's Big
Ditch? X. II. A.
A. The Erie canal, connecting
the Hudson river with the Great
Lakes, was sometimes referred to
as Clinton's Big Ditch because the
canal was planned and carried to
completion by De Witt Clinton.
Q. Who invented clocks? II. f.
A. Clocks as distinguished from
hour glasses, sun dials, and the
like, were invented by william,
abbot of Hirschau, who lived
the eleventh century.
O. When does n rainstorm be-
come clGudburst? II. 9. II.
A. A cloudburst generally con-
notes six or more inches of rain
fall at the rate of 10 or more inch
ers per hour.
@. How many kinds Of clover
are there? T. S. Il.
A. About 400 different species
of clover have been described by
scientists.
Q. Why are bankers sometimes
called Lombards? M. *.
A. The great bankers and mon.
ey lenders of the Middle Ages were
Italian merchants who came prin-
cipally from the cities Of LON.
hardy and settled in London, Paris
and other large European cities
Lombard street became a great
financial center and the name
Lombard came to be synonym
for money lender or usurer.