Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-29
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Q. Several years ago an In
dian peach seed was planted and
this year IL bore its first fruit.
Part of the fruit on the same twiS
is the Indian peach and part Is
October plum. This tree has not
been grated nor buddcd. What
causes the two kinds of fruits? w.
c. w.
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that what you describe
is classified as sport. Occasion
ally a peach tree produces fruit of
this kind. They think that it is
not an October plum that you
found but a nectarine Ca peach
with a plumlike skim. The fact
that the tree was a Seeding partly
accounts for this behavior, al
though such sports cannot always
be explained. 1t is known def
nitely that if the roots had been
budded with some other variety.
this sport would not have been the
result.
q. When playing a double head
or which game is considered the
regular days ball game? o. Il.
y. Whenever necessity demands
that two games be played in one
afternoon, the first game shall be
the regularly scheduled game for
that day.
q. When was the Mansion
House built? L. w.
A. If you refer to the official
residence of the Lord Mayor of
London, this dwelling place was
built between 1889 and 1853.
Q. Can eggs that have been
put down in waterglass be moved
safely from one place to another
in an automobile? V. L.
A. The poultry division says
that eggs which have been pre-
served in waterglass may be moved
from place to place provided you
are very careful not to crack any
of the eggs as the broken ones will
spoil the solution.
q. What is a lowboy? A. l.. c,
A. This is a small table with
one or two rows of drawers, so
called in contradistinction to the
tallboy or double chest of draw
ers. Both were favorite pieces of
furniture in the Eighteenth CEN
fury in England and America. The
loWboy was generally used as a
dressing table, but occasionally as
a side table.
Q. How many rounds did Will
lard and johnson fight when Will
lard won the heavyweight title?
Also Jcffrics and johnson when
johnson won the title? j. NJ. o.
A. The Willard and johnson
fight was &c rounds and the JEFF
fries and Johnson fight was 10
rounds.
Q. What do Chinese use gin
seng for? T.. A. w.
a. The little yellow root of the
ginseng plant is used by the Chi
nese as food and medicine. Speci-
mems resembling the human body
often command their weight in
gold because of supposed occult
virtues. Neither species of gin
seng, however. is considered by the
occidental physicians to have any
pronounced medicinal qualities.
q. How many lectures are given
i'm New York City? ID. N.
A. Arthur C. Colt says that
5000 serious lectures We're given
in New York City in one year.
Q. Are collective nouns singu-
lar or plural? A. T.. T.
A. A collective noun may be
either singular or plural, as COM
mittee, committees. The singular
form requires singular verb, I'M
less special reference is made to
the individuals included in the COL
lective noun. For instance: A
committee has been appointed.
The committee are all of the same
opinion.
Q. What will take out an iodine
stain? p. II. X.
a. If it is a fresh stain, spirits
CT ammonia will remove it.
q. In what part of the country
do people live the longest? S. III.
A. The longest lived people are
said to be the Kansans. Wisconsin