Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-31
NEW QUESTIONS

1. How long have there been po-
groms?
2. Is geography taught in col
leges?
8. What are the minarets on Mo-
hammedan mosques for?
4. What was the rhyme repeated
so often in connection with the eight
hour day movement?
5. Can a person be compelled to
accept an office to which he has
been elected?
6. Why can't the adjective unique
be modified by very or most?
Z. When was the freedom of the
press first established?
8. Are balls batted outside the park
at a baseball game usually recov-
cred?
9. What is the difference between
lie and perjury?
10. What is the apron" on a To-
connective?
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
/. @. What is the weight of the
human brain?
heavier than that Of woman, al
though at birth and at the age Of IA
the female brain is heavier. The
average weight Of the adult males
brain is about 48 ounces, and of
the female about 43 IL ounces.
Weight of brains, however, has no
direct relationship with intelligence.
2. @. Are twins held in high regard
among Indians?
A. Twins are usually regarded as
uncanny and are rather feared, as
possessing occult power. Among
some Oregon and coast tribes they
were once regarded as abnormal and
one or both were killed.
8. @. What is Augustus Thomas
new job called?
A. The position which has been
created for Mr.. Thomas with the
Producing Managers association has
the official title executive chair
man." His work in the stage world
will be similar to that Of Will Hays
in filmdom.
a. @. Where is the Desert Of Sin?
A. This is a name given to the
land to the south of Judah.
5. Q. How old is the practice Of
dentistry?
A. It dates back to the earliest pc.
RODS Of history Of which we have au-
thentic records. AS a distinct pro-
fession, however, dentistry may be
said to date from the incorporation
of the first dental college in the
world, the Baltimore College Of Den
tai Surgery, which received it's char
ter in 1888.
6. @. What part Of wheel moves
the fastest?
A. The speed of any wheel is the
same at all points Of it's periphery,
but the motion is relative. If the
speed Of one part of the wheel is con-
sidered in relation to the ground, the
top of the wheel moves forward and
the bottom stands still.
Z. @. How many vaudeville houses
are there in the United States?
A. The Vaudeville Managers Pro-
tective association says that there
are approximately 1000 vaudeville
theaters operating during the regu-
lar season.
8. @. Which denomination has
the most churches in the United
States?
A. The Methodist Episcopal head
ed the list at the last census with
%, 406 churches.
9. @. What is the new invention
that enables shipwreck victims to
walk" ashore?
A. A. N. Sheldon, of Ventura, Cal,
has invented boat-like device,
which consists of two pontoons in
rigid frame. The operator places a
foot in each pontoon and works them
back and forth with a walking move
ment. Paddles on the bottom aid in
the forward movement. Steering is
accomplished by a rudder operated
by bicycle handle bars. In windy
weather a sail assists the walker.
The unusual affair resists the rough
est seas, and is capable Of consider
able speed.
10. @. How much money did the
II IL per cent wage reduction of
July 1, 1922, save the railroads?
A. This decreased the operating ex-
penses of the railroads by $134,9SS,-
919.