The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-24
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@. Please tell me how to get al
chemical analysis made of medicine.
Thank you.
A. The government does not have
any fund for analyzing medicines. Per
sons interested in having medicine
analysed should have it done by a
private chemist.
@. When was the longest game
played in big league baseball? J.B.W.
A The longest game in the major
leagues was played on May l, 1920.
This was a National league game be
tween Brooklyn and Boston which
lasted 26 innings and ended in tie
IL.
Q. Why is the raven regarded as a
bird of i'll omen? K. R.
A The black color, mournful croak,
charnel=house habits, together with
the boldness, sagacity and wariness
of the bird. have combined to make
the raven an object of superstitious
fear and hate.
@. How can a pipeorgan be kept
clean? E. S. J.
@. How can a pipe organ be kept
in proper condition by using vacuum
cleaner.
Q. In England do women lawyers
have to wear a uniform? L. B. c.
A. Women must wear ordinary bar
risters wigs, completely covering and
concealing the hair, and the regulation
barristers gowns. Dtesses underneath
must be dark, high-necked and long
sleeved.
@. What is the chemical compost
ton of the onion? V. H. NJ. o.
A. The composition of this vege-
table as far as mineral content is con-
cerned is: 06 calcium, 03 magnesium,
% potassium. OF sodium, II phos-
phorus, 02 chlorine, .06 sulphur, .0005
iron.
@. What is the derivation of the
word fortnight? o. B.
A. Fortnight is contraction of IA
nights Time was once reckoned by
nights and winters.
0. What should be done for dog
if a snake bites it? H. J.
A. The public health service says
that a solution of permanganate of
potash should be applied to the wound
as soon as possible. Painting a fresh
" enlarged wound with iodine may
also serve the purpose. In any case
tie bandage tightly around the limb
between the bite and the body and
consult veterinarian as soon as pos
) sible
Q. Is water fattening? L, B. c.
A Dr. Harvey Wiley say that wa
ter is not fattening.
@. Did the Indians understand fer
tilizing of land? P. H. S.
A. They found from experience
that placing small fish in the hill with
corn made the. stalk grow longer and
greener. They thought the fish fed
the corn They were right as the de-
cayed fish furnished nitrogen which
the plant needed They also found
that ashes scattered on the land where
corn was to be planted improved the
yield. 1t is now known that ashes
contain potassium and phosphorus and
improve the plants.
@ What is the quotation about old
friends, cid wind, old books, etc? R.
A. E.
A. 81 love everything that's old:
old friends, old times, old manners, old
books, old wine"is from Act l of Oliver
Goldsmith's She Stops to Conquer.
@. How many different religions
has the world had? D. H.
A It would be impossible to com
pute the exact number of religions OF
various kinds that the world has
known but one modern authority has
compiled a list of 292.
@. Who was the fNst secretary oil
agriculture? E./A.
A jeremiah McLain Rush, of Wis
consin, was the first secretary of agri
culture under President Harrison in
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