Arizona republican., 1922-05-28
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@. How is the figure of Christ
suspended on the cross in the Ober-
ammeraau Passion Play?
A. Anton Lang who has the part
of Christus, wears a stout belt under
his loin cloth. A hook is fixed in
the cross, and the belt passes over
it. Mr.. Lang also curves his fingers
over the nails in the cross piece AS
he hangs suspended for 90 minutes,
the physical strain is very severe.
bag of wine secreted in the loin
cloth and punctured by a soldier,
provides the red stain when the
Christus is pierced by the spear.
@. How many automobiles are
there in the United States? n. .. e.
A. In 1921 there were approx
mately l0,0o0,000 automobiles regist-
cred, 100000 of which were motor
cars and 100000 motor trucks. a
recent statement shows that the
number Of automobiles in the United
States has increased to 1906, $50
@. How many games does each
team in the big league play? A. o. J.
A. There are - games scheduled
for each team.
@. Which is more important to
the diet, mineral salts or vitamines?
C. n. r..
"A yitamines are necessary in
bringing about the proper metab-
olism and TO help disseminate the
mineral salts. Many authorities in
sist that a lack of vitamines is more
dangerous to health than a lack of
salts.
@. Are more chickens raised and
more eggs laid than there were 10
years ago?
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that in 1927 there were $4,000.
600 head of poultry and 1,s4S, 900. 900
dozens of eggs. In 1916 poultry
totalled 567000,00O and eggs. 1,S4s,
100000 dozen Before this time only
estimates were made but comparison
with these shows little change since
1900
i. q p. Who trained Frank a0'sh' T.
A. The famous heavyweight
wrestler was trained by Tom Jenkins.
@. What does a bushel of wheat
represent in labor? G. M.
A. Statisticians estimate that a
bushel of wheat can now be raised
with the expenditure of but 10 min
utes of the farmers time, as COM
pared with 3 hours and minutes
in 1850.
@. How can sealing wax be made
at home? X. c. B.
A Melting together equal parts
of shoemaker's wax and resin pro-
duces an acceptable wax. This
should be done in a pan over hot
water to prevent scorching.
@. Why are hides tanned? S. z.
a. The American Chemical Soc
iety says that if left untanned a
hide like the meat decays In the
untanned state the fiberss of the hide
are glued or matted together. When
tanned the strings or fibers are in
dividualized' so that they move sep
arately without tearing apart. This
process also sWells or thickens the
skin.
@. Is there any article in the char
acter of statehood of Texas that
grants privileges not given to other
states? j. 3. E.
A. The special privileges which
are accorded to Texas by it's constitu-
ton are the reserved right to all pub
lie lands of the state, and the right
to subdivide into not more than five
states.