Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-05
New Questions

l. Are trees more apt to be
struck by lightning when it is rain
ing?
2. What is meant by saying a
wine is dry?
3. What song was sung at the
funeral of William Mckinley?
4: Is there any trade where the
employees fix the price Of the COM
modify sold?
S. What is the total value of all
the diamonds in the world?
G. What was the origin of the
Order of Elks? ....
7. What is the verse that includes
the line, IF 1 can't pay, why I can
owe?"
8. What is the best liquid to use
to prevent mosquito bites?
8. How did the expression ''the
four hundred" originate?
10. Was Edgar Allen Poe ever a
soldier?
Questions Answered
1. @. What is the weight of the
human brain?
A. The brain of man is usually
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 40 ounces and of the
female about 43 IL ounces. Weight
of brains, however, has no direct re
lationship with intelligence.
2. @. Are twins held in, high re-
gard among Indians?
A. Twins are usually regarded as
uncanny and are rather feared, as
possessing occult power. Among
some Oregon and coast tribes thcy
We're once regarded as abnormal and
one or both were killed.
3. @. 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
Chairman" His work in the stage
world will be similar to that of Will
Hays in filmdom.
4. q. Where is the Desert of Sin?
A. This is a name given to the
land to the south of Judah.
b. Q. How old is the practice of
dentistry?
A. 1t dates back to the earliest
periods of history of which we have
authentic records. AS a distinct pro
fesslon, however, dentistry may be
said to date from the incorporation
OF the first dental college in the
world, the Baltimore College Of
Dental Surgery, which received its
charter in 1888.
6. Q. What part of a wheel moves
| the fastest?
a of YI-lS = ~,
same at all points of it's periphery
but the motion is relative If the
speed of one part of the wheel is
considered in relation to the ground
the top of the wheel moves forward
and the bottom stands still.
Z, Q. How many vaudeville house.
are there in the United States?
a. The Vaudeville Managers Pro
tective association says that there
are approximately 1000 vaudevill,
theaters operating during the regu
lar season.
8. @. Which denomination has tn,
most churches in the United States
A. The Methodist Episcopal heade,
the list at the last census with 28,
406 churches.
8. O. What is the new invention
| Ih1I SIldDlSS SIllp"IeCh NlCllIIlS u
walk ashore?
A. A. N. Sheldon, of Ventura, Cal
has invented a boat-like device
which consists of two pontoons il
a rigid frame. The operator place
foot in each pontoon and work
them back and forth with a walkin:
movement. Paddles on the bottom
aid in the forward movement. Steer
ing is accomplished by rudde
operated by bicycle handle bars. Il
windy weather a sail assists tn
walker. The unusual affair resist
the toughest seas and is capable o
considerable speed.
10. @. How much money did. tn
- 1-2 per cent wage reduction o
July l, 1922, save the railroads?
A. This decreased the operatin;
expenses of the railroads by $134
9SS,919.