Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-21

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1.-What is the circulation of
President Harding's newspaper?
2.-What is the derivation Of the
word saxophone?
3.-What foods contain iron?
Ais the blackbird songster?
= 5.-What has it cost the govern
ment to reclaim the arid land of
the west?
Elm giving a luncheon for a
bride-elect where should she and
her mother be seated? Please sug-
gest a toast for the occasion.
7,-Where were matches invent
ed?
8.-Where is the key of the Bas.
tile?
9.-What is the legend about
bird removing thorns from the
crown placed on the head Of Christ?
Hollow much will a magnet
lift?
Questions Answered
dicitis?
A. Medical authorities are now of
the opinion that the seeds Of the
grape positively do not cause appen-
dicitis.
20. The geological survey says
that diamonds were made by Mots-
san by the sudden chilling Of molten
iron containing dissolved carbon.
have also been made by another proc
ess involving simultaneous action
of high temperature and pressure.
Diamonds are not made extensively
as the large stones are imperfect.
SO. Can street car, engine and
steam roller wheels be made out of
papier mache, and if this is possible
how is it done?
A. The bureau of standards says
that the only case it knows Of where
wheels of this class are so made is
in Pullman cars. Pullman car wheels
have been made very successfully by
gluing together a large number Of
plates of cardboard with two outside
plates of thin metal surrounded by
steel tires.
90. How many people are drown
ed in year?
A. The bureau Of census says that
the deaths from drowning in the
United States in 1920 totaled 4,977,
which is 527 per 100000 people.
80. Do violet rays of the sun
penetrate through a wire screen on
the porch? At present am taking
sun baths SO I would like to know
whether the violet rays of the sun
do me any good through a wire
mosquito screen.
A. The violet rays of the sun do
penetrate through wire screening.
Go. When is Blue Monday?
A This name is sometimes given
to the Monday before Lent.
TO. How does a German glider
rise in the air without motor?
A.. The German glider does not
differ from other elders in the
means of obtaining support in the
air. In all such craft, support is re-
ceived from the action of moving air
on the wing surface. The glider, or
soaring plane, is given motion rela-
tive to the surrounding air, either be-
cause of wind currents blowing. past
| the craft, or by causing the glider
to move through the air in a gener-
al Observation-Disclosures from some ele-
walton, such as a hill or a mountain.
Altitude may be gained whenever the
| relative air speed is greater than
| that necessary to maintain horizon
| tai flight.
SO. How long is the longest
word known in any language?
A. 1t has been reported that a
word of 1872 syllables has been found
| in the Sanskrit. The report does not
| include a translation Of the word.
60. How many stars can be seen
with the naked eye and how many
with the largest telescope?
| A. The number of stars visible to
the naked eye, provided one stays at
a single place in the United States
for one year would total 1000. With
modern telescopes it is estimated
that 10000, 900 stars are visible.
100. Did Anthony ultimately
marry Cleopatra?
| A. Anthony and Cleopatra did not
marry.
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