The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-08-25

by popular vote? A.-No, he is chosen by the
electoral college.
Q-Of what use is a swimming bladder in
fishes? A.-Enables them to maintain equilib-
rum.
Q.-What Is liquid air? How is it made?
A~.-AtmOSphere reduced from it's natural gaseous
state to q LIQUID condition. 1t Is made by forcing
compressed air into a triple copper coil and re-
ducing the surrounding temperature to the point
of liquefactiOn.
Q.-What IS a loadstone? A.-Magnetic iron
ore; magnetic.
Q-What is the lowest form of life? A.-The
one-celled amelia.
Q-State briefly the necessary requirements for
n manufacturing executive? "A thorough
knowledge of his product, a complete acquaintance
with the market for his product and for the raw
materials of which it is made; ability to direct
his employees to efficient effort, and to make rapid
and accurate judgment in emergency.
Q.-What is an antiseptic? Name four COM
monty used. Am agency which destroys the
Heterogeneous of disease; carbolic acid, chic
rated lime, corrosive ultimate, mercuric Chord.
Q.-On what part of the western hemisphere did
Columbus land? A.-San Salvador, or Waiting
island, off the coast Of Cuba.
Q-What is 212 degrees Fahrenheit on the GEN.
tigrade scale? A.-1OO degrees.
O.-HOw did the name America originator
A.-From Americas Vespucius, an Italian explorer.
O.-Who wrote the following books: "Vanity
Fair" "PiCkwick Papers" "Huckleberry Finn"
'The Four HOrsemen Of the ApOcalypse"f
A.-Willlam Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Dick
ems, Mark Twain, Vicente Blasco Ibanez.
O.-What three letters occur most frequently
In the English language? A:-E, t and a.
Q.-What is a Soviet? A labor organization
holding political administrative powers.
O.-Who are the Igorotes? A.-According to
the Encyclopedia Britannica the correct spelling,
Mr.. Edison, Is Igorots. They are negrold inhabi.
tants of the Philippine islands, who originally
were immigrants from Malaysia.
Q.-What was the spark that started the World
war in 1914? A.-The assassination of the Arch
duke Ferdinand of Austria, at Sarajevo, Serbia.
O-Can you name four localities where civiliza-
ton existed in 5000 Il. CT A.-China, Crete,
Egypt and Mesopotamia.
O.-What is a shooting star? A small me-
teor. caused by a conglomeration of meteorlc mat
ter coming into contact with the earth's atmos-
pierre,
Q.-Why is it necessary to rotate crops? A.-To
avoid extracting from the soil the elements neces.
sary to the growth of any single crop.
O.-Who was Humboldt? "A celebrated Ger
man scientist, naturalist and author.
GA man goes to a lake with a three-gallon
and q nye-gallon measure. How could he measure
out exactly four gallons (using no marks on the
can)? A.-Fil the three gallon can. Empty the
three-gallon can into the fivegallon can. Fill the
tbree-gallon can again. Fill the fve-gallon can
from the three-gallon can. One gallon is left i'm
the three-gallon can. Empty the fve-gallon can.
Pour the contents of the three-gallon can into the
fye-gallon can. Fill the three-gallon can again.
and pour the contents into the hvegallon can.
This gives you four gallons in the h~ve-gallon can.
Q.-Why is it necessary for us TO breathe?
AIN order to supply oxygen TO the blood.