Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-09


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@. Is there fee charged for
entering the Yellowstone Park?
p. i. III.
A. There is no fee except a
road charge of 81 for automobiles.
Q. Why is cotton so often a
contraband of war: q. IL.
A. This is because cotton is the
principal ingredient Of smokeless
powder, and can best be combined
with nitric acid to produce a high
explosive.
Q. How many employees are
there in the White House? A,
NJ. =.
A. There are AZ employees in
the White House.
Q. What would be the cost of
machinery To sink u mine shaft
1 1000 feet? ID. j. T..
A. The Bureau of Mines says
that the cost would be between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Q. Does woman, calling upon
n married woman, leave a visiting
card for the hostess husband?
G. w.
A. She never leaves cards for
the masculine members of a
household upon which she calls
Q. What is spit infinltive!
NJ. NJ. ID.
A. One in which the proposition
ito" is separated from the vert
itself by the introduction of ar
! adverb, as ito heartily laugh
1 The form is to be avoided.
q. Are such cbildcn's diseases
as sore throat, scarlet fever, Ct
cetera, ever contracted from
drinking? S. J.. h.
A. Within recent years severa
epidemics OF septic sore throa
have been traced to milk, II
some of these epidemics it wa'
found possible by pasteurizatior
to destroy streptococci which
were isolated from Threats of in
fected people and which We're be-
lieved to be the infective agents
| Pasteurization. properly performed
seems to protect against epidemici
| of this kind, but until the organ
ism which causes the disease II
definitely known 1t Is impossible
to say that it affords absolute
protection. Epidemics Of scarle
| fever have been traced to mill
supplies, and H. such cases pas
teurization has been resorted to
with apparently satisfactory re-
suits, as a means of safeguarding
the public health. This bureal
has for distribution a free book
let containing valuable informa
ton on the subject of milk AM
reader may secure copy by ad
dressing our Washington Informa'
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin
Director, Washington, d. C. En-
close two cents in stamps for re-
turn postage.
/ @. What Is a basic patent? J. S
! A. A, basic patent is the foun'
dation or base upon which all sub.
sequent improvements are based
or made.
Q. What was the cost to the
United States of war aviation? A
w. Y.
A. Despite the general impress
sion that a billion dollars was
spent for aircraft during the war
official and authenticated reports
show that the actual amoun'
spent for aircraft was s59S,090,'
ISL.
Q. Is the Jerusalem articholle q
sunf!ower? G. II. S,
A. The Jerusalem artichoke, {
fairly common tuber used as {
vegetable, is a species of sun
flower. The name is a corruption
Of girasole, the Italian name O.
sunflower.
q. What was the "WilIy" an6
"Nicky" correspondence? G. b. Ii
A. This was the name applied
to series Of letters and tele'
grams exchanged between Will
lam II of Germany and Nicholas
III of Russia In the years 1904
1907. These were made public b,
the provisional government Of
Russia.
q. How long was the term of q
Roman Senator? Il. Il.
A. A Roman Senator was ap'
pointed for life unless he should
be expelled from office for some
dishonorable cause.