Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-30
NEW QUESTIONS

1. Is it true that water itself is
| intoxicating?
2. How many inches does wom-
ans hair grow in a year?
8. How many automobiles are
stolen and how many recovered?
4. What kind of a parrot learns
to talk most readily?
5. Is there a law compelling rail
roads to do away with wooden pas
| senger coaches and use stee- cars
| only?
6. In what part Of an oyster is a
pearl found?
7. Is there a government reward
for finding cures for tuberculosis,
cancer and other diseases?
8. What is q tiger in poker?
8. How many people have savings
accounts?
10. Did Robert Ingersoll ever re-
cant?
Questions Answered
1. @. Why were the cedars of Leba-
non remarkable enough to find
place in literature?
A. The cedars Of Lebanon were
the tallest trees known in Biblical
times, and references to them were
on account of their height and
strength.
2. @. Which has the larger area,
United States or Canada without
possessions?
A. Canada is larger. The area of
continental United States is S,O26,769
square miles, while the area OF
Canada is 3,730,000 square miles.
8. @. How much has the govern
ment paid to World war veterans TO
date?
A. According to the latest figures
made public by the veterans bureau
the payments made to and money
spent on account of the veterans OF
the late war amount to more than
81 $40 900 900. This compilation dates
to August 1 las.
4. @. What was the era Of good
feeling?
A. In American political history
the two administrations of President
Monroe, up to the time of the cam
paign for his successor, 1Sf7-1S24.
was known as the era of good feel
ing. There were practically no is
sues, and but one party, Monroe te-
! except for the personal whim Of one
elector.
5. O.. Are automobile accidents in
creasing?
A. For the nation as whole
| there was an increase in 1921 over
! 1920 in fatal automobile accidents,
| though the total was less in proper
| ton to the number of motor vehicles
| on the road. The number of auto
mobile deaths per car for 1920 was
| .00123 and for 1921, .00109. The to-
! tai number of automobile deaths for
! 1920 was 1883, and for 1921, 12,-
500.
s. @. What do the names Baraca
and Philathea mean?
A. These are the names of two
international Bible classes. Earaca
means blessing and Philathea, lever
Of truth. There are 5000 Of these
classes in Protestant churches, which
/ include thirty-two denominations,
and the membership exceeds 1,000,-
| 900.
Z. @. How much did the arenas for
= the Dempsey-Willard and Dempsey
! Carpenter fight cost?
A. The arena where the Dempsey
Willard fight was held cost approx
mately $2S3,O0O, while the one in
which Dempsey and Carpenter
fought cost about $400, 900.
8. @. Is the bite or sting Of the
stone fly dangerous?
A. The department Of agriculture
says that it is absolutely harmless.
9. Q. Is Yellowstone National park
one of the seven wonders of the
world?
A. This park is not numbered
among the Seven Wonders of the
Modern World, but it is included
among the wonders of America. The
others are Niagara, Mammoth Cave,
the Garden of the Gods, the Yosemite
Valley, the Giant Trees of Califor-
MIA and Natural Bridge in Virginia.
10. Q. When were italics first used?
| A. Manutius, a Venetian printer,
first used them about 1900 A. D.