Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-25
QUIZ

| l. AprOpOS or the present reduction IN
wages Of railroad employees, have the sal
aries of the officials been reduced since
1919? II. w. J.
A. The Railroad Labor Board, under the
! transportation act does not have jurisdfc-
! ton over the salaries Of executive officials
| of the roads. The only way that such sal
aries could be reduced at the same time that
wages are cut would be by action Of the
board of directors of each company. The
board deals with the wage earners and sub
ordinate officials only. There is no public
record of any reduction of executives sal
aries since the railroads were returned to
private operation March 1, 1920.
2. Which is the most rapid river in the
world? d. L.
A. The Rhone in slit is probably the
swftest river. The velocity of its current
ranges as high as 40 miles an hour.
3. What is used to stop leaks in the pipes
of hot water system? H. I. w.
A. We suggest the following formula
Equal parts of gum arabic, plaster of paris
and iron Filings, and if little finely pull
verified white glass be added to the mixture
it will make it still harder. This mixture
forms very firm cement that will resist the
action of fire and water. It should be kept
in it's dry state and mixed with little W;
when wanted for use.
4. Please give the epitaph that Benjamin
Franklin wrote for his own tombstone? A.
A. The body Of Benjamin Franklin,
Printer Qike the cover of an old book. It's
contents torn out, and stripped of it's let
tering and gilding) Lies here food for
worms. Yet the work itself shall not be lost,
For it will Gas he beleves) appear once more
in new and more beautiful Edition, Cor
rected and Amended by the Author.
%. Who is the author of the lines Truth
is ever on the scaffold, and Error on the
throne?" II. E. V.
A. They appear in the following stanza
from THE Present Crisis" by James Rus
sell Lowell: Careless seems the great
avenger; hstory's pages but record One
death grapple in the darkness 'twixt old sys-
TENS and the Word; Truth forever on the
scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne-Yet
that scaffold sways the future and behind
the dim unknown-Standeth God within the
shadow, keeping watch above His own"
6. What is the largest weed known? F.
P. D.
A. The kind of seaweed known as kelp IS
said to be the largest, or at least the longest,
in the world. something attaining a length
Of 1900 feet.
7 In what year did the French Huguenots
reach Charleston, S. c.? What is the deriva-
ton of the name /Huguenot? T. G.
A. There were several immigrations to
South Carolina by HuguenOts of France The
first which was very small occurred about
1870. In 1850 the city of Charleston was
nent at that time. From 100 to 1854 the
main exodus from France to South Carolina
took place. and the last French colony, New
Bordeaux, Abbevil1e county, South Carolina,
was founded in 1864. The name Huguenot
is of doubtful origin. An earlier form of the
word was eidgenot probably from the Ger
man eidgenoss, meaning confederate or
oath companion and probably confused with
the French proper name Huguenot.
8. Was gunpowder known or used before
guns were invented? A. T. w.
A. Older historians agree that\gunpowder
was known before it applied for use in
guns. All the components and mixtures for
Greek fire similar to gunpoWder were al
ready known as early as 1890. Guttman, who
has made an exhaustive study of the subject
says that "gunpowder was gradually devel-
oped from Greek fire, and was known for
years before cannOns and guns were thought
of. The use of purer materials in making
it developed its prOpulsive power and led to
the subsequent invention of cannons and
guns. The Arabians were the first to make
gunpowder-like mixtures probably about
1880 A. D., while the idea of using their
pulsive force, that is the invention of guns
and cannons, belongs to the monk, Berthold
Schwartz, of Freiburg, Saxony."
9. Why do mimosa leaves open and close?
J. B. X.
A. Mimosa is a species of plant, known as
the sensitive plant, because of it's motile
leaves. The mobility of the leaves is thought
to be related to protection against excessive
loss of water and is an adjustment to dry re-
gions. This remarkable power enables the
plant to control it's leaf exposure according
to it's needs.
10. How many kinds of dogs are there?
J. G..
A. The American Kennel club recognize
68 breeds besides II that are classed as
foreign dogs.
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