Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-07

@. What was Tabard Inn? J. A. G.
A. 1t was an old London hostelry made
famous by Chaucer as the meeting place of
his pilgrims before starting to Canterbury 1t
received its name from It's sign which was a
tabard of sleeveless coat
@. How many kinds of insects are there?
J. NJ. T.
A. 1t is impossible to say how many
kinds there are, but there are as many as
100000 named species.
@. Do grapes grow in many countries?
J. L. T.
A. Native species Of the grape are found
in nearly all parts of the world.
@. How large are penguins? M. E. G.
A. The Emperor Penguin is the largest
species and may stand over four feet high
and weigh nearly 100 pounds.
@. What is the Great Schism? K. S. G.
A. This term is usually applied to the
division between the Roman and Greek
churches, which began in the ninth century.
@. What were pieces of eight and where
were they in circulation? S. Fl. j.
A. The term was applied to the Spanish
peso, which has value of eight reals. 1t
bore the figure and was current in Spain,
some other European countries, and in the
Americas.
O. Is it true that in Chicago freight is
hauled underground? S. F. o.
A. Chicago has a tunnel underlying the
Loop district, and extending from It, which
handles great amount of its freight. There
are 1872 electric locomotives and 5000
freight cars now In use.
@. What is the meaning Of the term skin
ridges?'
A. 1t refers to individual popularity of skin,
finger prints being an example of this. The
skin is marked by numerous ridges and val
ley, the same conformation not appearing IN
any two individuals
@. When was the first German airship
brought down in England during the recent
war? J. A. I.
A. The first Zeppelin to be brought down
on English soil was shot down September 3,
1916 by Flight Lieutenant Robinson, at Cuff
fey, three miles north Of Enfield.
Q. What plants were grated together to
produce grapefruit? G. H,
A. The Department of Agriculture says that
the grapefruit belongs to the same family as
the lemon and orange, but represents dis
tinct botanical species. 1t is possible that you
have in mind a hybrid form of the grapefruit
the tangelo-reoentIx developed from a
cross between the tangerine orange and the
grapefruit.
Q. How long was Lord Carnarvon interested
In EgyptolQgy? J. x.
A. This was not new field to Lord Car
narvon. 1t is said that long ago as 1906
he was deeply interested in the subject
| @. What is the glue called the bees use in
their hives? F. G. L.
A. Propolis is the substance which honey
bees collect from the buds and crevices of
trees and carry to the hives In the basketlike
cavities on the tibial joints of the hind legs.
1t is resinous in its chemical composition, and
is used to stop up crevices in the hive to var
nish the interior, to glue movable portions
fast, and strengthen the attachments of
combs
O.. What flowers should an old-fashioned
garden contain? J.. L.
A, Among the flowers in our grandmoth-
ers garden were larkspur, iris, hollyhock,
phlox, peony, columbine, spiraea, poppy,
evening primrose, rocket, lupine, fox glove,
anemone, bluebell, pinks, mignonette, bleed
ing heart, verbena, candytuft, tiger lily, and
lilies of the valley.
O. How were the diamond fields Of South
Africa discovered?
A. DR.. Silverman, of the University of Pitts
| burg, says that the South African fields were
! discovered accidentally by the curiosity of a
farmer concerning bright pebble with which
| some Boer children were playing. The stone
subsequently was sold in Paris for 500
Ipounds. .,.sa sgssa.,