Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-12
QUIZ

@. How long would it take a clock to tick
billion times? l. D. N.
A To tick a billion the clock would tick
for 31,735 years.
@. Does it rain in the Sahara desert? M. r.
A. In the northern part of the Sahara the
prevailing winds blow from the northeast and
rain falls only in winter, when cycloniC
storms pass over the region. The moist winds
that have their source in the Gulf of Guinea
bring rain to the southern Sahara but in
small amounts only.
@. Do flying fish have wings? H. L. j.
A. The so-called flying fish have no wings,
but do have large fins. They will fly dis
lance of from a few rods to more than an
eighth of a mile, rarely rising more than
three or four feet.
@. What is the scientific name for sweet
potato? F. C. S..
A. The scientific mamie for the sweet pota-
to or batatas is ipomoea batatas.
@. From what is radium extracted? j. A.
A. Radium is extracted from certain kinds
of pitch blend consisting largely of uranium
oxide. M. and Nine Curie, who made the
experiment, collected from eight tons Of
pitch blend about half teaspoonful of some
thing a million times more radiant than
uranium, which was named radium.
Q. Can mail carriers carry on any other
business? l. D. G..
A. The Postoffice Department says that
there is no rule against mail carriers practic-
have been performed.
9: Are artificial harbors ever successful?
C. T. y
A. Artificial harbors in many cases have
proved very successful, notably those of Ham
burg, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Buenos Aires,
Q. Who was responsible for the introduc-
ton of women into the government service !?
H. B.
Al F. E. Spinner who was treasurer of
the United States from 1861 to 1875, was the
first to have women in a government office.
O.. What was the first election held In the
United States? G.
A. Probably the earliest elections held in
America were those of delegates to the Vir-
ginia assembly in 1919, but the earliest date
specified is that of the election of John Win
throp as governor of Massachusetts, May 8,
1881.
@. What way did the ancients account for
the difference between the fixed stars and
the planets of our solar system? M. D. C..
A The Naval Observatory says the Ptole-
maic system was established about 40 A.
D., and won general acceptance for fourteen
or fifteen centuries According to 1t, the fix
ed stars move in simple circles or cycles,
whereas, the planets move around the cir
cumberence of circle called the "epicycle, -
which the center of this circle, sometimes
called the Fictitious planet" itself moves on
the circumference of another and larger cir
Gle called the "deferent.'
O. What is the Ellis Island of the Pacific
coast? r. T. X
A. Angel Island in San Francisco Bay is
the immigration and quarantine station of
the port of San Francisco.
@. Whose was the first funeral held in the
White House? D. Fl.
A. President William Henry Harrison's
was the first.
@. What is the most valuable considera-
tion that can be stipulated in contract? F.
J. w.
A. The term is rather indefinite The be-
| ginning of the period is generally understood
! to have been in the fifth century at the time
of the fall of Rome. Some apply the term
to the four centuries following, while others
make the term synonymous with the Middle
| Ages, which ended at about the time that
Columbus discovered America.
@. Is there anything which if put between
MAGNET and piece of steel will preycHt
their drawing together? F. l.. S.