Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-13

@. When did Abraham Lincoln's mother
die? Is her grave marked? A. J. e.
A. Her death occurred in Indiana, at a
time when a frightful pestilence called
milk sickness devastated the section.
stone has been placed over the grave OF
Mrs. Lincoln by P E. Studebaker, OF
South Bend Ind. The inscription reads:
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother OF President
Lincoln. died October 5, A. D., 1919, aged
80 years. Erected by fnend OIL hel maj
tyred son. 1879.
O. Has Jerusalem ever had any other
name? O. P. r.
A. When the Roman emperor, Hadrian,
rebuilt Jerusalem after its destruction IN
70 A. D., he changed its name to Aella
Capitolna and forbade any Jew to dWell III
this city.
Q. When were stockings first worn? f.
B. C.
A. The use of stockings originated in the
cold countries of northern Europe. The art
of knitting was invented, it is supposed, IN
Scotland about the beginning of the sixteenth
century Queen Elizabeth and her court were
the first to wear silk stockings, and a ma
chine for knitting them invented in
1898 by William Lee, of Woodbridge. Noting
himshire England. In the United States the
German immigrants of the Mennonite sect set
UP their stocking frames in 1859. By 1890
the stocking industry had been established in
several towns In connecticut
Q. Which is colder the North Pole or the
South Pole? G. M. II.
A. The South Pole is colder than the North
Pole, due to the very considerable elevation
above sea level at this point The North Pole
is comparatively near sea level.
O. What do "R. A" or "R. A. F." mean
after the name of a painter? ]. A G.
A. "R. A" when connected with an artist
means Royal Academy" and Of A. r." means
Fellow of the Royal Academy
O. How tall was Jumbo? NJ NJ. S.
A. Jumbo Barnum's circus elephant, was
IL feet inches in height and weighed eight
tons.
O. What is the circumference of the earth
in nautical miles in the Goth circle of latitude?
c. A. B.
A. The circumference of the 6Oth circle is
approximately 1890 statute miles or 10,7S5.2
nautical miles.
O. At what temperature will glass bend?
| C. H. S.
A The Bureau of Standards says that there
is no definite temperature at which glass be-
gins to bend Some glasses soften at very
much lower temperature than Others and in
any case bending is a matter of time or tenn
perature. Ordinary glass tubing, if allowed
to stand diagonally against wall, will bend
of it's own weight after a few weeks time.
O. Is more money spent for cigarettes than
for cigars in the United States? J. S. S.
A. The latest figures gives the amount OF
money sIent for cigarettes in this country in
single year as $S0OO00000 while cigars TO-
tailed $510,000,000.
O. Please publish formula for government
whitewash? G. w. NJ.
A. Stake half bushel of unslaked lime
with boiling water, keeping it covered during
the process. Strain it and add a peck of salt,
dissolved in warm water; three pounds ground
rice put in boiling water and boil to thin
PASTE; half pound of powdered Spanish
whiting and a pound of clear glue dissolved
in warm water; mix these we'll together and
let the mixture stand for several days. Keep
the wash thus prepared in kettle of portable
furnace; and when used put it on as hot as
possible with a painters or whitewash brush.
Q. Did the Indians have horses before
white men settled in America? l.. G.
A. Horses were not known to the In
dams prior to the advent of the white man
in America The first horses seen by
the mainland Indians were those of the
Spanish invaders of Mexico. A few years
/ later DeSoto brought the horse into Flor
| ida and westward to the Mississippi while
/ Coronado. in 1541. introduced it to the
| Indians Of the Great Plains.