Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-08-09

@. How much of the timber that is cut is
made into sawed lumber? j. r. r.
A. OF the total annual cut in this country
22,5O0, 900 cubic feet of standing timber,
only about one-third is sawed lumber, in
Guiding dimension material and sawed ties.
The remainder is used for such purposes as
pulpwood, mine timbers, hewed railroad ties
and fuel wood Nearly two-ffths Of the tim
Der cut is used for fuel.
Q. Are there schools for teaching whist
Ting? F.. G. B.
A. There are institutions that teach
whistlng, especially employing 1t as an aid
intremedying speech defects.
c. Is it lawful to add pectin to fruit to
make jelly? J. S. B.
A. The department of agriculture permits
the use Of additional pectin in the making Of
jelies. A decision is now pending as to
whether not it is necessary to state on the
label that pectin has been added to the fruit.
If this is required the reason will not be
that the addition of pectin is injurious to
health, but because every label must accur-
ately represent the product.
c. When was ironstone china first made?
NJ. F. c.
"A A; \ t', was made in England in the eight
O. Was there really gate in Jerusalem
known as "The Eye of the Neede?" t. c. L.
A. 1t is fact that there is in the wal2V
Of Jerusalem small gateway built for thes
use of pedestrians and known by a name
which is translated as "The Needles Eye"
Through this gate it is quite possible for
small under-nourished camel divested of all
its equipment harness, ETC., by kneelng, to
work it's way, though not without difficulty.
The gate,is still in existence.
@. Are trout native to the waters of Lou
isiana? f. p.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says that trout
are not found in the waters of Louisiana, as
the water is too warm. Trout require water
of a temperature of 60 or below.
Q. Why can the roar of the sea be heard
in sea shell? f. P.
A. The sounds that are heard whenNa sea
shell is placed against the are really not
the sound of the ocean. They are air waves i
or sounds made by air waves. she'll is so
constructed that it forms natural sounding
box and is an almost perfect resonator,
which picks up sounds and magnifes them.
O. What commemorative stamps have been
issued by the Postoffce Department? w.
c. S.
A. The first were issued for the Chicago
Worlds Fair-the Columbian Series-1893.
The others are: Trans sipp-"Oma-
ha" 1898; Pan Amercan-1901; Louisiana
Purchase-1904; Jamestown-1907 Lin
coin Memorial--1909; ska-Yukon-Pacifc
1903; Hudson -Futon-1909 Panama Pa,
cifc-1912-13; Victory-1919; Pilgrim Ter.
centenary-1920; Harding Memorial--1923:e
Huguenot Walloon Tercentenary-1924. r.
the world? c. L
A The Rainbow natural bridge in southern
Utah is the largest in the world. 1t was
discovered only in 1909 It's span is 275 feet,
and its height 300 feet
down the yawning cuff Then he felt Of the
sleeve all the way to the elbow as though
seeking what was missing. Then he shook
his arm: then he glanced about the floor.
Then he looked full face at the inquiring
stranger:
well, sir he said, in mingled tone OF
perplexity and gratitude, 81 believe you're
right. Still it doesn't surprise me. I'm
terribly caTeless-always mislaying some
hing other All the same, I'm obliged TO
you for calling my attention to it,"
We had paid our checks and were at the
door before the dumbfounded third man re-
covered his voice.
Say" he called out, as we. passed from
MS sight, you act to me like plum derned
,ool!".
Copyright, 1924.)