Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08

Q. How soon after being laid will the yolk
pass through the white of an egg and stick
to the shell? E. B. B.
A. The Department of Agriculture says
that it would depend entirely upon the at
mospheric conditions OF the room to how
long it would take the yolk of fresh egg to
pass through the white of the egg and stick
to the shell. Some eggs may be kept two
months and not do this, while others might
be kept only five or six days
O. What date was the money made that
has no date on it and bears the Caro-
lima gold? G. H. B.
A. Carolina gold was private issue The
undated dollar to which you refer was coined
about the year 1884.
Q. Is America" sung to the tune of God
Save the King" H. E.
A. America and God Save the King"
are sung to the same tune. Whether the
tune was original with God Save the King
is matter of controversy. 1t is probably
much older than any words now sung to it.
Almost every country has set words to this
popular air.
Q. What names do other countries give to
the game of checkers? D. M.
A. In England the game is known as
draughts; in France, Jeu des Danes; Italy,
das Damenspiel; Holland, Damrod; Poland,
Dana; in the Arabic of Egypt, Damah. The
recurrence OF the forms of Dame" is at
tributed to the fact that part of the board
and some Of the draughts of Queen Hatasa,
daughter of Thothemes, who lived in Egypt
100 B. c., have been found.
q. How many schoolhouses are there In
this country? l.. M. C.
A. In the continental United States there
are PIT 500 school buildings, and in our ter
ritorial possessions there are 1854
Q. Please tell how to write 1853 vingtil-
lions? w. f.
A. The figures of 1855 are followed by So
ciphers.
Q. At what distance are storm clouds Wis
ible to the naked eye? A. B. M.
A. The Weather Bureau says that the dis
lance at which storm clouds are visible to
the naked eye varies greatly with ones posi-
ton and the kind of clouds. If a person is
in an open flat country and the clouds OF
the road status or layer type, he may not
see them more than 80 or 40 miles away,
and even not half so far if the air tends to
be misty or haZy. On the other hand, when
the air is quite clear well developed cum
ulo-nimbus. or thunder storm, cloud may, in
favorable circumstances, be seen when more
than 100 miles away.
Q. What system is used by the japanese
to dwarf pines? 0. T.
A. The Forestry Service says that the
system used by the japanese to dwarf pine
trees is kept secret by them
Q. Will General Lees statue on Stone
Mountain be larger than the Statue of Lib
erty?
A. The height of the Goddess of Liberty
is Ill feet; 1921 feet to the extremity of
the torch The figure of General Lee on
Stone Mountain is to be 40 feet from the
top OF his hat to the bottom of the horse S
hoofs. 1t is said that man standing on
the Generals shoulder would need step
ladder to reach his ear. The sculptor says:
The distance from the horses knee to the
top of General Lees hat is 120 feet. The
depth of the relief on the extreme point will
he a feel while @ q
depth of stone to be removed over the whole
surface-S00odd feet in length, by about
200 in height-will be about four feet"
Q. In the Civil war period what rank did
| New Orleans take in point of population
| d. H.
A. New Orleans ranked sixth among the
| cities of the union.
! Q. Is the original copy of Dixie" in ex
! istence? NJ. w.
A. An authors copy" of Dixie" has beer
| presented to Cornell university. The origina
copy was stolen from the composer and thi
/ one made later.