Show I I FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram Please give figures on the population of New York and nd its suburbs if it possible 1 ih 1 the following way New Kew York City suburbs total New York and suburbs This Information information mation is required for a comparison of the population of New York and READER London I IThe The population of New Kew York City is I of Westchester and New Jersey suburbs Total population population pop pop- of New York City and suburbs POP POP-I We have given tor for the population population population pop pop- of New York City the latest figures compiled b by the bureau of vital statistics FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram A says that a visitor to foreign countries cannot re remain remain remain re- re main for two weeks especially in Ger Ger- many B says he may stay as long as ashe ashe ashe he pleases L. L AND M. M There is no such restriction in German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many or elsewhere but visitors to the warring countries can obtain United States passports only when they go upon business and they must st state te about how long they expect to remain FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram How do submarines submerge and how do they get air all to breathe after I they are submerged MRS U. U I A submarine submerges by admitting water to various tanks making it so heavy that it will not float When it desires to rise powerful electric pumps empty these reservoirs Breathable air all while submerged Is insured by many cylinders containing compressed pure air or oxygen In the latest submarines submarines submarines sub sub- marines there is machinery to puri purify breathed air the carbonic acid gas being absorbed from it by potash and the purified air being cooled and re- re oxygenated FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram Why does the article article article arti arti- cle a come before such words as eulogy and eucalyptus instead of an J J. J C. C B. B I IEnglish English usage is to employ employ- an before before be be- fore tore a vowel of sound in the cases you OU I instance the vowel is only apparent merely an alphabetical character The sound is a consonant FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram A says that the cent B-cent piece United States coin is I spelled nickel B says that the said coin is spelled nickle S. S E E. I A wins FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE I |