Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

O. For how long a term is governor
elected and NAV he bo rc-eieeted2 ] NJ &
A The terms of the governors Of the
States vary. In some States the term II
two wears. in some four and in some, six
wears Some States allow reelection,
while others do not. Thlrty-five States
will elect governors next fall.
@ We have had an argument about the
effect Of motion pictures on the eyes. DO
the movies strain the eycs? A. NJ. 7.
A II il safe to say that person rnay
witness a picture play lasting about ono
and one-half hours without straining the
eyes or experiencing any discomfort. pro
vided the ewes are normal Indeed Il Is
likely that a picture show might he the
means Of advising one Of faulty vision.
@ Why do buzzards hing around q
peanut fcld2 7 T.
A Buzzaris gather near place where
hogs are kept. and ther will seldom be
found over a peanut field unless swine
have been turned into il
@ What does q. V. mean2 i. II
A This stands FOR qnod vide, Latin
phrase translated which see
q Who was known rs the Kinder
hook Wizard" G. i G.
A. Martin Van Buren,, who was horn in
kinderhook. New York. was given this
nickname lie VIVA also known rs the
Little Magician.
O Are there more heathcn IN tic world
than Christians? II. Y l..
A. About two-thirds of Tho world IS
mont Chrlstian. but there IS = very sinail
percentage Of the worlds population that
does not profess religion oi some KIND
q When was Oxford University found
cd2 T.. " *
A. There arc legendary stories If It's
formation hv King Alfred. As carly NJ
1Il-N there arc notices ~ continental
scholars. lecturlng nj Oxford aud Il was
certainly center Of learning IN llS5.
Cambridge il probably almost as old.
although its origin Is also Obscure
q What Is the origin III the word
"Shibholeth9" 7 L n
4 Shihboleth has the meaning Of
test or "wntchwaord or distinguishing
CRY or phrase a. party II was the word
hv which the Gllcadltes distinguished the
fugitive fphramites at the iords OF the
Jordan The Ephramltcs were not able to
pronounce sh and called the word
''shboleth' f.ludgcs II: 5-6, whervupon
they were slain.
O. What is dry farming2 G. Il
A. Dry farming is n scientific farming
Of land where there is a limited or un-
favorable distribution Of rainfall Irr-
CATION Is not practlsed. the fertility and
moisture Of the soil being managed by
system Of deep cultivation, rotation ef
crops aud the 'plowing IN Of green crops.
@ Where is the famous Monte Carlo
s II "
A Monte Carlo is about mile north
east Of Monaco, the capital OF the lrlnel-
pality Of Monaco This city Is situated
on a promontory in the Mediterranean
about half way between Nice and Men
tone, France.
@ What is the use Of the term "thirt4?a
Il NJ II
A The number 30 has been used ~
newspaper reporters and telegraph opera
tors almost as long as the telegraph wires
have been IN use When newspaper man
turns in hl~ coy the last page ends With
80 Thus denotes that there IS no
more or good night.
@ Where is the largest aviation field N
the world2 " NJ 5
A. The largest field of this kind IN the
world IS at Issoudun, France.
Q What kind of fraternity IS Tau
Beta ri? d f. r
A. This is an honorary technical fra
ternitv It derives its name from the
Initials Of three Greek words which formed
It's secret motto Tau Beta ri bears the
same relation to engineering and related
studies that Phi Beta Kappa does t.
literary scholarship, and that Sigma VI
does to original research on science.
Q viii X-ray penetrate steel2 T. /. L
4 II has been found possible to pene-
trate three inches of steel, SIX inches OF
alloy and twelve inches Of wood by N-rays
Lead is an effective resistant, and one
eighth Of nm inch of lead will furnish com