Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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strictly 70 Information. The bureau csnnot
ss sayp r Doe! ss eae no .ssso. saso, ,sd e as
inastic tro~nbis. Dor TO und.r ss1x 80, snhaos- .s.s
tive on ,sa any ,r, sge.et fu nns
and address aud enclose two cents IN stamps
for rsturn postage. All replies are s~ns
direot TO tho inquirer.
O. In tho dachshund hunting doa7
What is its origin? 9. VI. 8.
A, Tn. dachshtind IL true hound and
il used for hunting in Europe, especially
for getting foxes and other ouch animals
out Of holes, as il is a great digger, and
its peculiar build enables il % ~ down
relatively small hole. II has an excellent
nose. and win trail rabbits, foxes and other
game with great tenacity, but IL Is little
used for hunting IN this country because
IL is hard TO train and manage, paying
little attention 10 orders, and dong % u
please-. If the game goes 20 earth, II is
almost impossible 10 get the dachshund
away until IL has been dug out. This
breed is Of great antiquity, one Of its kind
being painted on an Egyptian monument
Of 1000 y. G.
What kind Of = government has Iceland7
NJ A. 8.
A. Iceland is a crown colony Of Den
mark Thi Danish King is King of Ice
land, although the government has rec0g-
nized the island as a sovereign 5tate. Its
foreign affairs are under the control Of
| Denmark
6. u. L an 1. O. J. Dr'"i'''ry note
| A. In England and in most Of the
| United States an ~ o. r. is not treated
| az a pronissory note because IL contains
no promise to pay. However, in some
States by law or by judicial decisions, il
mas been declared promissory note, and
| 80 such capable Of transfer by indorse-
| rnent Everywhere IL can be sued upon as
an account stated, without proof Of the
origin Of the debt.
O. What medicines are Of u-~ in cases
of tuberculosis7 Fl l. X.
A. The Public Heal th Service says that
no known medicine has any tendency n
destroy the germs in the body The treat
ment consists Of building up the genera
health u the body, 70 that its own forces
may overcome the infection
q. I wish 70 drive into Canada for a
visit Would have to pay a fee? VI o. A
A. The American Automobile Assoois-
ton says that you may tour through th'
country for a period ~ 30 days without
giving bond for the return Of the car
Merely stop AZ the port of entry and regis
ter 70 secure the neceszary permit.
O. How can anyone test q diamond .
see IL il il genuine? OF what materials ar
imitation diamonds made? d. r. U.
A. The Geological Survey says tha
there 's 10 way that anyone except al
expert can test A diamond Many 'mits
ton diamonds are synthetic white sap
phires: Others are rhinestones or othe
white coloress minerals
, O. How should ] proceed 20 get
, copyright on book? n j.
A The Copyright Office Gays that :
: obtain copyright protection on q book {
> must be printed and published with n
' copyright notice, and two conplet
} copies with registration fee of 81 an
application from "a l." be deposite
with the Register of Copyrights, In th
Congressional Library, Washington, . G
/, Application blanks may be obtained from
. the Register Of Copyrights.
Q. What is the latest date thst Easte
has come on, and how is the date q
Easter determined? ". T. O.
A. The latest date that Easter has falle'
on since 1900 was April %, 1888. Easte
il determined as the first Sunday after th
| full moon after the 2lst Of March.