Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

o Docs the name a hofel on AZ
envelope act ae a return oddfcss IN case
the letter canDof be- deliyefe1Y q q.
A. The Post Office Department raya
that unclaimed Letters Drariug The card
"a a hotel club, school, college ~ other
ps,blic institutions which has evidsnfv
been printed upon the cnvoi0pgs ~
serve AZ an advertisement vii not o.
returned unless The sender adds such
request.
D. What are paper profis7" >. n
A. Profits on gwen trananctinn Wt.nh
can be figured out, but have not yet
been realized on, are referred ~ as papsr
o. DO pyqrnies still exist ~ w. J..
A. There arc races II pygTnies IA Afnn
in Asia and in some n the elnnds n ths
Pacific Ocean.
O. What is spontaneous combustion
J.. a.
A. Tho ignition of Substances without
any direct cause h. called EDontaue0tIs
combustion. When quantities n linen,
paper. soil, cotton. ~ w0'ion giufF
become soaked with relatively small
amounts II oils, particularly drying
oils, and are exposed ~ limited o.
cess q sir, they may take iire T Do pre-
ence Of moisture aids the process
y.
! the celebrated Amen Corner; 7 j. j.
A. The Amen Corner wac q pcTtfE
I Of tho entrance hall % The rld fl'h
1 Avenue Hotel in Now York City. Hhofr
( Thomas C. Plntt q Ropublican leafr-
used 70 gathor his political friends nrd
\ ASSOCIATES for conference.
I O. II Il true tha-t alien private pfr
/ ertv In the hands Of the Alien Fr0pff'
/ Custodian will shortly be- rrt1wsd q
4 the owners? v ~
I A. Under certain conditions and uTrr
! consideration of claim flied WITH tnr
4 A.eu Property Custodian, some grri,
erty is being returned.
q IF 70 were possible - stand ~ 'ff
( North Pole with right arm eTtendft
in what direction would D. point J. T. 3
The Naval Ohservotory says tfaf
person AZ the North Pole extending
his arm would point toward the Fouf0
q. When a gun gets leHdrd how ..-
[ IL BE cleaned = 9
a Wet the tow on the r0d uff rpr
~ turpentfne Quirk-eiiver ~ psrhF
NAV also be used Never touch tte groove
of rifle with emery AZ q wiI .rI tHe
edges and asect The shooting porer
q r. the flag oi Ireland green N hine'
j. A. MI
a. The Aar that j. generally ussd fr-
day has green ground nitf r. fap .r
Il but IN The present standard lf f.e
British Empire thn Irish portion
blue with . gold harp
q Why are pearls o-csidere1 .n
emblem ~ tears2 D
A There . ~ ~ rinersfIt'or ftaf
pearls arr TN rur pea le,i tears rf rrnrfr
There was 4 belief u tne fas' tnat
the full nom me pear 0vstsr se l
the surface ~ fhe sea and opened '
receive fhe fpliIrg p derdrCus from reaVf
which hardened INTO rearle
o. Can won give formula inr FEinF
rugs 81 hone2 n N d
Take one gallon rf hot water
and one quarf ~ rowderpd ~ trv gle
keen on stove until al tie Ene
solved stretch the rlE 0r carpet lnd
tack wrong side up IN fne rnor VIVID
whitnwash brush 70 over II With
solution. being careful t1 wet T. eveni.
pgppriallv the edges PAPER snnuId
DiIt under the edges ~ the RIA g. profff
I The floor - The solution rot and .eaF'
: the rug tarked until drv
.. How does rIbber Eet - 1amf
: 4. NJ =
a a curious vegetable product wnie'
] came from south America va found
have Nthe property n erasIuu nenri
: marks when thev we're rubbed uit
this substance. hen the name rubber
This Materials = now used In fne ma y
fart,lre 81 nearly 10000 different articles
O. What . 4 sundog. - 4.
A 4 uIndog is q specific name glvr'
rs a form ~ halo. and IS an 0pricai pne
nomenon produced when tne gh- oi 'r
sun shines through 3 delicate cloud
laver 0f fog or most.
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