Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-28
DUE STIONS AND AN SWERS.

q. Do We cxport as much to japan as
We import from that islandY ;. T.. X.
A. The value of imports from Japan
exceeded the exports to that country IN
1910 by Si3, isSSl0. >.
q. What il isinglass, and how IS 1T
prepared? T.. IL. y.
a. lsinslass is the dried swimming blad-
ders OF several varieties oil fish. ne
amount of gelatin m isinglass is from 80
10 93 per cent and even more. III is pre-,
pared by tearing the All. bladder or SOUND
from the back OF the fish, from which IL
has been locscucd by striking severa l
blows with wooden club, then washing
In cold water. Tho black outer skin IS re-
moved with n Eni!e, again washed ana
spread on a board TO dry IN the open air,
with the white shiny skin turned out
ward. 70 prevent shr,vcling or shrinking,
the bladder- il:ust be fastened to drying
board. The best quality oi isingiass comes
from sounds tha: are dried III the sun:
After driving, the sound is again molstened
with warm water. and the interior shiny
skin is removed by hammering or rub
hing. Finally, it Is rolled between two
polished iron rollers.
q. Are many of the French soldiers stiii
'unaccountcd for?' /. ..
A. The French Ministry of War In am
nouncing the final official statistics says
that there are Sol ,S54 men whose tate is
unknown.
q. How did Bunker Hill get its name?
FOR.
A. This name. was given it in memory
Of a Bunker Hill near Belfast, Ireland
q. Where did the Colorado sugar beet
webworm come from and when was IT
hrst heard of In this country Nj. A: - y.
a. The sugar-beet webwon is similar TO
the garden webworn, and is SO named be-
cause it has developed as a serious pest
Of the sugar-beet i'll Kansas, Nebraska
and Colorado. 1t Is native western
and central Europe, and northern ASIA,
snd was evidently introduced on the
Pacific Coast as it was noted IN Utah
in 1869 This pest did not begin to attract
notice in the United States until the be-
ginning of the development of the sugar
bect industry.
o. Was Beethoven deaf at the time
Of his death? l.. II.
4. Beethoven was hard of hearing as
early as his thirtieth year, and was totally
deaf foryears before his death. When dying
his last words were Il shall hear now.
q. In what CITY are the libraries most
patronized' r. +. A.
4. More people draw books from the
public Libraries of Cincinnati, Ohio, than
any other city in the United States, while
Birmingham, Alabama, foots the list.
O. Where was the first California
mission? NJ y. c.
A. Father Juniper Sierra and his asso-
ciates founded the first mission, q Roman
Catholic one, at San Diego in 1869. In
1885 the pueblo was organized, making
San Diego the oldest municipality IN the
State.
Q. What part OF an iceberg is above
water? Where arc most Of them found!
A. G.
A. lcebergs are much more numerous
in the south-polar regions than IN the
northern hemisphere. About one seventh
of their entire bulk is above the surface
Of the water.
O. What part of the population OF
South America Is in Brazil? L. X.
T. Almost half Of the people IN South
America live in Brazil This country,
however, comprises almost half the land
u the continent
Q Whe.e are the most artificial teeth
made II. l.. h.
T. America is. and for the last ten
Years has been. the largest manufacturer
ii artificial teeth. The value of this prod
uctin the United States for the last de-
.odc hos haaD about S,O OQ0 010