Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-26
QUE STIONs AND ANSWERS

q. How many people in the United
States can read books written for the blindY
How fast can they read2 X. u. ".
A. There are about 10000 rca ders using
Braile type in this country. Blind per
SONS can read about az fast as the average
person would read aloud.
q. Who invented the "ruls OF eleven"
used in bridge whist, and why does II
work. J. I. J..
| A. This rule follows mathematical
principle and was discovered rather than
invented by X. r. Foster in 1881. The
cards in the various suits run from two q.
| fourteen, the ace taking the value OF
| fourteen. When the fourth best card Of
the suit is led, since there are three better
| ones in the lenders hand, the number IN
| the other three hands that will take the
| card led will be found by subtractlng
| from eleven the number Of pips on the
card led. The decIarer can count the
| takers" in this own hand and dummy,
! and viii know, therefore, how many are
| in the hand Of the leaders partner.
Q. How much does it cost 70 drill an
oil we'll in Southern Texas? T. ]. Il.
| A. The approximate cost Of drilling an
oil well is 5000 for 1000 feet; $4,000
| for 1000 feet; 5000 for 1000 feet;
| 10000 for 1000 feet.
| O. Were there German ships in'Manila
/ Harbor when Admiral Dewey entered TO
| fight the Battle Of Manila?" T. Il. W
A. There we're German ships at Manila,
| but they were not in The harbor. They
/ interfered in no way with Dewey's at
| tack. After the defeat Of the Spaniards,
| these ships sailed into the hsrbor.
| q. How often should baby be batbed
/ in hot weather? ID. Z. II.
A. Baths should be given at least once
n day, and during the summer, three or
| four tepid sponge baths daily are beneficial.
O. Where is Seven Dials2 l.. /. o.
A. This is locality in 81. Giles, London,
between Trafalgar Square and the British
| Museum, and was frequently referred to
| in Dickens books A clock pillar with
/ seven dial faces once stood there.
/ @. Is IL true that Hessian prisoners
/ helped build the streets Of Alexandra,
| Virginia, during the Revolutionary War?
/ X. L. j.
/ A. Many Of the streets Of Alexandria are
/ still paved with cobble-stones which we're
| placed there during the Revolution by
! prisoners Of war, many Of which were
| Hessians.
| O. What was the origin Of the double
headed eagle which appear. on the coat
| of-arns of Austria? T. y. VI.
| A. The Double-Headed Eagle Of the
| Holy Roman Empire was sometimes
/ crowned and sometimes bore the ninnbus
| upon it. The dual heads represented domin-
| ion over the East and the West and came
/ 10 be used in the coat-of-arns Of both
/ Austria and Russia.
L. NJ. J.
/ A. This il the water-clock erected at
4 Athens, Greece, in the second or first
/ century before Christ. II il octagonal in
/ plan, 40 feet high and % feet IN diameter
/ Toward the top Of each side it is sculptured
| with various symbols Of tn wind. Original
| lv the structure was surmounted with q
/ bronze Triton which served as weather
/ vane.
/ O. What was the loss of life In New York
/ in 1863 when men resisted the draft2P p. L. Il
A. In the draft riots in New York City
! from July I3, to July 10, 1863, it is es-
| tinated that more than thousand men
| lost their lives, and property valued at
| 81, 500, 600 was destroyed.
q. Is there a course IN fisheries" IN
/ pany OF our colleges? 5. I.
! A. The University of Washington Of
/ fers such q course, "a men having been
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| courses of instruction in fisheries of the
/ Pacific Ocean; canning of fisheries prod
ucts; curing of fisheries products; classi-
/ fication, habits, etc, Of Pacific ECONOMIC
aquatic species; elements of navigation
and diseases and parasites of fishes and
! other aquatic food animals.
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| formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin.
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