Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
O What {. the meaning of the

O. What is the meaning Of the word
Detroit 2 E. j. ID.
A. The name is derived from tho French
word Detroit" which means a strait
or narrow.
O. What can be done to keep n horse
from eating oats SO rapidly that IL choles2
A. W. I.
A. To prevent choking il n advisable
to place a little chopped clover hay or
some whole oorncobs in the feed box with
the oats.
O What can he used in wood or soft
coal stove to burn off the thick SCOT that
adheres to the stove pipe and chimney
G. A. H.
A. A piece of old zinc put on hot fire
will clean the SCOT from the chimney.
@ Is it necessary 20 pay postage on
matter sent to Washington, TO he copy
rightedf NJ W.
A. Matter for copyright deposited with
postmaster for transmission TO the
register of copyrights, Washington, -. &.
will be accepted for mailing, postage free.
When requested, a receipt therefor will
be given on a form furnished by the
sender.
@ What is 0alalithT Nj. X, r.
A Galalith is material used as a
substitute for ivory. II takes high
polish is waterproof, hreproof and Of good
tensile strength IL is product Of casein
and milk, the curd of the milk being
treated by a process that petrlfles II.
F. Z /. What J. was the original s'n'7S'''''
A. This was a royal palace at Potsdan,
Prussia, built by Frederick the Great IN
l745-IT47. Sans-Souoi is French ex-
preston meaning free from caro-.
O. Where are the Bad Lands2 H. +.
A. This is the American translation of
"Mauvaises Terres, the term used by the
French Canadian trsppers TO describe
these regions of unconsolldated rocks
that have been extensively eroded Bad
Lands occur on arid plateaus formed by
horizontal strata of loosely ceInenued
sands and gravels The best examples of
such regions are found IN the upper
porcion of the Missouri drainage basin,
in the vicinity of the Black Hills. Some
are to be found also in Colorado, Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas.
O. When was the electric hight dis
covered and when did it come Invo prac-
tical ,lse7 G. l..
A. The credit for the basic discovery
of the electric light is. probably due to
Sir Humphrey Davy, who IN $40 OBJ
served the electric arc and produced
incandescence of fine platinum wire IN
connection with his experiments with
2.0OO-cell battery In 1862 an arc lamp
was installed in he light house at Dun
geness. in 1879 the Edison incandescent
lamp was exhibited and in 1882 the Pearl
Street Edison Station in New York was
put IN service.
Q. Is Monte Carlo in France or ItalyY
A. NJ.
A. Monte Carlo, suburb of Monaco,
is in the independent Italian prlncipality
of Monaco. This is the smallest sovereign
State in Europe, is bounded by the Medi-
terranean and France, and is under the
protection of France.
@. When q person is tanning why is the
air set in motion by the fan apparently
cooler? G.. d.
A. When the air surrounding person
is set In motion, the person feels cooler
because the motion of the air stimulates
evaporation of the moisture Of the body,
so that the actual temperature of the
individual is lowered.
@. What is the Chinese salutation
called that is not "kowtow?" L. M.
A. The joining of fists and raising them
before the heart is known as the "kung
shaio." The word Using" meaning
"hail' accompanies the gesture.
@. When and by whom was the first
operation for appendicitis performed In
the United States? NJ. S. S.
A. The year 1888 was distinguished by
the first operation for disease of the
as such. The first decisive step
in the direction of modern methods was
taken by a London physician by the name
of Hancock. The first operation On. the |
appendix performed in the Tn; ted States |
was done by r. j. Hall of New. York, on |
May 8, 1886.
hogged? c. p. G.
A. A vessel is hogged when her ends |
droop in such fashion that the keel |
curves upwards amidships. The opposite
of this nautical term is sag.
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