Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q. What is "a fair wind7" MIG.
A. This nautical term applies N wind
which IN the greatest help 20 a sailing
vessel, namely one blowing in the direo-
tion the vessel wishes 20 70.
q. When and where viii the merit
| worlds fair be held7 III. y.
A. Preliminary gtepg have boon taken
in Detroit, Michigan, N a movement
toward holding worlds rcaoo exposition
in 1922 or 1923.
Q. What Is tho "Poces Corner'g NJ.
A. This is the name given ~ a rran~
on the cast side Of The south trnnscpt n
Westminster Abbey, containing tahlets.
statues, bugts or monuments q poefs,
actors, divinos and men eminent in let-
ters. Almost all of thee memorials are
to EDglishnen.
@. Does the government isus any
badge, medal or service pension 70 sol-
diers who served in Cuba in 1893 and 1907
T.. o. y.
A. The Spanish campaign medal wa
awarded 70 officers and men who served
in the theatre a operations during the
Spanish War. In Cuba this required ser-
vice prior 10 the surrender n General
Toral on July IL. The Pension Bureau
says tha. there IL 10 law granting a pen
sion ior service only IN Cuba, but the art
Of june 5, 1920, makes very liberal p,o-
visions ~
Q. What yes the 6ryt street in Piy-
mouth, Massachusetts g. g..
A. Leyden street, which nergr~ into
Water street and goes down to Plymouth
Rock and was the first street built by the
Pilgrim fathers.
O. What is the sky made of7 V.V.P.
A. The earth Is surrounded by
gaseous medium known as the atrnos-
phere. This atmosphere is ~ ls1st 100
miles in depth and its total weight i
about FIVE quadriilion tons. 10 is divided
into layers and the lowest layer that Il
next 70 the earth sIpport6 not only the
weight n the layer above II, but an other
layers az well. a view q this atmosphere
and the space beyond u gives what r
known as our sky.
O. Please describe the Strassbrrg
clock2 l. $. K
A. This wonderful clock i - fec. high
and Is fee. az the base. II is arranged -
show sidercal time the day ~ a. month.
the fixed and movable feasts. the day d
the week, and the time u day. one
part contains model n the planetary
system, another a globe showing ne
phases of the moon. There are movable
AEAft- WHICH, III hAAfM rNfArf Nlifr NNlAtENf-I
hour. An infant strikes the bell with q
rattle; the second a youth; tthra an Old
man; fourth, a figure Of death Which
strikes the bell with a bone. In the high
est compartment IL a figure q Christ.
Each day az noon a procession ~ Apostles
passes before Him; while a cock perched
above appears flaps its wings and crows
three times
Q. How can a bernorrhagc after havlrx
a tooth extracted be stOppedl 7. :. y.
4. The Public Health Service says that
this can often be checked by h0ldirg .0e
water or hydrogen peroxide IN the mouth.
Failing IN this. make cone-shap.sd pan
Of gauze or cotton, force Il into the sack
et. and hold IN place BY closing tho avs
tightly.
Q. Did President Wilson ase tins ex-
preston: Without the dottIng a an q
or the crossing of = IN regard % his
wishes concerning the League q Ma
tons? l.. X. o.
A. This expression was used bv Senator
Hitchcock. President Wilson. however
opposed any important changes N the
covenant.
q. Where are most u the cameras and
camera supplies made? L. ".
4. Rochester, New York. a me center
OF the camera industry manufacturing
more cameras. photographs flm ara
kindred supplies for the photographs
art and business than any other city n
the world
q. When was concrete frSt used n
shipbuilding2 +. A. II.
A. The first Use IN shIpbuldng "a
reinforced concrete was a rowboat. hunt
in 1870 by NJ Lambot. q Cares. France.
A l50-tOn barge was Constructed In 1913
for the city Of Cinta Necchia, Italy The
latter was thoroughly tested and found 80
satisfactory that construction q similar
boats and barges followed.
O. are nOtaries pubLc ever elected %
that office! 81 3.
A. In the state Of Rhode Island n0ta-
ries public are elected annually by the
General Assembly
2. May timothy OF marsh hay be led
70 sheep y. %. \.
A. Tlmothy or marsh hay should not
be fed to sheep. Clover or alfalfa = best.
Succulence may be obtained rom com
sllage OF roots to ~ POUNDS = head
daily.