Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
@. Why arc mountain peaks coldf E..

its lower levels where dust, water vapor
and clouds are densest, while the trans
mission of both incoming and outgoing
radiation is more rapid through the
pure cir at the greater elevations.
Q. Had Carpenter ever been in this
country before his trip this Year, +. Il.
b.
A. Georges Carpenter had never been
in the United States before his trip last
spring.
Q. VIII you advise me how to make
crushed pineapple to serve AS sauce with
ice cream? III. w. 5.
A. Pare the pineapple, cut out eyes.
and chop fine Weigh the fruit after it is
thus prepared and add three quarters OF
a pound of sugar TO each pound of pine
apple. Let it stand until syrup is form
cd, then cook slowly until the fruit is
transparent.
Q. Would you please tell me if casing
head gasoline is good for automobilesY
+. w. b.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
casinghead gasoline is too volatile to be
used alone and is ordinarily used in mix
lures with naphtha to make a motor fuel.
Q. When Alaska was bought from Rus
sia was the whole sum paid In cash or IN
part by a sale of warships2 j. 5. &.
A. The United States government
paid the Russian government the full
sum of 81, 200, 900 in gold for the territory
of Alaska.
Q. Can you give the recipe for matri-
mony jam? f. K. Nj.
A. Matrimopy jam: 2 pounds apples.
2 pounds plums, pounds pears, 5I2
pounds I'll cups sugar. Pare and core
the apples, and stone the plums. Put the
stones of the piums and the psrIngss OF
the apples into preserving pan with
and strain. While this is cooking peel
and core the pears. Cut the apples and
pears, have them ready. Put the strained
iuice in the preserving paa with the sugar
and when it boils put in the apples, pears
and plums Boil for 30 minutes then
pour into glasses and cover.
O. Is the Joan of Arc that has lately
been sainted, the one that WAS killed II
1851 A. D.? S. A. z.
A. The Joan of Arc who has been
canonized lately by the Catholic Church
is the Joan of Arc who was burned at the
stake in 1881 She is now known as st.
Joan. This is the only Joan of Arc of
whom we find record.
r.QA. When y was Frank James m 'I'''n'
A. After Jesse James death, Frank
surrendered and was held in Jail In Missouri
awaiting trial for more than a year. III
was never convicted of any charge, howe
ever, and spent the last 80 years OF hH-
life as a farmer. !.
O. WHY does Venice have streets OF
water? T. t. II.
A. Venice is built upon islands which
served as refuge for inhabitants OF neigh
boring cities du1ng attacks by basbarlans-
It's strategic advantage was so great that
many fugltives remained and the lagoons
which separated the islands were the natur-
al streets These islands were formed from
the silt and debris brought down by rivers,
and the soil is an oozy mud that makes
building difficult. Roadbeds would be
extremely difficult TO make, while canals
are obviously easy to construct and main
tain.
Q. What city Is known as the Gibraltar
Of America? s. L.
A. This name is often zapplied to Que
bee, on account Of its position and strong
Notifications.
o. Please tell me how Wallace Nutting
started to make his pictures. A. b. ID.
A. Wallace NuttIng was minister
and became interested IN Photographic
work while taking summer vacation on
a farm. He was so successful in taking
artistic pictures, which he afterward
tinted, that he has made this work q
profession.
@. How far is it across the United
States? b. B.
a. The distance varies from 2,152
miles to 2,S07. miles.
@. When did our income tax go into
effect. and what were the exemptions
allowed for married and single persons?
G. V.
A. The first income tax law under the
law constitutional amendment went into
effect March /, 1913. The exemption then
allowed for married persons was $4,000
and for single persons 5000.
Q. Whv is milk so often referred TO as
a "perfect food?" R. Z. c.
A. Milk is considered a perfect food
because IT gives proteins for tissue build
ing: energy fuel for bodily functions;
minerals for bone and gland formation;
vitamines for body building.
Q. Is any ex-Vice President alive! w K
L.
A. At the present time, no former
Vice President is living
Q. How much is the public debt? G. |. I.
A. The national debt on June 80, 1920,
was s24, ,299, ,321 ,467.
O. Is any part Of the United States fee
from electrical storms? r. L. W.
A. The Weather Bureau says that SO
far as known, no part OF this country Is
entirely free from these phenomena.
However, they are much more frequent
ly observed in the eastern and central
portions of the country than in the far
West In fact, along the immediate
Pacific Coast the occurrence OF these
storms is comparatively rare and 1t Is
stated that they are without many OF the
severe characteristics observed In the
more eastern districts.
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Boy Hurt by Baseball.
AS result of being struck with a
baseball, while at play in Kirkwood Park
last evening. Atwood Richards, IA years
old, 10l4 Pine street, was removed TO his
home in an unconscious condition. DR.
Lewis l. Chapman is attending him.