Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

@. Was there ever time in American
baseball when it was a rule to have to
pitch more than four balls" TO give Il man
baso2 I. NJ. c.
A. The number of "balls" to give n man
n base has differed. In 1880, eight called
balls entitled batter TO take first base.
One year six balls was the rule, and ut
another time seven were allowed.
O. What is the difference between
climate and weather. A. r. K.
A. Climate is the sum and average of
weather, which includes the daily change
in temperature, wind, rain, etc. The
climate shows the general condition,
while weather deals with special instances
of changes in atmospheric conditions.
O. What is meant by the term wheel
base?" A. G.. Y. ID.
A. The wheel base is the distance from
the center of the front axle to the center
of the rear axle.
O. Can YOU tell me who wrote "But the
man worth while is the man who can smile
when everything goes dead wrong?" G. T..
V.
A. The lines arofrom the poem ''Worth
While" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
'1t is easy enough to be pleasant when life
flows by like n song,
But the man worth while is the one who
will smile when everything goes
dead wrong"
O. How many horsepower can pro
peller stand without flying TO pieoes2 f.
r. ID.
A. The AIR Service says that engines are
now built for aircraft up to 1000 horse
power, and that these drive screws, tractor
or propeller, direct or indirect, as the case
fx~s 10 hpn
hit or when they are defective or become
defective.
Q. Is much of the silk goods manu-
factured in America made from pure
silk2 III. MS.
A. A great part of the silk goods manu-
facturpd in the United States is made from
pure silk The manufacture of artificial
silk Is increasing steadily. This silk is
produced from cellulose or cotton or pulp
of soft woods. The consumption Of ar
tificial silk in this country in 1918 amount
ed TO nearly 100000 pounds, whilo
about $4,000, 900 pounds of raw pure silk
were used during similar period.
O. Who discovered N-rays2 q. X. L.
A. X-rays were discovered and SO called
hy Professor Rontgen Of the University of
Wur7burg, Germany, In 1895.
@. How did the cup which is tho prize
in the big yacht race come to be called
America $ cup if it came first from Eng
landT G. v. II.
A h 1851 an American schooner called
the "America" was visiting in English
waters at the time of the Royal Yacht
Squadron races. This vessel entered the
regatta and sailed without time allowance
around the Isle of Wight. The America
finished first out of large feet of vessels.
She was awarded the prize of n cup valued
at $500 The owner took this cup to the
New York Yacht Club to establish q per
petual challenge trophy for competition
between yachts of the different countries
Therefore the cup became known as
Americas S cup"
Q. How many of the Negroes who
served in the United States army during
the world war actually went over seas?
W. A. p.
A. The War Department says that there
were 400,0 Negroes IN the army during
the recent war and that over half of them
saw service abroad.
@. When did the FIRST day of the week
come to be observed as the Sabbath IN
stead of the seventh day? f. McV.
A. The Jewish Sabbath was on the
seventh day of the week, as representing
the day on which God rested from the