Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
QUE STIONS AND ANSWER3

q. What is the difference between
National Forest and National Forest
Reserve? r. Il. w
A. A National Forest Is any forest own
ed bv the United States, while National
Forest Reserve is a tract OF land set apart
from the public domain IN order TO mn
| prove and protect the forest within the
| reservation or for the purpose of securing
favorable conditions of watcrilows, and
| 10 furnish continuous supply OF timber
| for the use aud necessities OF citizens oil
| the United States.
| q. Let me know if postcards and stamp
| ed envelopes which have been addressed
| or printed but not mailed, are redeem
able2 r. G. w.
A. The Postoficc Department says
| that ur car celed, unserv'ceable and
| spoiled postal cards not treated by bropz-
| ing, enamelng, or other process oil coat
| ing, NAV be redeemed IN postage stamps
or other stamped paper only as 10 per
| cent of their face value, when presented
| by the original purchaser; but parts or
| pieces of cards will not be redeemed.
O. Can person take gold TO United
| States Mint and have it coined into money!
| A. l.. -,
A. The office of the director OF the Mint
saws that n person may take gold OF any
| k1lfu tp ~ tlith PitittH s's'ti'
| be paid for il in gold coin, or by check that
| is pavable in gold if he so desires. Mnts,
however, are not required by law to ac-
| cept gold from individuals IN smaller
quantities than 500 in value. This gold IS
paid for at the rate of S20.67 an ounce OF
pure gold.
method? G.. A. b.
A. This was the method of instruction
| employed by Socrates, and consisted oil
Systematic questioning to elicit answers
| which would develop, point by point, the
general truth that was the object OF the
inquiry. -,
| 0. How many United States soldiers
had the death sentence 10y general court
martial inflicted upon them durirg the
late war; +. Il. :,
A. The War Department says that
there were So death sentences inflicted
during the world war All were for murder
or kindred offeuses, none for purely mill
tary offenses.
o Who discovered the fact that her
metic sealing of foods would preserve
| them? 5. G. p.
A. The Napoleonic wars were respon-
sible for this discovery The French gov
ernment offered prize for the most prac'
tical method of preserving foods ior sea
! service and military stores. Nj. Nicholas
Appcrt. after experimenting from l795
until 1909 submitted treatise on means
of preserving foods and received the prize
of II 600 francs. His method was to en-
close fruit. after heating II. IN glass bot,
lie. which was then corkod and subjected
TO action OF boiling water.
q. What gives the peculiar finish that
oatmeal wall papers have2 A. j.. r.
A. Sawdust is used TO produce the dis
tinctivc surface of this kind Of paper.
@ Who is the present ruler OF Liberia'
II. S. A.
a. The name Of the President OF Ii.
IBERIA is c. b. King.
Q. How deep is Salt Lake, IN Utah, and
what is its arca2 Il. X. Nj.
A. The Great Salt Lake which occupies
shallow depression has an average depth
of less than 20 feet. IL Is SAID that tle
changes in area Of The lake are due 10 the
fluctuations in rainfall. In. lSoo the area
was ESQ square miles. In 1869 1t had IN
creased 20 O. square miles. since loos
and 1870 the lake has been gradually re-.
cedinp One cause Of the diminishing OF
the waters is the amount used Tor rr,Ra'
ton, and a second cause is the fact thai
the amount of water contributed TO Tho
lake bv the iulets has decreased.
.. What shall | use to kill insects or
plants2 I. W.
A. If the insect is chewing insect
spray the plant with arsenate Of lead; u
sucking insect dust with tobacco powder
il a scale insect. one Of the best remedies
a fish oil soap Make suds and give the
plant a thorough bath, then allow tC
stand for two or three hours and spray
with clear water.