Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-26
QUE ESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q. Did the Bureau of War Rhk In
suranoe issue marine insurancef L. 4. r..
A. The Bureau Of War Risk Insurance
| says that they did not issue marine In
suranoe in the proper sense OF the term.
| Technically speaking, marine insurance is
coverage to indemnify in case OF loss due
TO the perils of the sea, etc, whereas, the
insurance issued by the Marine and Sea-
mems Division covered loss due directly
or indirectly to warfare, only.
q. What insects are harmful to poul-
try2 b. b. NJ.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that feas, mites, TICKS and Also
mosquitoes are the special pests of poul-
try.
Q. What is the difference between An
interstate railway and Nh intrastate onef
J. III. q.
A. An Interstate railway is one whioh
passes through more than one State, while
an mtrastate railway is one whose lines
do not extend beyond the borders OF the
State
Q. What is An atheist? r. G. II.
A. Lord Gladstone's definition of the
term was "By atheist ] understand man
who not only holds of. like the skeptic,
from the affirmative but who drives him
self, or is driven, to the negative assertion
i'll regard TO the whole unseen or TO the
| existence Of God.
Q. What is the derivation of the word
"pajama2' II. III. L.
A. The Hindustani word "paejama
means literally leg clothing, and is ap
| piled TO the thin loose trousers tied around
| the waist, which are worn by Mohamme-
| dan men and women. The English adapta-
tion spelled ''pyjamas abroad but
| "pajamas" in the United States is ap-
| Piled not only to the trousers but to a suit
| made up of trousers and blouse, worn in
| the dressing room or as sleeping gar
/ ment.
@. Was Ty Cobb on the retired list for
about two years. j. J. B.
! A. Ty Cobb has never been on the re
| tired Inst since he began his major league
career.
@. If two-lght socket r used in
stead of a single one, would the two lights
| burning consume the same amount of
current a. a light in the single socket
s. r. X.
A. The Bureau Of Standards SAYS that
when lamps arc used in two-way plug,
each lamp burns practically the same
amount of current "a IL would in a single
socket. The only reason that the two
lights would not take exactly twice az
much current is that the larger current
through the supply cord means a slightly
greater loss of voltage in the cord and
consequently slight reduction IN current
supplied to the lamps
O. What il a silver thaw'" l. NJ. c.
A. This Ia climatic curiosity OCCASION
ally experienced in Oregon whom freezing
misty rain sometimes tears down trco~
and wires by coating them with ice dur
ing cold night
Q. OF what kind Of wood Is deal table
made7 A. II. II.
A. Deal is either hr or pine, ths boards
being cut TO certain sisos Standard deals,
from which the othoss are sawed arc us1al-
~ 9 by inches and IL feet long Thus the
expression has come TO mean the wood It
self; As deal table, q floor Of deal
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