Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

@. What Presidents OF the United
States were elected without receiving n
majority of the popular vote? t. IL. II.
A. John Quincy Adams, James Bu.
chanan, Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford Is.
HAYES, Penjamin Harrison, Grover Cleve-
land (l; o.. and Woodrow Wilson are all
Presidents VINO did not receive ma
jority of popular votes. John Quincy
Adams was elected by the House OF
Representatives.
Q. II q registered letter is lost, viii the
Postofiice Department make good for Its
contents? I. ]. NJ.
A. The Postohice Department says that
if registered letter is lost in the mail, it
is responsible for contents up to $50.
Q. Do all vines twine from left to rightI
A. The Department of Agriculture says
that most plants twine to the lelt. some,
including the hop and honevsuckIe, twine
to the right Twining is apparently the
result of geotfopic stimulus.
O. What is the name of the liquid acid
that will give plate copper the appearance
Of silver by merely rubbing it with soft
rag? p. @
A. The Bureau Of Standards saws that
il is possible TO produce a silver appear
ance upon copper by the Application OF
solutions or salts containing either silver
or mercury This method would give but
a very thin coating Mt best and would not
withstand any appreciable service
q. Who discovered gold in the klon-
dixie region? 7. L. ]. :.
A The first important discovery OF gold
in the klondike.was made IN lSHh by
George Cormack, a miner and old-tlmer
on the river
Q. Please tell me what runner was
in the war? j. III.
A. The War Department says that a
runner in the Army is soldier who has
been detailed from his regular unit to
carry messages from one military head
quarters TO another. There were a number
of runners to each company.
Q. Can mn aeroplanc have more than
one motor and propeller? +. G. l..
4. Airplanos have from one to SIX
engines or possibly more. There IS no
limit to the number save through ie-
quircmcnts Of engineering principles.
They frequently have more than one
propeller, usually having one for each
engine.
.. DO all the employees Of the B,neau
of Animal Industry work in Washington
A. T.
A. Out of more than 1000 people en-
plovcd hv this bureau, only about 800 are
attached to the Washington office, the
greater part Of the force being scattered
over the country.
@. Are thorc really any ico caves?
i. NJ. c.
A. The walls Of caves often become
cooled to such point in winter, or during
the frosty nights Of spring and fall, that
tho porcolatng waters freeze. The most
celebrated ice cave in the world IS that OF
Dobschau in Hungary. situated ~ the
Carpathians, at an elevation Of about
200 feet.
Q. Who is the author of tho quotation
"Pygrnies are pygnics still though porchcd
on Alps?' G. q r.
A. This quotation IS found in Edward
Youngs Night Thoughts. Part 8.
.. Some soldiers who saw service in
France say thai the sun didn't set until 10
O'Clock in that country. Could this be
true? w. V.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
the extreme northern latitude Of France
is about 81 degrees At the summer
s lsticc the sun sets in this latitude at
about 9 hours, 20 minutes, summer time.
The sun sets before 10 o clock on he
longest day Of the year, even IN the
northernmost part Of England.
Q. Where is the Easter Islands, ID. III.
A Easter Island is in Polynesia, and
was SO named because 1t was discovered
on Easter Day, April 6, 1922, bv man
named Roggcvecn. The inhabitants have
no name for it 1t has been an I'M
organized dependency OF Chile since 1855.