Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

o. Why did the country vait a yssr
before the Prohibition Amendment 30
came effective, while the Sufrngr Amend-
rnent was effective AZ 0nce7 a ~
A. The clause making prohibition ~
feetive one year from the date n ratftea-
tion IL part ~ the amendment ard 80
made ~ because n the trernrndofs husi.
ness upheaval which would rosafl' from ur-
mediate action IN the matter lefe was
no such clause attached % he Nineteenth
Amendment
q. What are the four Eords i1 the
English language which end in l0fuf
II. IS. :.
AZ The four ordinary Words n 'he
English language which end N doiE AZ
StupendOus tremendous hazardous and
ieopardous
q. Did The Shamrock nv oorne - thia
country under her own sailf L a I
a. II a one ~ the requirements ~ thn
rares for the American riIp thai all en-
trsnts coming from iorrign eountries snail
come under their 0Nn sail D. -hamrfcE
" did -. She was neither tn~ed nof
shipped
q. How larre Is q full-xro~n ursr' vi.
A. b.
A. Az general rule, no mAumum
length of a Bengal tiger. including TIE ta.ii
il I 1 feet, with 4 height AZ the shoulder nl
3 1-3 70 3lz feet. -uch an animal souid
weigh about 500 pounds.
q Please tell me WY rhufarb leiy <ill
not thicilenl L. j.
A. The beSt fruits Cor Ielly-mAkIlC oon-
tain pectIn and acid. Peetln, tne iunfiilncf-
tAl iellv-nakIng substance. dos uut ~
isr in some fruits. such - rnunArn, n
sufficient amount % maze Jelly wIthou
the addition II this property ln ~orne Torn
Another frmt NAV he combined Wlth Oh I
one lacking Il, or pectIn may ue prepAreil
and added.
q. We see news items quoted from IN
japanese paper "NItchi Nitrhi VIA
would this name be IN EnEiIshi A. y. ]
A. The JApanese Embassy avs Ia
Mitch Nitchi would he literally iA'
day but broader translation q day nY
day
q. Who gets credit for the anoatiun oi
the slave trade,
A. Granville sharpe. an English phi
anthropist . gwen tins honor ~ manf
authorities. In i772. he ObtaInrd The dr.
cision Of the English judges n IN i..fnous
case Of the Negro Sumersct, that a. s1ou a.
a slave set foot on Engllsh sul, - o.rlne
free Sharp. was q frlend 0f William VI
berforce, th- member Of ParllAnl-ot, sho
champioRed the Negro aus until ns
death and helped % abolish slAve-tradinE
and slavehOldIng m England
q. In what clty Of the nltcl ~taier Afc
the burisls MADE above ground, O. :.
A. In New Orleans Il i ths cizstom @
bury the dead N vaults, Or c0mpaTtzncuts
rising IN tiers, sometimes a. high a. cignt
feet above the ground In thus vicinity @ e
not possible % dig very Tar holo~ tho
surface without finding water.
O. Has the United States -onsidur-
able part of the anthracite ooal % tno
world? c. A. 3.
A. A small part II the world supply a
anthracite coal is IN the united StAtss.
Most Of the coal oi tho Classification d,
IN Asia. America has the grcatert supp
of bitumInous Goals IN the world. Thu
Pennsylvania chi fields are tho only IN
portant ones in tins country where ttu
close folding Of rOcks has changed che BE-
luminous into anthracite.
F.G.O.
A. The saltness Of the sea has hs-cn AZ
tributed 70 the washing out oi s.its .ruu
the land BY rain and by rivers, and o.
gradual concentration hy cyaporatioh
Modern authorities, hOWcsVr b,list'
that on account Of The similarity oNstng
between the salts uf the ocutn and certain
products Of volcanic eruptions, that th
sea has been salt from the bcginulng
P. III. '' ''
A. What IS claimed to he thc bikgie
steer In the world Is a $500 pound shori
horn in Ontario, named SIR Douglas halg
Q. What woods should bc usCd o. ulakC
posts on the farm r q. ID.
A. Almost any OF the hard woocs in
cluding cedar and locust. n prOpcI'
treated, may be used ior making posts
q. Please give me q recipe Toe pr
servative for fishing hines. A. l.. =
A. Boiled hnseed ol, Two parts an
one part good sire, of pain.ers gluc
Apply with piece Of flannel, expose Co.
air TO dry. After using line a few tinaCs.
it should have another coat. Repeat appi-
cation occasionally.
Q. Are hall-bearings used on rail
road locomotives W A. r.
A. The Bureau Of Standards as-
that ball bearings have never hccn cm
ployed on locomotives or r,llroad Cars
This type OF bearing Is best suited o. com
paratively light loads and therefore would
be entirely unsuited 20 the heavy strcssc.
to which the working parts II raiiroad
rolling stock are subjected.
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