Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

@. Did Senator Harding coin the wo rds
''revealment' and "normalcy" which he
used In his speech Of acceptance OF the
Presidential nomination? c. NJ. X.
A. Both words are 10 be found in die
tionaries. The employment Of unusual
words whose meanings are easily under
stood lends emphasis to the thought that
the speaker wishes to convey.
.. How can | tell how much corn is
| left in my corncrib2 V. +.
A. Find the number Of cubic feet in
the pile OF corn, the length Of the corncrib
multiplied by it's width, multiplied by the
height To which il is filled. Divide this
product by al The result obtained is
the amount Of shelled corn IN the pile 0f
ears and il fair approximation for we'll
settled corn OF good quality.
q. Who first crossed the English Chan
mel in balloonf O. +.
A. Jean Pierre Blanchard, a Frenchman,
accompanied bv DR.. Jeffvies, an American,
made the hsst successful fight across the
channel in 1856 Since the first expert
ments in hydrogen balloons were not
made until 1892 and 1888, the feat Of
Blanchard was considered such q daring
one that. Louis XVI summoned him 70
court, made him a present OF 10000
AlffH dfti rfbt&sd bkbiA httt4 q gIhAtJ
pension Of 200 lires.
q. | was born on July IL, 1881. What
day Of the week was it, NJ. W
A. The 1lth Of July, 1881, fell on
Monday.
q. What becomes Of the hogs rejected
by the government Inspector? r. X. "
A. They are usually taken over by
! ocal dealers and slaughtered under
supervision Of an Inspector. Ii unfit for
human consumption, the lard Is rendered
under steam pressure to destroy all
disease germs and the product Is converted
into grease and fertilizer.
Q. What is the story connected with
St Swithins Day? E. +. r.
A. Saint Swithin was an English bishop
OF Winchester. At his request he was
buried after his death outside his church
at Winchester. When a century later he
was canonized, hs body was exhuned and
buried within the church. There IS
legend that this was TO have been done on
July Is, but was delayed on account OF
violent rains which continued for 40 days.
This has gwen rise to the popular super
stition that ii it rains on Saint Swithin's
Day il continues to rain for 40 days after
wards.
O. What was the great lesson that
scientists were supposed to have learned
from the cholera outbreak in Hamburg in
1902? J. c. X.
A. Hamburg and Altona are the cities
that have merged into each other like
New York and Brooklyn. They still have,
however, separate water supplies, both
coming from the River Elba. Alt0Ra
filtered its water and Hamburg did not
4 map showing where cholera cases APP
peared, followed irregularly the line OF
demarcation between the parts Of the city
that got filtered water and that which
did not. 1t was regarded as definitely
proven that flterIng the Altona water
made it safe from cholera-carrying.
@. What causes the very high tides II
the Bay of Fundy? l. NJ. c.
A. These remarkable tides are caused
by the natural obstructions which make
it difficult for the sea to enter. The bores
that pour IN and out In such furious
fashion are the result of the sea forcing
its waters through very narrow channel
The Bay of Fundy has an average breadth
OF 35 miles and length OF $50 miles. The
tides have at times reached the height of
80 feet
O. How did Threadneedle Street, Lon
don, get its name? Y. l.. 5.
A Ii is supposed that the three needles
on the escutcheon of the Needle Makers
Company suggested the name.
@. What will whiten the ivory on piano
keys? A. j. III.
A. Cleaning piano keys with alcohol
will whiten them. flannel molstened
with cologne water is helpful. Keep the
piano open, SO that sunlight will strike
the keys and bleach them.
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