Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

q WY sb1nh Lamb bsv. -4n~f
Speoo~r the yo~ts s~' v ID
A. Charles Lamb ~~s an -c.hu~n~~si~
adrnirer ~ Edmund sr-n~sr ard F~varr-
ed his aighfs a fancy and ifnnw~ry "a A.
far above otb~r poets efoTf- thaf it
required the high sr-i.tir s~n~s devrlor-d
by studying the art a writing rsa@sry
70 appreciate Spen~r
Q. How large r-opuiss'oo oon~,i'r'~~
a city2 ~ G.
A. The Bure-r ~ C~n~r- ~sv~ Dst
town is ualally oon,,dar.t a city when a
reaches a population a 1000
Q. Where are the poin'@ n the tnitefi
States ths. are the fsrthest north. casf
south and west7 G.. y. N.
A. The Geological Survey esys that
small detached and area in Ainn~~ofa
the farfb~~t point north, extending tn
latitude 20 degr~~ = minutes, the
southerrnost point a the mainland
Cape Sable, Pa. latitude = degters
minutes; casfernmo~f l. West CHloddV
Head Maine, longitude - degress ll
minutes; and weeterumo~t. Cap. Alsn
Washington, longitude - a~sr~s~ a.
minutes.
o. What book. did Lincoln r-An wt-n
educating himself =. j.
A. There is httle material % .f.o~ .r<c'-
ly what Abraham Linooln read hut there
i evid~noe that The BihLa oswtAsn of
Shaps~peare plays, Rohtnson CrasT,
the Statutes ~ Indiana t.e Con~tltuf son
Of the Unn>d states. Ns~ms Ida uI
Washington, th. Poetns ~ Il0n-r- burra
and Pilgrims Proxrcss ~~r- inciudcc in
the list
O. What = thc neansng n ~~~v~r-
neen2" A. Il.
A. "Navurrr~~r" = a~rrv-r from 100
Irish words mo Ana ''rnhurn~s, rn>>xr
ing my dsring"
q. Is there any way ~ driving hn~n-ss
away when smoking tnem 0ut hss fui~d
V. j. H.
A. Fumisasfnz ~rrh o~roon dssairnde
should he effi-scioss.
q. Which = the -w--ss n,rs,Ai y, u.e
in marking a cuff lnx or n-,s wo>r~ me
name Is OConnor, Mcdonald. - Van
Horn1 FL F.P.
A. individuals nay d~ de tn~ sro,-
trnrliy, but jewellers savl~~ me ~smnlun-
ti0n O'C.. Med, or Vi n s4~rsms
silver and ie~eiv.
Q. To settle an argument rse~~ -fsae
which Is the better par IN pos@, tso
aces or ace and loscrf T. ]. Z.
A. In case of ties, the n>unsA earis
are better than oomDtnst4on~ made ~,th
the Joker or deuc-s. because al the xr~~ssf
IN getting them.
q. WHIST : the full name Of tne P,tws
A. The P-ince of wsl~- xiw-n nsmas
are Edward Albert Chnsts~0 S~osRn
Andrew Patrick David. David r he a>aie
by which he 5 usually cal.ea IN the saaniiy
circle.
Q. DO more women sue Tor divocss
than mem q. A. 3.
A. Statistics show that more L5~a tslco
SIS many women a. men Obtain divorces.
@. Please tell me he meaning Of the
word "orsOIs." y. r. j.
A. The word 'os~lls" also t-~suan.sy
spelled "orcus" s the latin name for
FHades." Etymcloucally, the Original
word for "Hades" means unseen.
@. Do humming birGs Eo south n
winter? What DO they feed GU l.. I. :.
A. Most species 81 the hUmmlng btria
are natives of the warmer climates, blr
there are seversA species thai 90 north
Tor the summer. Humnlng birds Do not
iced exclusively on honcy, hu. depcua
argeiy on the Insects found IN hoscn, iof
their food
Q. What causes wind shake ~
rings in trees T. 4. II.
4. There "a a dihercLcc Qf opinion c.
% the cause ol Anemosls wind shaso
It Is generally supposed that the annual
ayers OF the timber 0i trees ring. afr
separated by strong gales. MANY
however, doubt that this condition a duo
20 wind, and believe it should Ii rcicrrya
-ather 20 frost or hghtnlng
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question by writing Every Evening ln-
ormation Bureau, Frederic j. hsakln,
Director, Washington, -. G. Tbs ofcr
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'annot give advice on legal, mcdical ADJ
financial matters. 10 does not attempt to
ettle domestic troubles, nor b. undertake
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