Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-07
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q. Hoe long has The motto In uod
We Trust appeared on our eplna9
4. F n.
A. United states coins prior 60 the
year 1864 are without In God We
Trust The tws-cent piece was the
first coin 10 bear this motto.
O. How can jet beads be eieaned7
II. w. v.
A. Remnve all dust with a very soft
brush, touch the jet with bit of
cotton moistened with a little good
oil, then polish with wash leather.
Clean with great care as jet IL often
brittle.
Q. Where ran interest coupons on
Liberty Bonds be caahed7 p. T.
A. These coupons may be cashed
AZ poet office or az any hank.
o. What Is the variation of tenn
perature ON the Iale Of Isines7 J. y.
A. The Isle Of Pines has on con-
tlnuona summer, the yaris tions Of
temperature throughout the entire
year being scarcely az great az offtn
occur IN a single month in many of
the northern states. II is rare In
deed, when the thermometer IN SUM
ner on the island registers as high
as eo' and IN winter the mercury
never fslls below So
q. wnl you please tell me the sig
niflcance OF The third beam. slanting
often seen on the spifs of Russian
churches7 A. H. NJ
A. The third beam represented as
ablluue on Greek and Russian crosses
is SO placed because pf a legend that
one foot Of Jesus when suffering. was
drawn higher thar the other. This
beam IL called q 'suppeda neuul ---a
projection or support under the feet
Of a person crucifed. IT Is used with
especial reference 10 Christ or to a
crurifix
q. II wane one II the Gilbert and
Sullivan opefasz j. e. r.
A. This opera il often mistakenly
attributed 10 Gilbert and Sullivan. hut
it was written ~ Theodore Morse
o. 10 rattlesnakea shed their skins
more then ance year, Does each
rattle signify one year which the
snake has lived n. w.
A. wefi fed ratt1eenakas may shed
their skins three or four times = year.
and as the rings sooner or later be-
come detached. II is evident that the
peculiar belief that the number of
joints in the rattlesnake Indicates the
years uf the snakes age. is unfuund-
-
q what was he first vessel in the
British Navy II r.
A The first var vessel ~ the Brit
ish Navy was the Great Harry. a
three nasted vessel built in 500 At
cost Of sT24f4 ne first double
decker to be built IN England.
q Kindly give ne a formula for
snlpf qr baths7 L. r.
A sulphur Bath To prepare. dis
salva pntasaa sulDhurata Csf1lphura t.
Cd potash known also az liver of
sulphur. in small quantity of hot
water. and add this 70 The bath water.
From onp fo tvvu ounces of sulphur
are usually used for a bath and the
temperature 90 the hath is generally
between s5s and 95 r. Method of
giving baths The patient lies quiet
~ in the bath for from 10 to 20 min
utes. Afterward he IL enveioped in
a warmed sheet and dried nv pattinz
gently over the sheet--never rub
hard. for. as these baths are given
largely FOR their soothing effect up-
on the irritated skin. rubbing will Dc
away with the benefit ~ the bath.
o. / have an oil stove in which the
wick holders have become so charred
with carbon that the wicks will not
turn mp. What win remove it? q
r. L.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
there is no solvent FOR carbon. Tn
less the carbon in your wick holders
can be removed mechanically. it vii
be necessary tO purchase new holders
q. Who Is the American Commits
sioner in Vienna J. r
A. This position is held by Arthur
Hugh Frazier.