Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-16

question by writing Every Evening frsor-
nation Bur al, Frederic J Haslrn. Di.cc-
strictly 20 Information. The bu.eaIi s-a-
nos give sdvic on legal medical and flnans
cisl matters does not attempt cattle
domestic tro bios nos 80 undertake eI-
naustiy0 research on any SabJeLt Write
your qu,stiors plainly. and briefly. Give
,nli nane ard add ess and nc oss svo
-o1ts In stanrs for eesuFn postage, Al
-epies are sent Sir~ct IN pe lnquifer
q. When is Boxing Day7 T.OI
A. Boxing Day is the 2sth OF De-
cember, and is one OF the four legal
bank holidays in England. II was on
this day that in olden times the gentry
made presents, especially OF money. TO
their servants and dependents. These
presents came to be known as Christ
mas boxes
q. Is there such a nut as an
ivory nut? NJ. NJ.
A There are two species Of palms
producing nuts hard enough to be en-
ployed as substitute for ivory in
the manufacture OF small articles Of
domestic use. but the one best known
TO commerce under the name Of
Ivory nut is the fruit OF Phytehephas
macrocarpa. native OF New Granada
and other parts OF Central Africa.
q. Are there more people In Chi
cago than in the state of Wisconsin?
W. r.
A. The population Of tho state of
Wisconsin for 1920 was 1882 .Os7. The
population OF Chicago for 1920 was
2,701, ,705.
Q. When was I'm God We Trust
put on coins? r. G..
! A. The law providing for the motto
TN God We Trust was passed in
1861. The first coins bearing this
motto were one-cent pieces. Since
that time the motto has been placed
on all gold coins that admitted Of II
The one-dollar gold pieces were toe
small to carry this motto. The frs
twenty-dollar gold coins. made from
the design OF Augustus st. Gau,lens
lid not bear this motto, but after q
few were made the motto was restored
.. In euchre, If the dealer takes
up the turned card and says he vii
play alone. what should he do witt
the card he discords? A. NJ z
A It Is customary. when a dealel
plays a lone hand, for. him 10 PAS
his discard across the table TO hi
partner. face down. that there may b,
no misunderstanding of his intention
Q. What will keep the windows il
a house from steaming? A. V
A. A proper circulation of air in
room will keep the windows from
steaming.
-. How many of the horses ant
mules sent to Europe during the wa
were killed? T. s
A. Il has been estimated that ther
were 243.135 horses and mules at
tached to the American Expeditionar
F'crces. 6S. $50 of which perished il
the service.
Q. What is asbestos used for? L. T
A. Asbestos is employed in n
manufacture Of woven fabrics. sue
as aceproof theatre curtains. cloth C
theatre wall Innings. and scenery: fire
mems clothing, and fireprocf rope
roof shingles or asbestos slate, stuC
&C. plaster. lumber. mill 5card, as
pestos paper and insulating; covering
tos pires, furnaces and locomotive
10 prevent radiation of heat; as fille
4 for high grade paints; for heat-resis
ing table mats. and for tempertng II
heat Of gas stoves in cooking.
Q. WHAT proof have we thai II
l Great Glacier passed over the lanC
WSrs people living then. \.
| a. Biologists base their STAT,
ments concerning the existence Of II
\ g.acta. period mainly upon eviisn,
| In the form of erosion % tccks. \
II existence of boulder clay and variol
| other forms OF deposits. Tne fir
| scisntific references to glacial actc
II were suggested by the Alpine regici
! and ere to Se .ound IN the works
/ Chdrpentier and Agsaslz. Men
| hoS exist pricr and during the ear
| Lart of the glacial peroi. The fir
II ie yiiencs OF his existence is TO be foul
II IN the later glacial pe~io1.