Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
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Street TO the inquirer
q. What Is the difference between
skilled and unskilled laborersY o.. q.
A. Skilled laborers are those re-
auiring such training in a particular
occupation as would involve material
Industrial lose in a transference TO
other occupations. Any laborers who
do not have TO serve an apprentice
ship TO learn a trade are unskilled
laborers.
q. Who built the road 70 Pixies
Peak and who gets the tollsl M. +. w.
A. The American Automobile As
ISOLATION says that the road running
up Pixies Peak is a state highway.
Money received from tolls is used for
the upkeep Of the road.
@. What will bring the lustrc back
10 tortoise shell comb2 H. J.. w.
A. 10 revive tortoise shell combs.
which often get dull and dingy-look-
Ing, dip the fingers in linseed oil and
rub over the whole surface OF the
comb. ff there is a pattern on the
comb, Il may be necessary 20 use a
soft brush to get II into the erevices
Then rub with the palm OF the hand
until ali oil has disappeared. when the
she'll feels hot and looks bright and
shiny.
q. How did the morris chair get it'
name? T. o. ID.
A. The Morris chair was invented
by william Morris, the well known
poet. writer and craftsman.
@. Does the President have a yacht
of his own? How much did It cost
r. A.
A. The Mayflower. kept for the us'
\ OF the President. cost $4,000
Q. When were oars hrst used t
propel boats? l.. g. s..
A. Padding was probably know
before rowing Boats with oars ar,
found in the earliest pictorial monu
ments Of Egypt. about $500 3. c. Il
these some crews are facing the boy
and others the stern. Later IN
hieroglyphs show the oarsmen facin
the stern.
q. When a man of India loses cast
does he descend into the caste beneat
him? e. p,
A. In losing caste, man does nc
enter the caste beneath him; he be
comes an outcast.
@. How large is the time ball o
the State, War and Navy Building i
Washington? s. G. D.
A. The time ball, which is made {
copper. is three feet in diameter.
Q. Where are the deep sea weed
: obtained from which iodine is made
c. NJ. B. II.
a. Iodine is obtained from set
weeds. especially those thrown up Q
$ the north coast Of France. the Goa
. OF Spain and ireland and the we
d coast Of Scotland. but its princip
. source at present is the mother iiquol
I Of the nitre works in Chile.
: Q. What is a welcher? 8. VI
A. In race track parlanc.s, a welci
er or welsher is one who makes be
or receives betting money and the
absconds, not paying his losses or r
k turning the money Of those bettin
; In card games, a welcher ia one WI
o refuses TO pay mouth bet.
/: @. Where is malaria found in Il
II United States2 R. r. p.
II A. Malarial fever is found alor
the coastal plain from Connecticut
Or Texas, over nearly all OF the Missi
II s,ppi Valley and in a number
10 valleys on the Pacific Coast