Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
QUESTIONS AND ANcWERs


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u the Inquirer.
q. What country has fhe most
people TO the square mile2 y. r.
A. a recent compilation states that
England stands flrst IN regard to
density of population. having an
average OF GG9.2 persons TO the square
mile. Belgium is second with a
population Of G52.7 to tine square mile.
and the Netherlands third with 5I2.9.
The United States had in 1920. 35.s
persons 20 the square mile.
.. When viii the next moonless
month occur? II. y. ~
A. There win be no month that viii
be moonless, but this expression II
used IN speaking Of month IN which
there Is no fun moon. The Naval OBJ
seryatory says that the next time that
there viii be such a month viii be
| February. 1861 The last time this
occurred was In February, 1866
q When was The first Ford cat
made? -. II. S
| A. The first Ford. car was Mode
A which was made in 1908.
@ VIII you give me the origin 81
the expressionN to Read the Rio
/ Act?" II. G. NJ
a. The use OF this expression
really applies to giving warning t
those engaged in wrong doing. an,
has It's origin in the Riot Act. az
English statute OF 1875. lt provide,
that IL IL or more persons were as
sembled unlawfuily and disturbint
the peace, any mayor. justice Of tn
peace. sheriff or under-sheriff cOul,
by proclamation command them I,
d.sperse. II they refused and femaIn
ed together for an hour after tn
proclamation all OF the persons par
ticipating were guilty Of felony. Ais
anyone interfering with or preventlnl
such proclamation was guilty o
felony.
@. How long will bread keep? G +
A. The length Of time that brea
lwill keep depends upon the Ingredient
The famous honeybread OF German
and France will keep a year or /
months without drying out.
q. What states have adopted tn
American Ornithologists' Union mode
law for the protection of birds
c. c. G.
| A. All states except Montanf
Idaho. Nevada. Utah. Arizona. Ne
Mexico. Nebraska and Kansas hay
adopted this law.
@. We're the Capulets and Nor
tagues real people? c.
a. Capulet and Montague are IN
English forms for the names of Car
pelletu and Montecchi families
has not been proved that the exis
ence Of these families .~on which man
stories have been built. is more tina
a legend.
Q. When are most vegetable
shipped out of Florida? r. D. (
A The height of the shipping sea
son in Florida is between Novembe
Is and July.
q. Can a presiding officer vote as
member OF body and have also
casting vote? y. II. !
A. The casting vote is the fin;
and decisive vote which the. law
) some cases confers upon the presiC
! ing officer IN case of tie vote. III
rules governing the particular a!
;, senblage would govern the right /,
, the officers to vote at all, or 10 vof
only In case OF a tie. or TO vote as
member OF the body and afterwaI
. cast a deciding vote.