Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Any reader can get the ans1er 20
any question by writing Every Evening
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has
kin Director Washington -. q. This
offer applies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical and financial matters. IL does
not attempt TO settle domestic troubles
nor 20 undertake exhaustive research
on any subject Write your questions
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q. Can you tell me how many Of
our soldier dead have been brought
back TO this country, and about what
is the cost Of bringing each body?
o. r. A.
A. The War Department says that
2f.s1s deceased soldiers Of the World
War have been brought back 70 this
country. including the 5,2i2 bodies
brought on the u. S. s. Wheaton. May
1s 1921. The cost Of bringing each
one is about $500.
q. How many cubic inches are there
in a gallon Of water? G. r. a.
A. The standard gallon in the United
States is equivalent to 23t cubic inches
Of distilled water at its maximum dem
sity, and with the barometer at 30
inches
q. What il the largest known me-
teorite2 r. r. g.
A. The largest meteorite that has
been discovered and measured. II
which we can find record. has been
/ in the Natural History Museum in
/ New York City since 1904. II was
/ discovered by Lieutenant Peary in
1894 near Melville Bay. North Green
land. II weighs 3Th tons
@. To settle an argument viii you
please state what is the correct pro-
nunciation Of the word Arkansas? Is
the final -" sounded or silent? }. c. r
A. The pronunciation Of the name
Arkansas was studied by the STATE
Historical Society and BY the EcIec-
tic Society OF Arkansas. BY a join
/ resolution Of the General Assembly
of the state, approved March Is, 1881
it was decided that the correct pro
nuncia ton Of the word is that giver
/ il by the French, with the final "s'
silent, and the accent on the first anS
last syllables.
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! Office Department with regard 10 thu
/ conducting Of mol order businesses
| A The Postoffice Department sayl
/ that any one may operate mail ordei
business so long as ne does not mis-
represent what he offers to the pub
lie. False or exaggerated advertis
ing is forbidden. and the postal au
thorities are empowered to stop tn
mail OF any one using such adver
tising. Unused stamps may be sol
20 individuals. express companies o
stores. A person may receive ma
and have a checking account under
fictitious name, but he must not sig
any legal papers with il.
Q. Is the bite of a rattiesnake 0fte
J fatal? w. C. w.
A. The Biological Survey says tina
about % per cent of the persons bite
by rattIesnakes recover II medica
attention is provided.
Q. Is il true that a large amour
OF natural gas is wasted through IN
use OF poor equipment? j. $. r.
A. The Bureau OF Standards state
that the two and one-half millio
domestic users of natural gas in tn
United States waste at least 1900,
l0e0, 600 cubic feet of gas a year thrOugl
the use OF faulty and improperly con
structed appliances II would cost
million dollars q day to replace thi
wasted gas with artificial gas Tn
bureau states that a large part of thi
waste could be prevented by Sigh
Il changes in the construction and ad
justment of burners and stoves.
@. How should | so about chang
ing my name2 r. l.. Y.
A. We suggest that you petition IN
court in your locality, through an at
torney. for legal recognition OF tn
name you desire to adopt. II YOU d
not care to go into court YOU may as
sumo any name you please, and or
binary business transactions in IN
name viii be legal. In doing thi
there is possibility that troubl
might arise in such a matter as in
heritance, for instance. It is there
fore better TO have your change q
/ ra,Yaa a Yaaffaf Of legal record,