Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


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q. How many Justices of The Fu-
prene Court are older than Justice
Day2 T.. y. X.
A. Juatiee Holmes Is 50. and Justice
Mclxenna lH nearly Is. Justice Day
Ia third. being 72 years old. Justice
yandevanter is 60. Justice pitney. g..
Justice Mcneyndlds, 80. Justice Bran
deis. o4. and Justice Clarke, 81
q. DO The reformers who object TO
prize fights object TO boxing a. 2
sport7 A. II. II.
A. boxing Is generally recognized
as harmless, eharaetersbnilding
sport. Usually it is not condemned
b. those who protest against prize
fiRhfing
q. How should q nest for a settlngl
hen be pfeuafed7 Il. e.
A. Three or four inches of damp
earth should lie put IN the bottom u
box Of suitable sizH. The nesting
material ls put il next and may CON
aIst Of hay. ehaff ur straw. This
ahoud be packed down firmly. and
circular naat shaped slightly deep
er IN the center than at the sides. This
shape prevents the eggs from rolling
out from under the hen. but care
should be taken that the nest is not
Ideep. enough for the outer eggs t1
crush those In the center
o. when was polo flrHt played7 W.
| a. -.
4. Polo is thought TO be the oldest
game played with stick and bail. u
probably originated before the Cris-
/ tian era IN Persia, where odes we're
/ written to celebrate the glory Of the
game.
| o. where can / reach the manager
/ Of The Girl scoutsf z. @.
A. The headquarters for the Girl
scouts Of America Is located at 527
Fifth avenue. New York city
| q. viii 5o-miie gale uproot trees
lana damage housas7 G. X.
| a. The Weather Bureau says that
winds OF 40 to 50 miles per hour
should not seriously damage veil built
houses or unroot trees having proper
root system. particularly 4 devoid q
foliage.
q what state borders on moss
Great Lakes? r. ".
A. Michigan borders on four of the
hva Great lakes. Superior. Michigan
Huron. ard Erie No other state
/ borders on more than two.
I O. II there any such thing as !
/ Mexican jumping BEAM q. q.
/ A. The Mexican jumping bean Is
| the seed of several species Of plants
Of the genus IF sebastiana. The
movements II the seed arc caused
bv the iaryae of q small grey moth
which lnhahits the bean and which
moves In the interior of the she'll 81
the seed causing if f. roll and tumble
/ rhe beans are natives Of Central and
south America. and II Mexico are
called bronco beans. When the isr-
vac Is ready to emerge. il cuts small
/ circular hole in one end Of the bean
q. How did our death rate in the
World War compare with the high
way death rate in the United States
10. g. =.
A. At conference on highway
traffic regulation held AZ Yale Uni
versity recently. IT was stated that
in the period Of our participation il
The World War our war losses NUNS
hered ~ 900 deaths, while during the
same period there were 81 900 per-
sons killed on the highways OF ths
tinted States. $4,000 Of whom were
school children. IT win be noted thai
/ in 10 months the highway fatalities
nearly doubled those Of our forces
lin the greatest war in history.
q. How many other children were
there in Benjamin Franklin's family
IT. X
a. There we're is other children u
thia family. Benjamin being the 18th
Of the Il Franklin children.
q. In poker. Is it good practice
to hold up a side. card when drawing
to a pair2 f. II.
A. This il a bad habit, since It les.
sens the chance Of making three O
a kind.