Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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O. Has President Hsrdine a larger
Cabinet than President Wilson had2
X. E n.
Al. Tbp Cabinet officers are the same
IN number nt present. but the rresis
dent has Invited the President 20
attend Cabinet meetings.
q WHAT liz it IN the waters of some
rivers and springs that petrifies Wool
X. a. X.
A. The Bureau OF Chemiatry says
that IL ls The lime salts and IN nome
instances silica In the waters of Hofne
rivere/nnd springs that patriiiea wood.
q. whnt Kind of sheep produced the
most WOOL n. T.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
Rays that In this year's test ahearlng
the Rambouilletp scored highest They
averaged 1fIa pounds Of wool per
sheep. Columbian standing second with
1886 pounds per sheep.
q. Are quail and phrtridEes the
ianie2 WI. s..
A. The quail ~ q small game bird
of the old World Of the genus Co
turnIx, nearly allied to partridges. but
having a more slender bin. a shorter
tail, longer wings, no spur. and no red
rpace above the eye. euails never
perch ON trees, but always aiight on
lthe ground. and far excel partridges in
their power of flight.
O. Where is the largest Catholic
Church in the world7 J. K.
| A. The largest Catholic church In
existence is 81. Peters at Rome The
seating capacity can hardly be esti@
MATED az much OF IL consists of cor
ridors. etc. The building covers
nearly four acres Of ground and Is
/ aaid 10 be the scene Of the torture Of
Christians ~ Nero and the martyr
dom Of ST Peter
q From what countries DO we get
twaiuuts7 L. .. II.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the following countries ex-
port walnuts TO the United states:
Turkey. France. Chile. China and
i Italy "a
q. what kind OF salt is p ut on
gravel roads and what is ft done for
u. r. j.
| A. Tho bureau of Public Roads says
1 that common table salt4-sodium
ehloride-~is used on gravel roads 70
lahsorb the night moisture in order
/ to keep the roads packed and fiat and
/ 70 that they win not become so dusty
! during the day
@. How many islands are there in
| the Barbadoesg II. III G
| A. Rarbadoes or barbados. is a
single leland. the most easterly of the
West Indies. fts name Is Portuguese
/ and rnaans "the bearded 50 called on
Eaecofnt of the bearded fig tree, which,
/ Il found there IN abundance.
| q. What is meant by the Truce Of
God7 II. r. S.
/ A. During the Middle Ages. private
warfare became very common. TO
suppress It or. at any rate. limit Il
the Church Synods passed DEGREES
/ that such fighting could not take
| place on certain holy seasons. or on
4 certain days. II was SO arranged that
only eighty days in summertime were
left for fighting. These edicts were
not very scrupulously obeyeI. Some
i times the King lent the truce the
weight Of his authority and thus made
Il IL the peace of the land.
i q What plant was known as "the
4 white mans foot? n. IL
Il A. A large variety Of dock which
was not known to the Indians before
the advent Of the white man, and
which followed his progress westward
WIS given the name white mans
Il foot"