Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-27

lnformsisan BUREAU. Frederic j Has,
kin. Director. Washington, -. g. This
offer applies strictly 10 information. The
medical and financial matters. IL does
not attempt 10 settle domestic troubles |
nor to under take exhaustive research |
.,, on Any sIb,ect x "rits y yGus s questions se
address and encIose two cents In stamps
FOR return postage, All replies are sent
direct TO the inquirer
@. My hair Is curly In tho summer
but becomes straight In the winter
What can | do to keep II curly the
year round2 n. H.
A. In cool weather. dampen' the
hair by comblng with q comb wst in
hot water. Placing the outspread
fingers on the hair while wet, will
make wave resembling marcel.
q. How tall is Tiiden, the tennis
player and how much does he weight
.E. ". A.
A. William r. Tildcn, Jr.. is six
feet one inch tail and weighs 1s5
pounds
O. How much wire is there in
the cables of the Brooklyn Bridget
j. q.
A. The four great cables Of the
Brooklyn Bridge are each composed
OF i9 separate strands, each strand
! 2,572is feet long and each composed
of 27S wires. The total length Of
wire in the four cables unwrapped is
14.os0 miles
O. Who introduced printing in
| American ". IN
A. The FIRST book printed in the
New World was probably a translation
from Latin into Spanish OF "The
Spiritual Ladder" in 1885. Juan de
lumarra, franciscan monk, first
Bishop Of Mexico. printed It. The
FIRST book printed in America that
contained cuts to illustrate the text
was The Doctrina Christiana" print
ed in Mexico City by Juan Pablos in
1914.
@. Are sponges plants or animals;
N. IT. r.
A. Sponges are popularity regarded
as kind OF sea plant, but in reaIit,
they are the skeletons Of low typ,
Of animal. They are reproduced b,
means of eggs and the developed lar.
vac are partly clothed with sinai
hairs which enable them to swim oi
drift around until they ind suitabl,
places for adhesion.
O. Please settle an argument b,
giving the source Of the quotation
You car lead horse to water bu
you can't make him drink7n II. X.
A. This quotation IS traced to Johi
Haywood (circa 1860 in who's
"Proberbes" appears: "A man ma,
well bring horse TO the wster, bu
he cannot make him drink without h
will"
q. When was the pay Of privat
soldiers raised from s13 month
I. c. 8.
A. The War Department say
, that Congress passed an act May Il
1908. changing the pay OF America
soldiers from s13 to s15 . month.
@. Where did the casaba meio
originate? r d. n.
A. The name. vsriously speIle
Kassaba. Cassaba, Casaca, Cassabai
Casaba. IL derived from the tow
Kassaba near Smyrna, Asia Minoi
whence It was introduced. The see
: was sent from Smyrna to Californi
late IN 1873.
9 q. What city in the United state
Y has the greatest amount OF miners
content in its drinking water p NJ
A A. The Bureau Of Chemistry say
s that the drinking water Of Oklahom
= City contains the greatest amount
s minerals. There 1t amounts to IL
n grains to a quart. The mineral COZ
IS tent of the drinking water OF Atlant
= Georgia, it the least and amounts
Q only 2 Of grain to the quart.
: Q. Where is it that the telescoy
y is to be erected that will bring Ma
e within such close range2 ID. e. J..
: A. The plan being discussed
d the building of a telescope using
{, mine shaft at Chanaral, Chile, as Il
l. barrel. Professor Todd. an astronom
l. and B. McAfee, a scientist, are sa
n to be responsible for the idea.
ID Q. How many telegraph poles a
k there per mile of railroad track
2 t. Z. L.
Is A. The number of poles to the m
q depends upon the number of wir
D carried. When there are six wiz
ID or less. there are 80 poles to the mil
he Z to so, there are Al poles; 81
L 20. SO poles; II to-s0; SO poles;
places that are particularly expos
- to wind and sleet. many more poi
are used.