Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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direct to the inquirer.
q. How much tobacco n consume"
i'm tho United States. q. &.
A. According to the "Indcpendent.
the tobacco consumption in tpis couh-
try In 1920 WAS of4.oo0.ooo pounds.
The Bureau OF Internal Revenue says
that the total receipts from all tobacco
taxes during the fiscal year 1920. were
s2s6, ,so9. .3b5.s4.
O. III hay-fever inherited7 r. J..
A. The President OF tho American
uav- Fever Prevention Association
says that observation OF 4l5 cases
showed that In more than one-thira
of the cases. the sufferer had relatives
OF first degree. father. mother. sister
or brother, who also had the disease.
@. Is IL unlawful to use the Red
Cross as a trademark II. X.
A. IT is unlawful for any one 10
,yea the Red Cross emblem for the
purpose of trade or az an advertise
ment, except those persons. corpora
tions. or associations which were
actually using. or whose assigner was
actually using the said emblem, sign.
insignia or words for a lawful pur-
pose prior to January s, 1905.
q. Exactly what is meant by a
Gentile7 r. y.
A. The term Gentle has different
meanings among different peoples. To
the Jews, IL is one OF a non-Jewish
nation or non-Jewish faith. with the
Christians. one neither a Jew nor u
r'hrfstian--a heathen, In India, non
Mohamfnedan; among MornoDs, non
Mormons.
q. Does electric current nov
through the wire. or on the outside
exclusively T.. T. M.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that in the case of direct current, as
supplied from dry or storage batteries
or n direct current dynamo as used In
farm-lighting plants, and by somt
central stations. the current flows
uniformly throughout the entire eros:
section OF the wire. With alternating
currents there is so-ealied "skir
effect" which causes the current to b
crowded somewhat toward the sur.
face of the wire. In tbs case o.
radio current at very high frequency
(of the order Of million cycles PEI
second) and large wires. the curren
is practically all close to the surfac'
of the wire.
O. How many Civil War widows an,
children are there on the pension
roIis7 Why don't all such widows re
ceive pensions? NJ. B.
A. Tho Pension Bureau says tina
on June 30, 1921. there were 2sf %
Civil War widows and minors on tn
pension rolls. Not all Civil Wa
widows receive pensions because ther
are many things which may prevent
particularly the fact that the mar
/ rage to the soldier did not take plac
/ prior 10 June q. 1905.
/ q. How is fig leather made7 r. A. r
| a. Very ripe figs are used for ri
| leather. Wash and mash them to
fine pulp. spread on piatters and DIR
+ in the sun or in the oven. When dry
dust with powdered sugar and roll u
! like Jelly cake. Cut in suitable piece
and pack away in jars.
/ q. What becomes of dead letters.
r. O. q
A. A postmaster keeps a letter tw
/ weeks in order TO try to identify tn
person for whom it was intended. III
i then sends 1t. to the Dead L>ette
! Office. where il is opened. II identi
fication of addressee or sender is sti
impossible. the letter is destroyed. /
i the case of valuables, the articles al
kept for a year, and. IL not identife,
sold. the receipts going to the Pc.
Office Department.