Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Any r~ed~~ can get the answ~ -
sny question by writing Evesy Evensn9
/ 1nforfnH tion bureau, Frederic y. Ia
| hin Director. washington. u. g. InA
p parssu '' cannot siys. .dy,es or ise.l.
medical and hnsneisi mstterr ~ dgss
not attempt 10 restie domestic srcuhle.s
ou any subject write your questions
| plainly and briefly. Give full name asd
address and enclose two cents IN sts mp.
direct to lhs inauires.
o. How many peanuts dces tbs
average person eat In 4 year, q. "
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A. Inuiu ling pea nut products, such
aa peanut oil, peanut candy peanut
butter, salted peanuts peanut cookies
rna al ed peanuts. ard other forms, the
annual per capita consumption OF tbif
vegetable. ia 3 n pounds.
d. How did John -. Rockefelirr
make his first money! -. 4.
a. John %. Rockefeller says that
the frat money he ever earned was
made by raising turkeys when he wss
apyen yaars old. His mother gave htu
eutds from the milk 70 feed them. ZIG
Iept an account In Ledger A, which
| IL still in existence.
q when was Central Park, Ns~
/ York city. opened to the pubiicR u
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A. An act authorizing the aeauisi-
/ fion pf Central Park was passed bs
/ The New York Legislature in 1898
wor9 wsas begun in 1851 and The Parl
opened to the public in 1860. Its area
is g4e acres. about 100 bf which srs
wooded and include specimens Of near
/ IL every tree and shrub tat VIII grow
| in THE climate.
O. How many Army chaplains ar
thereg
/ A. By reason Of the confrma to- O
| t,hapiains James L. Critics and Johi
81. Moose, lna iofsl in the grade q
lieutenant colonel. the Army now ha'
one chaplain in the grade ef coioue
/ fIohn II. Axton. Chief of chaplainsf
/ nine in the grade of lieutenant col
onei. eight in the grade Of major, q
in the grade Of captain. and 1s4 in tn
grade uf fret lieutenant, making ;
total Of 1885,
q. WIN stone SOAK UP water / y
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A. The Geological Survey says tha
some kinds Of stone are quite porcu
and will absorb considerable uuantitie
rf water. while Some marbles ant
GRANTEES are practically imperyious 4
moisture.
D. what il the difference betweei
"a hand played and a machine playe-
rolf s. 4. B.
A. A machine played roIl for
playar piano is one which is cut by
machine according to the notes, no
being played az all A hand piaye
roll il played by q musician. and the
uf the human touch.
q. 1s il possible 10 destroy the grub
. that bore into lurnberT A. NJ. X.
A. The Forest Service Iaborator
SAYS that kiln driving is fatal 10 som
IL not All wood-froring gruhs. Air ses
soning has no effect on their activisa
but any kiin-drying process which
considered practical for seasoning IN
wood Is helpful and in the case Of as,
puts an end to the borers.
@. How often does the Weaths
Bureau make observations?
A. The Weather Bureau makes ot
sarvations three times each day 10 ds
tafTaine the Temperature Of the al
the anaotfnt Of moisture in the atrnos
phere, and other weather conditions
q. What is the difference btewee
steriliza ton and pas9e1rizstion {
mHk2 E. O. %.
A. sterilization il a process b
which the temperature Of milk
raised high enough or maintaine
long enough to destroy all germs an
spores. This method is seldom en-
/ nIpypd because IL gives the mill
boiled taste. In Pasteurization the ten
/ perature used Is only high eonugh |
destroy most germs. including disea,
germs such as those Of tubercuIos
and typhoid.