Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-21
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q. How long would Il take 10 send
a mesaaRe around the world and where
would it be relayed2 J. y. N.
A. The Radio Inspector says II
everyone were on the job and ready 10
take The message sent around the
world, Il would take approximately
sont az follows. from Annapolis.
Maryland 20 San Diego. California.
then 10 san Francisco. TO Honolulu. TO
Japan or the Philippine Islands to
Australia. 10 France of England. and
across 20 Annapolis
q. When did the fret Christian
missionaries appear ia China2 II. Ed.
A. HISTORIAN Christian mission
aries were received by the Emperor
Tai-tsung IN cal He listened to an
lexposrtlon Of their creed and ordered
the Christian scriptures translated
into Chinese for his perusai In g3s
he announced that he founds the new
religion satisfactory and that 1t might
be preached within the empire.
O. should house plants be put on
radiators or over registers on cold
nights2 r. ~. M
a. Plants should be moved away
from windows and out Of drafts but
should never be placed on radiators or
registers
e. What ingredients are there IN
gumdrops2 a. VI. A.
A. GImdrops are made Of granu-
lated sugar. water. gum arabic. flavor
. ing and coloring
q. What are enemy aliens? X. a. n
A. Tho War Department says tina,
enemy aliens are natives Of foreign
countries with which we have severed
diplomatic relations. vino are living in
the United States
q. What II the food value Of mush.
: rooms? r. X. NJ
A. When fresh. mushrooms have
the following composition Water
: sS1: protein. 30: Tat. 0.4. nitrogen.
? free extract 6 crude lber. 0S. ash
= ~. Mushrooms have about the sam,
, protein content as potatoes, but con
: tain less carbohydrates and the nitro
a gen present is largely IN the form O
: n-albumenoids. which have llttb
= food value.
q. Who founded the Frenol
4 Academy? A. y
y A. The French Academy which 1
4 the highest Of the nve Academic
i which constitute the French Insti
j. tute, was founded by Cardinal Richie
j. lieu IN 1885. 1t was reorganized i
"a 1916 The other academies are tn
d Academy Of Inscriptions end Belle
4 Letters; Academy Of Sciences; Acsde
my or Fine Arts, and the Academy c
i Moral snd Political Science.
- q. Is vt true that eH-soidlers, ar
\ allowed TO pass Civil Service ex
r. aminatlons with lower mark tina
!, any one else2 G I
!. a. BY special act Of Congress. es
% service men are given preference
y Civil Service examinations A pei
:" son taking q Civil Service examinatio
, must make 20 per cent; an ex-servic
man must make 60 per cent or over
@. Just what is an ambergrii
- E. @. ]
a. Ambergrls is substance OF q
consistency of wax found floating
- the Indian Ocean and parts Of Il
!" tropics and also as a morbid secreti,
i' IN the aiimentary canal Of The sper
- whale. which Is believed 20 be in
eases its origin. II is white. ash-gra
yellow or black, ard often tariegate
light marble The floating aaasses a
sometimes from 60 to 22J pounds
weight II Is wholly volatilized as
white vapor al 100 c.. Is soluble
OH, but resists acids: dissoives read
in hot alcohol. It IS highly valu
n perfumery.
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