Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-25
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@. What effect would freezing have
on ielly2 A. r.. G.
The Department Of Agriculture says
that freezing and thawlng would be
apt to break down and change the
texture OF jelly. 1t would not be
likely "a lnIure the Jelly, however.
O. Are the red corpustles really
red when viewed slngly2 G. B.
A. so-called red" blood corpus
cles are In reality straw-coior when
seen slngly but when seen in masses
they appear red and do give the
blood it's red color. bright red when
pll OF oxygen. dark red. almost
purple, when deprived Of their oxygen.
through tissue absorption.
O. How many ex-servica men are
there In the United States2 l.. y. X.
a. The War Department has no
figures complied showing the total
number Of ex- service men in the
United states at this date, hut there
were 100000 In service al the time
the arnistice was signed. and as the
forces have been cut in accordance
with congressional legislation SO that
there are only 10000 In the army and
about 100000 in the Navy and Marine
Corps, Il is easy to estimate that there
are over four and half million former
aervice men who are now civilions in
the United States.
@. Who said OF Burns, the poet.
that the people gave him a stone?
r. S. G.
A. II is related that Robert Burns'
mother at the dedication of a monu-
fnent 10 his memory said
when he was livin' wud ma gio
him brede but now that ne Is dede
they gle him stone"
@. Why was the Great wall Of
Emma bulltF w. r.
A. This wall was built to check
the invasions of the Huns.
q. What is the Rosetta stone9
n. l.. A.
A. The Rosetta stone il q pieoe of
black hasalt found in 1929 near the
Rosetta Mouth Of the Nile. bearing a
trilingual inscription Gin hlerogivphlct
demotic characters and Greek) ard
famous as having given M cbampo1-
lion the first elew towards decipher-
ing the Egyptian hierogiyphics.
q. What is word or sentence
which reads the same back or for
"ardt A. D. RI
A. Such q word. sentence or verse
y callei a palindrome. Level is a
word which is a pallndrome.
O. In the Russo-Jspanose war.
which nation had the longest range
guns? a n y
A. The guns Of the Japanese Navy
were superior in range 70 those Of the
Russian. The japanese Navy prac.
tieed az long range from 10000 10
10000 yards; generally opened fire on
the Russian ships at 10000 Yards
The Russian Army was equipped WITH
standard field gun superior in range
70 The Arasaka gun used by the Japan
csc. IL was capable of accuracy at a
range Of from 2 70 miles. while the
Japanese were forced 10 bring their
field pieces within miles or less TO
obtain an equal degree of accuracy.
O. Should a child Who is left-hand-
ed ne made to write with the right
hahd. w. j. D.
a. The Bureau Of Education saws
Il IS matter Of opinion as 10 whether
or not leftahanded children should be
forced to use the right hand in pen
fnanship. Some theories advocate
this. claiming that such training adds
to brain development.