Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-16
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.. When does a fiscal year end?
q. Il. s..
"A. Unless otherwise stated. tho fiscal
year ends December 3iat. The Govern
ment fiscal year I'm Great Britain ends
March 3ist i'm France. December 3ist.
while in the United States IL ends June
30th.
@. Is there any foundation for tho
story of Noah and his ark besides the
Bible? X. A. B.
A. There are interesting traditions In
Egyptian. Chinese. Greek. British.
Babylonian and American Indian lore,
all substantiatng the theory of a pre-
historic flood.
O. At what temperature can alufnl-
mum be annealed? NJ. f. T.
a. The Bureau of Standards says
aluminium can be annoaled by heating
TO about $50 degrees Fahrenheit
q. Does the pilot of an aeroplane
always keep one hand on the control
ling lever whilo hying7 L. A. S.
\. The Air Service says that driving
an seroplane is practically the same as
driving an automobile and while II is
possible 10 remove both hands from tho
controlling lever and place the stick
between the knees. il IL necessary TO
lave one hand ready TO place the stick
Immediately.
q. Arc the vitamines destroyed In
evaporated milk w L. ID.
A. The Department of Agricuitt 20
says that the vitamines are not destroy
ed I'm the process Of evaporation in pre-
pairing evaporated milk.
.. Can you tell mo whether the Eng
lish or the Metric System of measure
munt Is used In South America? w. +.
a. The Pan American Union says that
the Metric System in In general use I'm
South America.
.. What is tho origin OF the shiv-
aree? J. -. Il.
A. The word 'shivaree 10 a corruption
Of "chariyari" a French term used to
designate an uprOar or tumuit caused
by beating on tinpans and kettles ac-
campaigning the demonstration hv
sroaning. kissing. or hawling Such Il
mock serenade was indulged In to show
disfavor. The etymology OF this word
is obscure. The Germans translate IL
by "katZenmusik.
q. When was the first newspaper or
magazine printed in the United states
J. II l.
A on September %. 1890 Richard
Pierce of Boston. issued the first num-
bcr of what was 10 have been a period
iral This journal was 10 have borne
the name Of Public Occurrences. both
Foreign and Domestic" but same vas
/ suppressed BY the authorities HIsfar-
ians of Journalism have given credit far
/ the publication OF the FIRST periodical ~
/ John Campbell a Scotchman tho post
! master at Boston. who issued the first
/ number OF The Boston News Letter
| on April -. 1904
/ Y. Why is Greenland ao-named? is il
/ particularly warm for the latitude In
which It is situatcd7 c. {. *.
! y. The climate Of Greenland Ia very
| cold In 9S2. Eric the Red named this
/ territory Greenland hoping TO en-
| courage Immigration.