Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
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O. What language did Pennsylva-
MIA Dutch come from7 O. r.. B.
A. The idiom of the Pennsylvania
Dutch Is really High German. II is a
fusion of Ffanconian. Alemannic and
other German dialects. with an ad-
mixture Of English varying from one
per cent in rural districts TO large
percentage in towns.
q. What are the two most famous
Egyptian statues In the round, and
who are the scuiptors? !. Il. -. w.
| A. A member of ahe National
Museum staff says: Opinions differ
In my Judgment the seated stone
statue OF Chefren, the builder of the
second pyramid OF Gizeh. and the
wooden standing statue Of the So
called "Sheik a Ballad" are the master
pieces OF Egyptian sculpture. No
Egyptian artist is known by name"
q. What is the population Of Cook
county. H.? G. F. X.
l. a. The Census Bureau says Cook
county. H., with population OF
3,063,017 has the largest population
OF any county In the United States.
q. What is man Of straw. r. NJ. IT
a. A professional false witness in
the English courts who gives straw
bail. They wear or are said TO wear
straw in their shoes az a sign Of their
profession.
q. Who was II. H.? s. A. @
A. ii. II. was the pseudonym OF
Helen Maria Fiske who was Mrs. Hunt
and afterward Mrs. Jackson.
@. Who painted the Descent from
the CroRs?" r.. r
A. This has been a favorite theme
with artists and there arc at least 81,
famous pictures Of this name. bJ
Sadoma. Gerard, David. Cavazzola
Correggio, Titan and Reubens
@. Can you give a recipe fo
Spanish Dunuelos? p. e.
A. These Spanish cakes are popu
. Tar during the holiday sea son and a
+ weddings. TO three cups OF -four. one
= half teaspoonful salt, add enough mill
- mix. Knead as you would bread
l. roll out and cut in disks about tn
size Of small plate. Fry one at
? time in deep fat. and serve covere'
with syrup made of sugar and water
( @. When was the first EncyclO
! pedia Britannica published? T. Men
. A. This dictionary Of arts, science
' and general literature" was first pub
] nshed, in parts. at Edinburgh 1893
r 1771.
I O. Is It true that more people di
3 during fogs than when the weather
e. clear? +.
a. II is said that in London tn
. deaths during foggy weeks always OK
= ceed the number during plea saT
?. weather.
r, O. What Is a treenail? r. J
I a. A treenail is long wooden pi
n used in fastening the planks Of a vet
n sci to the timbcrs or 20 each othe
Q. Did England or did she not recol
t nize the South at the beginning OF II
= Civil War? 3. p.
< A. England issued a prociamatiC
o Of neutrality on May l3, 1861, by whiC
d action she recognized the Confedera
: States as belligerents. This action {
e the part Of Great Britain was short
e afterwards followed by other Eur
q Dean countries.