Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-27
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q. In what proportion should silo
be built2 r. ~, NJ.
A A silo should be not less than 80
feet high, the height being Two and q
half to three times it's diameter.
ca What is lemon squash7" II. ID.
%.
A. Lemon squash Is the term used
In England for lemonade.
O. Who was the original Joe MillerY
q. r. X.
A. Joe Miller was an English COME
dan. born In London in 1854, who died
in 1T3s John Motley complied the
Joke Book which is attributed 20 Joe
Miller, about year after the death Of
the jester.
q Can you settle n dispute by stat.
Ing whit a Guineaman ia7 II. r..
A. a ship used in trading 10 and
from the coast of Guinea is known as
Guineaman
q. Why is the funny bone so call
td9 q. s.
A. The funny or crazy bone Is not
bone, but the ulnar nerve which
PASSES by the internal eondyle Of
the humerus. 1t is comparatively un-
protected, and blow upon II gives
rise TO n peculiar electric thrill on the
ulnar side of the hand. II is from
this tingllng sensation that IL derives
| It's name.
q. Why are racing cups called low
ing cups7 ]. II. s.
A. All racing cups are not neces-
sarily loving cups. A loving cup Is
one having two or more handles, gem
orally constructed Of silver. The Gus
tom of the loving cup is traced back
to the days of wassailine. II was
continued after the Introduction Of
Christianity. The monks called the
wassail bowl the "poculum caritatis''
meaning loving cup" The ceremony
of drinking from one cup and passing
| IL around was observed in the Jewish
paschaI supper
I
size2 II. r
A. A maiden assize once meant an
assize where no criminal was left for
execution. Upon such an occasion
the judge was entitled to a pair OF
white gloves. A modern session OF
the English Court of Assize, at which
no prisoner is tried. is known as d
maiden assize. and # is customary for
the sheriff of the county to present
the judge with a pair Of white gloves
as symbol of the innocent character
of his administration.
q. How did the god-tree get II,
name? r. r H.
"A. The superstitious venerafion Of
the natives of the tropics for the silk.
cotton tree. gave II the name Of god.
tree.
O. Has Otis skinner retired from
the stave2 u. s. g.
A. The Trrohman office states thai
Otis Skinner has not retired. He viii
appear this winter in the role Of Z
toreador in a dramatization Of Bias.
CO ibanez's novel Blood and Sand
q. What is meant by mountain oi
aviator's sickness7 II. v
A. The effects Of rarefied air pro.
duced on aviators in rapid asoonsions
is similar 90 those observed in noun.
tain climbers. The symptoms durina
the returns from great heights ar.
vertigo. ringing in the ears. fronta
headache. chiIliness and deafness. Al
very great heights. hemorrhages may
occur.
q. Why do they raise the flag a
gunrise and lower II at sunset in tn,
nayy7 G.. G. l..
A. The Navy Department says tina
the fiag is raised at eight o'clock Il
the morning and lowered at sunset in
the navy. This Is in accordance with
n naval regulation. In the army IN,
flag IL raised at sunrise and lowereC
at sunset.
q. Please give me a recipe 70
cracker1ack. A. r.
A. Stir two cupfuls granulated sugal
over fire until IL turns grown. Adj
two tablespoonfuls molasses and tws
tablespoonfuls butter. Cook TO har,
ball stage. Have two quarts popped
corn in a wide shallow pan. Poul
candy over IL. Set away to harden
then break into pieces. Nuts may b.
added to the corn II desired.
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