Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-03
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Q. Is milking machine as SUCCESS
ful as hand milking? should milking
be done quickly or slowly? NJ. A. r..
a. The Department OF Agriculture
says that nothing has been produced
which compares with the human hand
as an efficient milking machine. The
quicker the milking the richer the
milk. provided the work is done we'll
and completely.
q. What is meant by "point-blank
range?" What is the "point-bIank
range Of a Springfield rife? q. s. q.
a. The Ordnance Department saws
tha' the term point blank range OF
rifle means the point at which the
bullet is located where It is at the
same elevation as when IL leaves the
muzzle Of the rife after the rife has
been fired. The point blank range"
of the Springfield rifle is at a distance
OF $50 yards from the muzzle.
q What is the blue peter?
G. II. A.
A. The blue peter is a flag that is
raised by ships as a sailing signal. II
is a rectangular blue flag with a white
center OF the same shape, but OF about
one-fourth the dimensions 1t is the
letter p OF the international code, but
when hoisted alone at the fore truck
or top of foremast, signifies that the
vessel is ready to sail or will sail
shortly. In the United States a flag
called the cornet is used as a sailing
signal Blue peter is also a local name
applied to the coot, or mud hen.
Q. What is the most powerful lift
ing gas? A. y. P.
A. The Chemical Warfare Service
says that hydrogen is the most power
ful lifting gas and helium e the next
in lifting power. Helium has 80 per
cent Of the lifting power of hydrogen
but IL is considered especially valuable
because of its non-infiammability.
Q. There are many illusions to
kettles singing ION the hob What is
the hob?
A. A narrow ledge at the back. or
more generally at the side of an open
fireplace, which viii hold a kettle. is
called the hob.
Q. Who first advanced the theory
OF the evolution Of man from lower
forms of life? b. T. s,
A. Aristotle may be regarded as the
father Of this theory Of evolution. He
conceived Of a genetic series. a chain
of being from polyps 10 man.
@. What were the mourning Gus
toms of the Jews in cary times?
II. L. D.
4. The Scriptures set forth many
interesting details concerning the
method Of Jewish mourning. The mex
Of kin closed the eyes OF the deceased
the corpse was bathed. and Il a person
% any consequence. the body was LAID
for time in spices. or was anointe(
with them. swathed in lineL bandage.
and deposited in a tomb. The mourn
ers went hareheaded and barefooted
covered their mouths and kept silence
wore sack cloth and sat In ashes
/ Funeral songs were sung by hired
singers. and splendid sepulchers wer,
carved out of rock containing numer.
GUS inches. As a niche was filled, 9
stone was rolled against the opening
@. About how many boxes O
grapefruit or oranges do Florida cit.
rus groves produce? NJ. t
@. Citrus groves come into fuI
bearing about the tenth year. Tn,
average yield for Florida is about Isl
boxes pf fruit 10 the acre or somewhat
| less than two boxes to tie tree. Oc
casionally groves yield 500 boxes pei
acre In a single acre, but only tbs
best groves average more than 20l
boxes annually.
Q. What drink is known as star.
board light? ]. /. NJ
A. On shipboard, glass of greer
creme de menghe is called starboarC
light