Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Amy reader can get The answer p any 7
question By writing Every Eyenlng Il In.oa-
tor. Washington. D. c. This offer apples I
strictly 70 Information. The bureau cah--
not give adyico on sa slsgs ,f of29 sttatapt so to
settle domestic troubles, nor 70 unoer laAs
Write your questions plainly and brieny
I've f9Ii name and address and enclose
two cents in stamps for return pos,tt.s
o Please give me the names of
states which have ordinances against
the use of exhaust whistles cn motor
vehiclea2 z q. s.
A. The American Automobile Asso-
ciation says that practically aIl states
prohibit the Use RI anything r. auto
mobiles that makes noise except
sound ~ warning All cars should ho
equipped with muflers.
o. since Hoyle has been dead for
| century. why d. we atil cay accorf-
/ ing To HoyIe2 Haven't rules nm card
games changed since r.
A The xord ,Ffoyla" aas come Nh
+ atand as an ahhreviatlon for Ercyclo-
Dodia II Indoor Games? Player ac-
1 aardjng to Hayle" simply means cor
-octIy played. or according t0 @stan-
lishad rules" The original book by
Edmund Hoyie was the first attempt n
I. collect in one volume the rules cf popu-
lar indoor games. This collection aas
been added II and changed. but many
people nave the delusion that Hoy.e
wrote about games such As pinochie
and poker, which IN reality he never
knew.
.. Has the mayor - a city any au-
thority 10 call out the state militia
FF
A. The War Department saws hat
the state Adjutant General IL the -ari-
tai Of each state Is the only one, aside
from the Governor of the state, vho mas
he right 10 call ont the state militia
Q. Please explain the provision r
+he Postal Law regarding the return
10 the Postal Service OF eZ-servIce men
NJ 3. NJ
4. The Postof1ce Department SAYS
that 4 man who has been n the servtc'
of the army and has been reEuia
postal employee receiving less mai
! 81 300 can get credit FOR the rum o.
: ~ wears he mas served IN the rhItar
or naval service When he returns 4
the Postal Service after being p nal.
: tarv service promotion VIII 20 on auto
rnaticaIly Just as though he had hee
serving that time n the Posto1ce De
partment.
0. what should silver be packed
10 prevent tarn.shIng2 z. =.
A. We suggest that you wrap n
silver in canton 4annel The .eve..i
Use red. gray. pr green canton -tanne
: but never white, because the rE-rnIc;
d that has bIeached me white caata
2 flannel often causes The silver ,o lars
= en-. II the drawer, chest or bag "he'
the silver IS stored contains +
pieces IL gum caInphor, the -Arnls
viii NOT form 50 soon.
o Which IS the greatest river n =
J. world, L. c. VI.
/ \. The Amazon IS the greatest riv
of IN the world. being said 70 contain on
n tenth II ali the running water oE q
u globe.
e .. In what country was soG II
5 played r. J. H.
4. There IS much evidence 70 SD,
D that thls game is Of Dutch origin tro
ID a royal letter os James VI ot Scotia
tJanes 1 Of Ensland) who forbad- q
st importation from Holland Of the ha
le ana clubs used in the game. ana .ro
X pictorial representation of the sax
ID which are chiefly Dutch. the evlden
IS Is in support Of the above aSSumptlc
IS Ii was introduced into Scotland ovfo
IS The middle of the 18th century.
Q. How may oil paintings
is cleansed ]. ". T.
IN a To clean an OF painting, Wa
u the surface geutlS W1th clear. WAY
, water. using a soft cloth oc me Sro"-
IN let dry, and rub Senuy with q s.
"a. flannel cloth nlo.steued with pure o1
ls oil. The water softens the accumula.
ae smoke. dust and diff. and the oil
- sists in wiping il way.
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