Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-12


haustiye research on any subject Write
your questions plainly. and briefly. Give
fuil name and add ess and nc Oso two
cents in stamps for return postage Al
replies are sent direct TO the Inquirer
Q. How many people paid admis-
sions 10. see sporting events within
the past year, o. NJ. o.
A. Grantland Rice. the well-known
sports writer. estimates that there
were about 100, 900 900 admissions paid
to see sporting events. which would
include baseball, racing. football. box
ing. wrestling. track and field golf.
tennis, basketball. soccer, hockey, etc.
The money paid for admission, he es-
Inmates az 5000. 900 900.
q. How long did It take Noah Web
ster TO compile his dictionary NJ. r.
II.
| A. Noah Webster began his prep
aration for his American Dictionary
Of the English language in 1907, and
published IL in 1928. Previous TO 1907
he had published a .speller and -
lCompendious Dictionary" both oi
which were probably helpful in the
new undertaking. The American Die
tionary contained 1900 more words
and about 40 900 more definitions thar
had appeared in any English diction.
ary published before his.
q. What is aromatic vinegar? A. "
A. Aromatic vinegar is a solution o.
the volatile oils of cinnamon. cloves
lavender. juniper. peppermint. lemon
and rosemary in alcohol. vinegar an,
water. IL is used as a cooling lotion n
headaches and fevers.
q. Who wrote THE Old Oakel
Bucket" where was II written. an,
when? r. $. ID.
A. THE Old Oaken Bucket" wa
written by Samuel Woodwork in tn
summer OF 1917. while he and his
family were living in Duane Street
New York City.
q. Is there an eel which gives off al
electric current? 1. y.
A. The Bureau OF Fisheries say
that the electric eel does give off a.
eight in number lie lengthwise alon
the backbone of the eel.
q. Where in the Bible can I fin
reference to the man in the moon
ID. A. X.
A. Legend connects the man in tn
moon with the man spoken of in Mum
bers. 18th Chapter. 32d to 37th verse:
, who was condemned to death for gath
ering sticks on the Sabbath. Their
are also legends to the effect tina
Cain is the man i'm the moon.
q. When used without a staff, wher
should the field covered with stars b,
in an American flag? r. r. II.
A. When the American flag il hun
as banner. the union or field of star
should be in the upper left hand COZ
/ ner. When hung with the stripes pei
pendicular the union should be in III
right hand corner. When hung froi
a rope stretched from building {
J building across the street, on street
running north and south. the unto
should fly to the east; on streets rur
ming east and west, the union shou
fly to the north. When hung from
rope stretched from the house to
e tree in the yard the Union should f
towards the, street.
e @. What kind OF wood is used
make toothpicks2 A. w.
$ A. White birch is considered be
for this purpose, but poplar and map
are also used.
a Q. When was opium introduced in
China? f. +. +.
$ A. Opium for use as a medicine W;
introduced into China in the thirteeni
century by Arabs. The introduction
opium smoking was not until the SCI
enteenth century and came from II
dia. The first edict prohibiting tn
was by the Emperor Yung Cheng
1929.