Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-30

nltllpn Bnf Hn. u rtTrTlf y. hasklu, birff-
tor, Washington ,. g. This offer al piles
strictly 20 Information. The bureau can
not give advice on legal medical and nnan-
cial matters. II does not attempt settle
domestic troubles nor to undertake ex-
haustiye research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly, and briefly Give
full name and add ess and nc ose two
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replies are sent direct 10 the inquirer
Q. How long will dollar bill last?
A. The life of an ordinary one dol
lar bill averages 112 years.
q. What state has had two brothers
for governors? r.. T.. l..
A. The present governor Of Ten
nessee, Alfred Taylor, is the brother Of
former Governor. Robert l.. Taylor
Alfred Taylor is Republican, while
Robert l., Taylor was elected on the
Democratic ticket three times
q. Why was the eagle changed on
American money? ID. II. Y.
A. The fathers OF the Republic de-
cided upon an eagle as an emblem.
and unfortunately the species known
to them was the sea or bald eagle.
"piraticai parasite of the osprey" The
golden eagle, TO which change has
been made on the coins OF the coun-
try. is feathered to the toes.
@. Does sterilizing razor blade
with hot water injure e? w. O.
A. There is no real basis for the
statement that pouring hot water on
a razor blade will injure the steel. In
some cases the continued application
OF boiling water might exert a slight
.emperlng effect. but usually the in
fluence of hot water applications
would merely season" hardened steel
without any material change in hard
ness.
q. Why are people from the United
States krown as Americans when
even North America includes other
countries? G. a. T.
A. The habit Of calling inhabitants
of this country Americans, probably
arose from the fact that any other
distinctive title is awkward. Canada
lends itself easily to the forming OF
the noun Canadians. Mexico 10 Mcxi.
cans. Citizens OF the United State,
Of America are most conveniently
designated as Americans.
q. What are the best of Scott
novels? ID. l..
A. Scott's works of this characte
ere more accurately described as his
torical romances. Ivanhoe. the Tails
man and Quentin Durward are oftei
ranked as the best of these.
q. Can a letter be recalled after
has once been put In the mail? E. {
X
a. The action to be taken in a cas-
OF this kind depends largely on cir
cumstances. After letter is maile
the only way the writer can WITHDRAW
Il is by written application 60 the post
master at office of mailing and upo
satisfactory Identification.
@. A says that the idea Of establish
ing libraries in the manner followe
by Andrew Carnegie was not origina
with him. B says II was. Can yo
throw any light on the subject?
l. NJ
A. From manuscripts discovered b.
French explorers throughout Chinl
and Turkestan II would seem tha
Houei Use. wealthy Chinese mer
chant of the fifth century originate
: the idea. ain extract from one of 20.
600 or more rolls of MSS. being as fol
, lows: Libraries have given by tn
score. l have scattered them over a
the land. and the light Of learning ma
never he dimmed and that the gratefI
may do honor 10 memory as long a
Buddha lives. Into dark places hav
/ II thrown the light and the light wi
be with me forever"
! Q. In auction bridge. which sid
/ wins a rubber, the side that wins tw
games or the side which makes tn
most points? l. NJ c.
/ A. The rules of the Whist Club {
! New York for 1920 say that the sid
! which wins more points is the WHINE
of the rubber. This is a change fror
the rule in force at that time, whic
was that the side winning two game
Won the rubber, this making the es
preston winning a losing rubber
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