Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

| Any reader can get The anawer y
I any question hY writing Every pTnnlhH
| Information bureau, Frederic ltans
/ KIN DIRECTOR, Washington ID q lfllH
offer applies etfictly 70 Information. The
medical and financial matters u does
not attempt to settle domestic tfounlsH
nor 20 undertake exhaustive feteafsh
plainly pn NV ana hrieny dive sfnii name and
addresn and eneiUHa two csnts In stamps
Tor return postage. All fspiteh afe sent
direct te tie inquirer
q. DO mang Americans yislt 1apan7
H. W.
A. 1he total number uf toraisners
visiting Japan IN 1890 was 2si2sg. Of
these 1896 were Chinese. and the
Americans were next, with 2 total
OF $3.50.
q. Is the boil Weeeil attracted BY
artineial light2 II. S. g
A. Experiments show that while
many insects resembling the boil
weeyil are attracted to lights his cot
ton pest cannot be captured by such
means.
q. whst color Il erude oil J 4.
r.
A Petroleum is Of varying color
being black. brown. red, amber. straw
and Isl b reflected light, often greens
iah III tint.
! . what has become Of Thomas
/ JeffefHon's writing hpk. on which nc
sfota the Declaration of Independ-
/ ence7 II. +. q
a This valuable relic is in the H.
brarY ef he State Department. Wash
| lhefen, y. g. The writing box is
mahogany. II by 16 inches 81 size.
~ inches deep and contains draw
er ntted with pigeon holes. It bears
thia inscription In Jeffersons's hand
writing "rh. Jefferson gives this
! deak 10 Joseph Coolidge Jan'r. as a
memorial Of affection. Il was made
bg Ben. Randall. 2 cabinet matter Of
philadelphla win whom Jefferson
7rat lodged III May lT7g, and il the
identical one on which the draft of
the Declaration Of Independence was
written Politics az weii as religion
has it's superstitlons. these gaining
strength with time may one day give
imaslnnry value 10 This relic for ita
association with the birth Of the great
charter of our independence Monii-
cello, nov 1g. 1875"
+ q Is the plant teaael 0f Fuller s
thistle used n eIoth ma king j. G. IT
i Al The 5heads Of the teaseI plant
which are cylindrical with obIong
hook pointed. rigid bracts between
arc used fer raising the nap of cloth
The heads are spiit and fixed on the
circumference of 4 cylinder that re-
+ wolves against the surface If the cloth
No mechanical device has get been
found q equal this natural contriv-
anoe.
+ q How many times has me enoos
ing Of a President devoIved upon the
Eouse of Representatives N IT.
A Thomas Jefferson became preai
deHt firsg time ~ virtue of the bal
Setfing Of the House Of Representa-
ftvas. This u the nniy time that ali
election nas nesn carried to me House
q what states lead the prodBc-
ton n corn ard whrat III s.
A ID fa1n Iowa eli in production
If corn and kansas d production u
1neat
Q. why are carnations eailed
pinkss i ~
a. This narne ls derived from ms
verD pink. n4paninE u punetars .,
pierce. and the aowerH were so-caTled
On account of the Jagged edges ~
the petals.
+ q. what IS thr meaning u ibid
10. T. r.
/ Al The l}terai meaning - THE i
the - me.
VI, q. Please tell me now to cream
1bset tops. Nj. X.
j A. Take / cupfUl minced. cooked
young beet top greens, u pint of milk
or equal parts of milk and cream,
i Ia tabIaspoonfuis butter. / tablespoon
I fBl salt. Melt the butter in 4 sauce.
pan. add the aoHr. stirring unit
frothy. Add the minced beet tor
green's. salt 10 taste. cook Eve min.
utes. Add the milk. COOK three min.
ties longer serve hot