Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-28
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TO the inquirer.
q. Has the constitutionulity or the
Eighteenth Amendment been tested In
the cOurts2 j.. a. w.
A. The United States Supreme
Court on June 7. 1920, handed down a
decision In the case Of q. G. Dempsey
and c. Feleenspan. plaintiffs. In which
they sustained. the constltutionnlity
OF the Eighteenth Amendment.
c. What is the origin Of the name
catsup2 T.. II. NJ.
/ A. catsup is a word derived from
the name OF an East Indian pickle.
1.-THE term was fret applied 10 the boil-
ed spiced juice fro;n saitcd mush-
rooms, but Is now freely used for
various sauces which consist Of the
pulp---boiled. strained and seasoned
Of tomatoes, green wainuts, etc.
q. Can you tell me the name of the
French epigammatist whose With
cisns rank with those OF La Roche
foucould? a. w. A
A. You doubtless have reference
TO Sebastian Roch Nicholas Cham.
fort, whose aphorisms are said to bs
, "the keenest, the most ins1sive, and
the most pregnantly cynical IN moderr
literature"
7 @. What is agricultural lime
M. " w
+, A. Tho term agricultural lime
was originally applied to burned o
ligmp lime from which unburned lump
and overturned humps had not beei
lremoved. Such lime is also called run
of-kiln lime. Lately there has bee
? ouch a tendency toward applying tn
i term agricultural lime" TO any forr
6 OF lime used for agricultural purpose,
I that the term has no special agnih
: cance.
@. What kind of grass is it tina
Luther Burbank developed corn from
r.. y. n
a. Luther Burbanks experiment.
d according to reports, were made wit
4 wild teosinte grass.
+ @. why is Fuji San the Hol
n Mountain Of Japan NJ.
i A. A number Of reasons enter ini
a the fact that 'F'uji San" is called ''rf
a Holy Mountain of japan" Its pc
II fection OF beauty, It's supposedly mi
e aculous creation, and the fact that 9
Il It's slopes are many shrines, eau
o thousands Of pilgrims to hold u
IS mountain in reverence and 70 visit
annually.
e O. What is meant by quo yadis
Il j. j.
=. A. In the Latin phrase Quo Vadis
n the word "quo" means whittier al
~ evadis" goest thou. In modern Engii
IL il would be translated, Where a
rs you going?"
II O. How many Negroes are the
ie IN San Francisco? j.. Nj
re A. According TO the 1920 Gems
ie there are 2,414 Negroes in San Fra
re cisco, California.
In q. How large swordfsn has the
ty ever been caught2 J. H.
~ A. The Bureau of Fisheries sa
Of frat according 10 a late publication
&c one OF the fish magazines the large
IN swordfist caught, before being dress
err weighed 100 pounds, and OF poun
ar after being dressed.
NJ Q. How many automobile tires a
he made in the United States each yea
a. @. A.
~ A. In 1920 there were $4,000
in tires produced In the United States
ey @. when player goes TO bat a
ng is walked, is he counted at bat? r.
M A. When a baseball player is wa
us cd, he IS not counted at bat,
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