Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-27
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q. Docs 4 person get hydrophobia
if dog which has bitten him goes
mad nfterward7 Is a person sure to
contract tho disease il bitten BY a
rabid anirnal2 J. r. r.
a. The Bureau OF Animal Industry
says that there Is no foundation for
the belief that persons bitten by s.
dog which subsequently becomes rabid
VIII contract the disease. The bite of
a rabid dog Is fatal IN practically ali
eases where the virus Is transmitted
Iif no treatment Is given, but only three
times out Of 10 is the virus actusfiy
transmitted
q. Please give I recipe for picked
peaches that viii keep in stone jara.
u. A. II.
a. one pt. vinegar, lbs. sugar. IL
be. fruit. Stick 2 or 3 cloves IN each
peach. Boil sugar ard vinegar. add
The fruit and cook until tender. Place
fruit in Jar. pour over the boiling
syrup 70 which may be added little
cinnamon or other spices. The next
day drain or. boil and pour over the
fruit. Repeat for three days. Peach
es prepared in this manner win keep
without scaling.
@. What Is the earliest known legal
rodeY n. s. s.
A. The Code Of Hammurapi, for
muiated By the BabylonIan king Of
that name. more than z 900 years be-
fore Christ. Is tho oldest legal code
known. The Law Of Hammurapi Is
engraved en- a block Of black di0rite
nearly eight feet high and consists of
2s2 paragraphs. The law is divided
particularly under the heads Of per-
sons and properly.
q How much does the Government
spend In year for wrapping twine2
q. X. s.
A. The Post ONCE Department says
that for the year ending June 50th.
1921. sss2 secs was spent for twine.
q. what Is the purpose OF the Car
negie Hero Fund? r.. r.
A. This fund Of $1,000 600 was set
inside By Andrew Carnegie in 1904, to
aid financially persons who have been
injured in heroic efforts to save human
life. or 60 aid the relatives Of persons
losing their lives In attempts to save
their fellow men.
q. Where is the largest rock salt
deposit in the world7 J. @. r.
A. The Geological Survey says that
the largest deposit OF this kind in the
United States and probably in the
world extends from northern Kansas
across the west end OF Oklahoma. the
Texas panhandle. and southeastern
New Mexico to western Texas. an
erea Of nearly 100000 square miles.
q. What bird flies the fastest A.
C. G.
q. The Biological Survey says for
short distances, the humming bird IL
the fastest flying bird, but some OF the
larger birds. including pigeons and
ducks. are able to cover long distances
III much less time
q. Please tell me how 70 waterproof
the back OF an old Brussels rug! Af
w.
A. In order 10 waterproof textiles,
ii is necessary to soak them in the
waterproofing solution for several
hours. This would prove impractical
for a carpet. We would suggest that
you give the back Of your carpet one
or two Tim coats Of a first class grade
Of varnish. being sure TO let the FIRST
coat thoroughly dry before the second
is applied.