Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any READER .can get the answsr 20
Information purcsu, Frederir J. Has
osSef applies strictly 70 INFORMATION The
bureau cannot give advirs on legal.
medical and rnanciai matters ~ does
eor 70 undertake exhaustive research
| plainly and briefly. olive full nam and
for return postage. All replies are sent
| direct to the inquirer
O. How many bees arc raised in the
United States and how many pounds
OF honey do they produce +. y.
a. In 1870, there were 3.17s.3fg
hives on farms In this country. The
production of honey amounted 10
Eh 600. 900 pounds AS II Is not uncom-
mon for an artificial hive 10 hold a bee
population OF $4,000, the number Of
bees kept in the United States APP
proxinaatca 17o.D00, 900 600.
q IL mail being sent 20 Germany
now. and II so. what is the postage
later - l..
A. The postofiice Department says
that at the present time, mail ~ being
sent TO and from Germany. The post-
age Is five cents for the FIRST ounce
and three cents for each additional
ounce.
q How many fires are known to bs
set ON FIRE deliberately X. G.
A. The National Board Of Fire
Underwriters says that about two per
cent of the annual FIRE loss lis laid 81
incendiarisn. In money this averages
Is. .o4o .ees yearly
q. How can a hair brush and comb
be cieaned2 J.. II. II.
A. Add tablespoonful OF household
ammonia 10 a quart of water. Dip
the comb in the solution and scrub
with o nail brush Dip the brush uIi
and down in It. being careful 70 keeI
the back dry. Pass the comb through
the bristles repeatedly until clean.
Put the brush in a sunny place 20 dry
resting on It's bristles.
O. Can bar sinister ever be re-
moved from an escutcheon7 w. NJ. o.
A. This mark in heraldry cannot be
removed until three generations have
borne It, and not even then unless it
is replaced by some other mark as
signed by the King Of arms, or unless
the coat Is ehHneed.
@. When is Saint Crosses Day7 ii.
q. ID.
A. This is a term used by English
sportsmen and refers to the 18th of
August, the day upon which the shoot
ing season opens.
@. What is meant by higher
eriticism7" A. w.
A.Higner criticism IS criticism Of the
Biblical writings with the aim Of as
their authorship, dates and
general character, mainly by such evil
dence as peouliarities Of style, his
torical illusions. and dominant ideas
the term is used TO distinguish this
orm Of research from lower criticism !,
shich aims 10 reconstruct the auto
sraph texts Of the Bible.
@. Has the number Of foreigners in
this country increased since the 1910
census? w. T. T.
A. The foreign born white popula-
ton in 1920 was .2o6, ,951. while in
1910. it was 1.z02.5s0 In proportion
10 the whole population of the United
states. however, the percentage Of
auch foreigners has decreased.
q. Please describe the Iarnona
ohickenY II. d. c.
A.The Iamona lis a new breed Of
fowl developed by the Department Of
Agriculture. The fowls are white
larger than leghorns. with long, deep
-,odies, well feathered, comb and wat
ties of medium size, red ear lobes, and
they lay white sheIied eggs. The
Lreed is not ready yet for introduction
20 poultry farmers.
q. Who was the Man with the Iron
Mask? Is c. W
a. Opinions still differ as 20 the
identity of the prisoner confined in
the Bastiie, who was known as the
Man with the Iron Mask. He was
buried under the name Of MarchiaIi
and has been said to be the Duke Of
Vermandois; a son of Louis XIV: an
elder brother Of Louis XIV; a twin
brother of Louis XIV; a son of Anne
Of Austria; Count MatthioH and
| others.
@. Which English sovereign reign
ed the longest2 NJ. G.
A. Queen Victoria. who succeeded
to the throne on June 30. 1897. and
reigned until January %. 1901, enjoy
ed the longest reign in English his
tory.
Q. How many languages are there
in the world? f. N.
A. ThereGare said to be 3.424 spoken
languages and dialects in the world. Of
these 1924 are American: g37. Ash
atic; 5S7, European; 276. African.