Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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| direct TO the inquirer.
O. Who discovered eiectronsY M. r
A. The discoverer Of what is now
called the ''elettron" wnr Sir j. j.
Thompson, of Cambridge. England. He
called IT a "corpuscic." The name
.'eIectron" liz credited 10 Sir. q.
Johnstone Storey.
q. What can be done for prickly
heat? r. G. A.
A. The following cooling lotions are
recommended: Weak carboIie q, Id or
a solution of borIc acid or biearbonate
of soda
q How many different kinds Of
living animals are there2 w. W. II.
A. An estimate has been made
which gives n grand total OF Sss. 900
distinct species.
@ Whet are the worlds records for
running broad jump and run1inE
high jump7 J.. G. S.
A. The running broad jump record
of "a feet. y inches. was made In
1901 by r. o'Connor fEnglandp The
running high jump record, 6 feet,
5-1s inches was made by ". Becsen
tCalIfornia) In 1914.
q. What IL meant by the expres-
sion dining with Duke Humphrey
w. r.. w.
A. The middle aisle of old Sc. Paul's
In London. where the tomb OF Duke
| Humphrey Is said to be, is called
Duke Humphreys walk" The old
saying Dining with Duke Humphrey
was in allusion to persons who walk
ed there during dinner time.
q. When was the final destruction
Of jerusalem J. o. s..
A. Jerusalem exists today. but the
ancient city Of Jerusalem was finally
destroyed in its seige and capture by
Titus in 10 A. ID. Modern Jerusalem
was planned so years later, although
| little is known of its history before
the tfyne Of Constantine the Great.
q. How much money has been ex-
pended by the Bureau Of War RisI;
| Insurance in settling the claims OF
ex-service men7 p. r. u.
A The Bureau of War Risk In
suranee says that a total of s22s 1885,
S9i.34 has been disbursed by the gov
ernment in settlement Of cornpensa-
ton claims of former service men
| disabled as a result of wounds, in
Juries or s disease, and Of claims OF
dependents of war veterans who were
| killed or who died. Disbursements
for disability have aggregated $780,
sT7, $3.50, and those for death s23,.
sos. .3o1 Sc. During the month Of May
/ the bureau paid out sIo,5TJ,4Is In
death and disability compensation.
q Why is a man who is given 4
years sentence. sentenced for "a year
and day O. G.
A The Department Of Justice say
that there is no Federal statute max.
ing it compulsory TO give a sentenc,
of a year and day. This was ths
time fixed BY ancient law 20 whicf
certain actions were limited. A stray
/ horse or other animal had to be
claimed within this period or it be
came the property of the lord of tn.
manor. A person wounded had Il
die within this period in order Il
make a person infiicting the wound
/ guilty of murder.
| q What is the difference between
the red and pink salmon of commerce.
II. G. Y.
| A The difference between thes.
salmons is in amount of fat or il
The amount of distribution Of oil II
the tissues