Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-10

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o. What constitutes a clear Day anu
cloudy day? J. X. z.
a The weather Bureau says that
in describing the general character OF
the weather during each day ot ths
year. the following rule - oo5eI Veu
where the average amount Of CLOUDS
during the day does not exceed @-IO o.
the entire sky. the day Is ciassed as
e,car Where the average amount OF
clouds during the day is from 4-lO 70
10 of the entire sky, the day IS
,lassed as partly cloudy. If $40 or
more of the sky is obscured by clouds
during the greater portion OF the day
the day is classed as cloudy
O Does the Marine Band give pub
lie concerts during the summer e
E. B.
4. The Marine Band will give a
public concert in the White House
grounds every Saturday afternoon
during the summer. In addition to
this. il has a schedule OF 81 evening
concerts that will be given in various
Washington parks. beginning June
and ending September 20.
@. Does water boil quicker at
great altitude? A G. ID.
A Water boils at 212' F. at sea
level. AT 1000 feet above. it boils at
210' F.. at 1000 feet above, at 1892 F.
Q. What was the Hippocratic oath
]. +. T.
| A. This was an oath taken in the
early days by young men entering the
medical profession. II is interesting
to note that at this early time the
oath embodied the clause Whatever
in connection with my professional
practice, or not in connection with il,
/ may see or hear. I will not divulge.
holding that all such things should b.
kept secret.
Q. When should alfalfa be cut? K. c.
A The Department of Agriculture
says that cutting just as the field
commences 10 show the blossoms usu-
aIly gives satisfactory results When
the field is one-tenth IN bloom the pro
tein content is 1885,; when one-half
in bloom, 1926; when in full bloom.
14.4se. 1t is safer. however. to watch
for the starting OF the basal shoots
| which will form the growth for the
succeeding crop. In this way the
new growth is ready to take i'm
mediate possession Of the ground and
no delay results.
| @. Is pants a correct word to use
for trousers? W. ID. p.
A. Pants is an abbreviation 10,
| pantaloons and is listed as colloouiaI
/ According TO Oliver Holmes "Tht
thing named pants is in certain dozen.
ments, a word not made for gentle.
men, but gents.
| @. What is usually used to adulter.
ate coffee? How can such material,
be detected? L. r.
A. Chicory is the chief adultera ~
used with coffee, although beans. pea,
and cereals are sometimes employed
A magnifying glass will usually reyeal
| these foreign substances. Coffee looks
dull, beans and peas often have /
| polished surface AMI chicory n darL
summy appearance. If a tablespoon
ful OF suspected coffee be thrown into
a glass Of water. much of the coffa..
viii hoat, the adulterants viii sink
Chicory viii make a brownish streax
as it sinks to the bottom.
9. To settle bet please explain
what is meant by the expression "To
blaze a trail"
A. Used in this sense blaze Is a
White mark made on tree by remov-
ing a piece OF the bark to Indicate a
boundary, q path, or a forest tran