Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-26
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


sny ~ question by writing Every Evengina
Information Bureau Frederic - nns ais
kin. Dirator. Waslinstnn. ~. T., 1,,s rt,,
hurrau cnnBut give ad vice on irpal
medical aud financial matters u does
not attempt 20 settle aosnss''c .rynn,.s ,,',,
on any subject. Write your QUESTIONS
plainly and briefly Give full nam. and
address and spe,s~ 's2 ssI sa,'IIes y are sann a
direct TO The inauifrf.
o. Docs our government stand the
oxponae of returning our soldier dead
from France? What does II eust us TO
have one body brought hover =. 4. D..
A. The ceneterial Branch Of the
ounrtermastcr Corps says that the
United States government does bear
the expense " bringing home The
bodies of American soldiers II has
been estimated that the cost OF bring.
Ing home each one iH 5000. This
amount IL a total Of all expenaes
involved IN q single case.
q. Can papers pinned together be
sent through the maisY H. q. ~.
A. II is against a regulation of the
Postonice Department to send material
fastened together with pins through
the mail, since their shnrpened points
are a menace to the clerks handling
them.
q. In the eleetrocution Of a human
body. which does the killing. the volt
age or the ampefaRe7 J. W.
a. In the elef ocntipu Of n human
| body tho dastru ;lve effects are caused
/ by the current fsfnperesl which flows
| through H. To get the current
through any conductor. there must De
an electromotiye force (voltsJ. Hence,
4 In one sense the result depends on
! the voltage. for without it no current
/ would flow.
q. How did the Arm and Hammer
/ trade mark originator j. G. Il.
A. This trade mark was adopted
about IS years ago BY the Vulcan
4 Mills II vas an appropriate emblem
to choose. as Vulcan was the god Of
the smithy.
H q. What is sea wrack2 T. J..
i A. Sea wraek isany marine vegeta-
tion cast up on the shore. such a.
eel grass or grass wrack
q. How can printers ink be bleachet
fout Of paper without harming ths
paper? X. A.
i A. IL ?; impossible to remove print.
ing ink from paper without spelling IL
| q. Where do cubeb berries grow ant
what are they good for? Il. NJ. y.
A. The eubeb is the small aromatic
berry Of Piper Cubeba. q climbing
shrub. native in Java and Borneo, bu
now cultivated in various tropica
countries. The dried unripe fruit i
much used in medicine as a stinuIant
expectorant and diruetic. The inhala
tion Of smoke from burning cube
has n palliative effect in some affee
tions Of the respiratory passa ges.
O. Have copies of the Declaration q
Independence always borne the sig
natures of the signers? NJ. ". u.
i A. The first printed copies OF tn
/ Declaration Of Independence whic
/ were sent out contained only the name
( Of the president Of the Congress an
+ the secretary. The parchment wit
/ the original signatures was deposite
with the Department of State. In 1872
John Quincy Adams had a coppe
plate fac-simile made 70 give copie
4 to the signers or their heirs.
Q. Is there such a stone as blac
i diamond? II SO. what is it's valu.
+ T. s.
! A. The Geological Survey says tina
j there are black diamonds but they an
not so valuable as white ones. The
i vary in color from steel gray 70 blac
Il their value depending upon size, qua
!, ity, shape, &c.
q. When did the custom Of sleepir
e on wedding cake originate? r. M.
.a A. The exact origin Of the custo
irl OF sleeping on a piece of weddir
i cake is obscure. It has been tracl
IL back to the early Britons and il -four
% not only in England but in almost I
IL European coutries.