Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-14
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o. what are the qualifications for
entry In the United States Open Golf
Tournament r. l.. G.
A. This tournament il open TO pro-
fesslonal golf players throughout the
world. and To amateurs. who are
handicapped at I'VE or less by the
tinted states Golf Association. or
those having corresponding rating
given by the official golf association
Ia the country from which they en-
ter. The tournament viii be played
beginning July 18th. over the golf
course Of the Columbia Country Club.
at Chevy Chase. Maryland.
q. What state has the most silk
nills2 r. r.
A. New Jersey has the most silk
mills, but the 1920 census shows that
Pennsylvania produced 33.6 per cent
Of the total value Of silk produced in
the United. States and New Jersey
3f.2 per cent
O. what did the bicycle policeman
Of brooklyn do to get the name
eMlle-a minute Murphy? II. ". s.
A. MIie-a minute Murphy" was q
member Of the Motorcycle Corps In
Brooklyn. who was go named be-
e8uae he wac paced by Il railroad
train. riding mile in 60 scconds.
O. Is there anything to put on tools
that viii keep the rust of? W, y.
A. Dissolve one-haif oz. Of cam
phor. in ! pound Of melted lard: re-
move scum. add enough fine black
lead fgraphitel to give an iron color
Clean the tools and smear with this
mixture. After - hours rub clean
with soft linen cloth In ordinary
circumstances the tools VIII not rust
for months.
O. why does A snake after if is
killed. wigsle till tho sun goes down?
f. II. &.
4. The biological Survey says that
in lower animals such as the snake
and the frog, the spinal cord is u
more importance than the spinal
cords in the higher orders of animal
life. since in the former it influences
the body motions more than the brain
does. II is because Of this fact that
/ the heart Of the snake will continue
f to beat after the head il severed from
f the body. In fact there have been
cases when the snake was kept in a
cool moist place that the heart was
/ found 10 be beating "a hours after
the head had been severed from tbs
body On the other hand, II the snake
we're to be left in the hot sun. the
/ heart would stop beating within q
j few minutes.
@ Should man playing golf alone
allow other players % pass him. q
r. y.
A. The United states Golf Asso.
aIation rules provide that 10 single
player has no standing and shall a.
wavs give way 10 q match of anS
kind
q. where il tigerwood found D
s.
Al. There is 4 wood found in Brit.
ish Guiana. roichly ssriped with black
and brown. which i given the nam.
tigerWaod IN Guiana 1t IS called il.
aka wood.
q. What is meant by The expires,
sion "Faddy's hurricane? J. w. VI
/ A. When there is no breeze and q
pennant hangs against the mast, i
Is said that Paddy's hurricane il
blowing. or that the wind Is up and
down the mast