Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-26
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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nation Bure au Frederic ]. Haskin, Direc-
.or, Wasnington. ID. g. This offer applies
nat give = aevice on legal medical and
financial matters. IL does not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles. nor TO undertake
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G. what is the neteroftic orator. g.
A. 3.
A. In Arizona, not FAR from Winslow, i
there is a great hole in the earth, hum
dreds OF feet deep and having almost
perpendicular sides. which Is known BY |
this name because scientists believe X 4
was made by q meteorfte striking the ]
earth and burying itself there tbs \
hypothesis is supported by the fact that /
much n1eterottic material os found !
scattered about rhe vicinity. X IS quite I
ricn in platinum. and q company has
been formed to drill AZ the bottom q /
the mole for the meteorite itself IN order
to obtain platinum
q. rs il true that the famous French
/ novelist. zoIa. cured himself of obesity
l by not drinking water
A. yizeteHyA the biographer Of Zoia,
4
| he reduced himself to positive enlacia-
/ ton by drinking no liquid with his
1 meals. eating very little bread. and
I drinking as little rs possible az any
time.
@. Is there any specific cure ror
| poison oak2 c. II. ".
1 a. The nearest thing 70 a specific
| cure for poison oak, or poison ivy. IS
a strong solution OF bicarbonate OF soda
/ IN hot water. II applied after ex-
posure 10 the poison. but before the
rash has appeared: this will usually
prevent it. 1t wiz also help after the
rash has appeared, but the affection IS
not then easily cured. If one goes
into the woods where the poison oak
occurs, it is well to wash the face and
hands in this solution as soon IS pos
sible afterward.
Q. who was the good gray poet?-
A. NJ.
A. This term was applied to Walt
Whitman, the American poet. by his
friend OsConnor at the time that Whit
man was discharged from the Depart
ment of the Interior for having in his
possession copy OF his own book,
Leaves Of Grass The book, which
has subsequently become world famous
and has been translated into many
lansuages. was considered Immoral By
many. Americans when it was first pub
lished. Secretary Of the Interior Harlan
found a copy Of the book in Whitman 5
: desk. read It, and discharged the poet
o'Connor wrote pamphlet defendins
him.
@. why IS buttermilk supposed tc
proiong human lne2 y. E.
4. The>dea that the drinking q
buttermilk prolongs human life was
originated BY famous Russian scientis
named Metchnikofr. He believed tha'
the acid in the milk destroys the baeill
in the major intestine. which are {
. leading cause of sickness and death.
@. Are more automobiles owned u
: the cities or in the country G. ;. z.
i A. Figures published BY the Nauona
I Automobile Chamber Of Commerce shov
! that in june 1919. the registration 0
3 cars BY farmers was =. .466.475, while tn
! total registration for the United State
s vas 7.55s.S4S. Thus the farmers. whl
!. make up nearly half Of the population
own about a third Of the cars, showing
that the cities have The larger share y
proportion to population.
Q. Under what circumstances is on
: eligible for the benefits OF the Carnegi
= hero fund? Nj. w. Q.
q A. In order to benefit by this fund
z must be proved that the propose
/ beneficiary voluntarily risked his ow
y life in saving or attempting 70 save IN
e life of fellow being or voluntaril
sacrificed himself in an heroic manne
= for the benefit of others. 1T IS not give
y when the heroic act is done in the dis
= charge OF u regular vocational duty.
= applies only to acts in the United State
= Canada and Newfoundland. and the
must be brought to the attention OF II
) Commission within three years OF Il
s date of the act. Cash benefits not
, exceed one hundred dollars year
j any one case are paid to persons di
II ahled IN such acts. and TO the widow
Il and children OF those who lose the
= lives. The address OF the Carneg
m Hero Fund Commission is oliver Buil
az ing. Pittsburg, Pa.
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