Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Infor fnatipn Bnresd, Frederic j. lIBee
sfrer IN" i anpiIss strictly to Information. The
bureaus cannot give advice on leKat
medical and financial matters ~ does
not attempt 70 settle domestic troubies
oii any subject writa your questions
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q. VIII the average man remember
things better which he secs nr those
which he heara7 J. NJ, Is.
A. According 20 a statement Is
sued reoently by the Carnegie Insti.
tute. an individual remembers u Of
what he gees and y of what he heats.
q How many schools are there for
Indian children ~. 5 W.
A. In 1919 there were 157 boarding
schools and ZIG day schools FOR lndi-
ans
q How Is II that a street car ean
get It's power through one wire. while
electricity that serves Us in our homes
has two wiree7 X. Il.
A. This is because the rails 81 the
track of street cars make a grounded
return
q. What is meant 10y single stalk
method Of cotton cultnre7 o. NJ. s.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that this IL the new close spacing
system. The cotton plants are only 6
to Il inehes apart. and in growing,
the lower OF vegetative branches Dc
not develop. the upper or fruiting
branches blossoming earlier. In-
creased yield less labor and expense
and leaseuine Of boil weeyil damage
are claimed Tor this method
q Is the District OF Columbia reprs-
sented by star on the flag2
A. The District Of Columbia ie not
a state. and + not represented by
a star ON the flag
O. What IL the size Of the restor-
cd model of tho Temple Of Karnak in
the Metropolitan Museum7 An IN
auirer
A. The Metropolitan Museum says
that the model. which is a portion
OF the great Hypostyle Hail Of the
temple oniy--the central six II the Ii
columns across the breadth--and not
Of the whole temple. il nine feet deer
and seven feet broad.
q. How long has The theory ~ eyo-
luton been advanced J &.
A II II impossible to say when this
theory was FIRST advanced but FIN
pedocles a Greek who lived from 4a3.
4a5 r. G.. held this idea. as did
Aristotle.
O. why DO the Scotch Highland
soldiers get the name ~ the "BEacs
Watch" RI IT.
A. The name Black Watch" va.
given to the highland regiment on "a.
count If the dark colored tartan thai
they wore 70 distinguish them ffoir
the Red Soldiers" Hs the regulars
were called.
@ What does abracadabrz mean
T. ~ y
A. This is rnystie word Or coIIec.
ton " letters n Il ever had a mean.
ing II is no longer known. and ths
word is used to express the ldea a
romething without meaning The
word as ar aerostic--
a Il b
4 c 4 b
b a a b
et eeters worn as an amulet was r11p.
posad to ward of faverS
- Nt ~M% fffFf RE lack X
II IA.
A. The Bureau ~ Fisheries saws
that rsiorus Jack appears 10 have
been large porpoiae or gfarnptas
The Canadian Fisherman" gives III.
following account. 1t is well known
that fine specimen of Rissos gram.
pus. known the world over at "pelor.
us Jack" was protected By apect..
legislative enactment. This creature
"a feet long. frequented Pelorus SOUND
in Cook Straits for over 50 years. anf
was accustomed 10 meet ana accor1.
pany steamers navigating thrp lzh th
sound. Tourists always 10 sked on
for "Pelorus jack" and under oarlia.
s0entary protection it continued atf
harmed until re- entity when Ii ceases
G. appear. and is believed to hav,
been criminally Killed, or TO have die.
IF old age.
q. Is there such a thing as an "Irisl
language A. NJ. q. K
+ a. There Is in existence a distine
irish language. Originally the Ian
guage Was spoken almost UNIVERSAL II,
in Ireland. but gradually it's use die,
out, though 1t has of late been revive.
TO certain extent