Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-05

Any reader oan get tho an-ver OF
any question by writing Every EvsEins
KIN. Director. Wnahinrto ION. D. g. &hi.
offer Applies strictly 10 information The
bureau cannot give advice on legal
not attempt TO settle domestic troubles
nor 70 undertake rshaustIve rcaearch
on any subject write your questions
address and enrlor two, cents IN stamps
for return postage. All replies are sant
direct TO the inquirer.
q. DO avintors get news OF fiyins
conditions from the Weather Bureau
A. q. N.
A. Tho Weather Bureau issues fore.
eaats twice day regarding fiyinp
weather III the 13 aviation zones oi
the United states. These give vigi.
biiity, kind and height Of clouds.
wind at various elevations ppd other
information that might be helpful
TO aviators IN laying their courses
and choosing their elevations.
@. How should tennis racquet
be taken care or r. w.
A. The most important thing is 70
keep tennis racquet dry. After
being used, II should be wiped with a
dry cloth, placed IN q waterproof cover
and a press.
q. Are not most diamonds found
in volcanic districts7 Would II be
a waste of time to investigate q very
old volcanic DISTRICT w. +. NJ.
A. The United States Geological
suryey says that most diamonds are
not found IN volcanic districts. n
would not be advisable to spend a
great deal Of time in investigating
an old volcanic district to determine
whether diamonds are there.
@. Which Of the States bought
another state2 X. M.
A. Massachusetts bought the claims
OF the Gorges heirs to the state Of
Maine IN 1917 for about 1850 Eng.
liah pounds.
q. When and where was John Me
Cormick born7 ". NJ. A..
A. John Mccormick vas born In
Athlone. ireland. on July 18th, 1884.
@. When we're horses nrst shod2
j. A. G.
A. II is impossible to state def
nitely when horscshoea were first
used. A coin in the British Museum.
from Tarentum. made about 800 Il. O..
Is supposed to represent horse being
shod. II is not likely, however. that
shoeing with iron was az all common
in the early part Of the Middle Ages.
William the Conqueror Is believed to
have introduced the art into Brit
ain. For centuries the art Of the
shoe smith ranked with TINT Of tho
scholar and bard In England and
France. and even kings practlced the
craft.
q. How many postofflces were there
in 1890 and how many miles Of pos
tai routes7 M. q. r..
a. In 1890 there were is posfofices
and 1875 miles of postal routes. In
the 13o years since. the service has
grown to the proportion Of 5z.ssa
postoffices and 435.342 miles Of postal
routes.
@. How many wise men journeyed
70 Bethlehem q the birth Of Christi
n. X.
A. There is not any definite state
ment in the Bible az 10 the exact
number Of wise men. The three glfta
which were offered. gold. franklin
cense and uvrrh, would seem to fndi-
cate three donors.
q. What became Of the American
nag that some Scotch woman mad,
TO use at the burial of the Tuscania
victims9 r.. j.
a. This flag was presented to for
rner President Wilson. who had II
deposited IN the National Museum
IN August. 1918.
q. What is copra iIsed for? s. M. q
a. Copra is the dried kernel az the
cocoanut. II is valuable for the oil
which is. extracted from it,.
e. Do beavers carry mud on their
taiis TO build their lodges? r. M.
4. The Biological Survey saws that
beavers do not use their tails in their
building operations. The tails he
come mud stained just as the shoes
ana Clothing Of a piasterer might
q. Does the Red Cross employ rna1a
nurses? f. o.
a. The headquarters OF the ped
cross states that male nurses are NOT
employed by this organization.