Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

| any a,lsHtion nv writing Every evening
| Information Huresu. Frederic y HsF.
ener applies s,rictis 10 . Information. Tns
bureau cannot give advice on legal
medical and nnsneIai matters ~ does
nor tu undertake. eshaurtive research
On any subject Write your questions
plainly and briefly. Give fun name and
address and snalose t.g eents 10 stamps
fnr return portage. All replies are sent
direct 20 the inquirer.
O. Iiow many boy scouts are there
in American w 4. N.
A. There are 400. ga boys and 49,
5sa officials enrolled in the orTaniza-
ton, making Total Of 52s.s5e.
q. II the American Flag buried
with The body nf soldier returning
from abroad ". E q.
A. The War Department says that
before the casket is lowered into the
grave. the flag is removed, and can
be claimed by the nearest Of kin.
II nu such claim is made. the nag is
retained By the Department.
q. is any organization still collect
Ing knitted garments7 E. N. -.
A. The American Friends Service
Committee. with headquarters at 20
South Twelfth street. Philadelphia,
has appealed to Americans TO collect
and send il, before autumn. at least a
million dollars worth of clothing fnr
lhreadbare Europe. which IL badly Of
for clothing as at any time since
1915, and viii shiver through another
wfetched winter unleas some relief
comes. The clothing collected aiil
be distributed in Poland. Vienna, Ger.
many or Russia, strictly according TO
the wishes Of the giverss What are
particularly wanted are knitted garl
ments, strong clean second hsnd
clothing. shoes IN good condition
yarn. leather. uncut cloth. and un-
limited quantities ~ baby clothing.
q. Do babies ever die of tubsrcu-
losjs7 G. W. r.
4. The bureau Of Census says that
2.t43 infants tunder one year. died ir
1919 from tuberculosis. according TO
their statistics These figures are
taken only for the death registration
area.
q Where is the largest bull ring
in the world? NJ. =.
A. The bull ring st Lima, Peru. is
said % be the largest in the world.
O. what do the initials n. y. A. $.
stand for7 NJ c. Y.
a. These Initials mean Royal Naval
Air gcrrle. which isNhe aerenautic
service Of the British Navy
q. what sas the Council of the
a. IN 1911 a governing council.
Indies7 J. r.
known as The Council ~ the Indies.
was formed by King Ferdinand for
the regulation cf Spa nish colonial af-
faira.
q. Are bulHats. and whipporwills
he same A. a
4 Builbai IL = local name given to
The nIchthawk Both the nighfhawk
and whipporwiIl are night Jars Tha
markings on the throat n the night
hawk make il easily distinguished
from the whipporwiii. This white
mark is SHAPED like the letter VI
bread white bar. which extends across
the first primary wing feathers. THIS
il plainly visible when the bird is
near by and Aging
o. where lid the expression @rob-
hing Peter 70 paw Paul" come from 2
G. X. NJ
A. The phrase is said to have orig
mated when, in the reign Edward
II. the lands Of Saint Peter ct West
minister were appropriated 10 raiss
money for the repair Of gaint Paul's
in London.
q. Can perforated postage stamps
be used r. M r.
A. Tho Post Once Department says
that perforated stamps are acceptable,
many concerns perforsting the
stamps they use for identification.
Q. Is there ar'y means pf softening
the bristlas II toothbrush that seems
hard enough t3 iniure the gums
IT. D. r.
A. The bristles Of . toothbrush may
be aoftened by soaking in not water.
Q. Kindly teal me in what year was
the rain of stara. 4. r. ".
4. The Naval Observatory says you
probably refer to the great star show I
or Of November II. 1898. which lasted +
FIVE Or ak hours and was seen every 4
where in the United States.
@. what Is meant by the initials i
A. NJ after a date
A. The lnitials stand Tor ammo 4
mundi. In the year of the world.
q. Who is the author OF Abe Mar 4
TIM c. F. q.
A. The author of Abe Martin" is.
Frank Mckinney Hubbard
@. what il meant by being put in
,ounter''2 a. A.
4. This is probably an allusian 10
The Counter, the ancient name given
.wo prisons under the rules of Sher-
ifs Of London. England. One of them
vas in Mood and one in Poultry
Street. The name was the object Of
-requent jokes and puns in the plays
Il the seventeenth century drama
ist.
Q. what place IS known as ''The
queen CITY, j.. f. O.
A. Cincinnati. o.. is known as Queen
ity of the West; Buffalo. y. Y. az
queen City Of the Lakes and sgd
tey. Australia. Queen City Of thu
;outh.
@. who first made poeket-watehese
Z. r. r.
a. Peter Heie or Hcnlein. German
lock maker Of Nuremburg. is said t0
Iave made the first pocket timepiece
n 1911.
MEETINGS TONIGHT.