Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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q. Did they use red gasoline during 4
| the war; II. r. w.
A. The Government specihcntlons 1
| for gasoline 20 be used In airpiano !
| engines required the refinors 20 take
| the best gasoline and run IL through the
/ dlsfillihg retorts again. thus producing
4 the most combustiblc elements OF liquid
/ fuel. and nothing else. II was known
az 1857 lighting napfba" and vas known
| only in service planes actually 81 the
front II was not supplied 10 aviation
training camps either in this country or
| In France In order 30 Distinguish this
napatha so that IL would not bs wasted
| by accident I'm Any use other than that
of service at the front. IL was coiored
red with anIiine dyes.
q. what is the word for lightning
fear2 r. II. X.
A. "Astrophobin" means fear OF
lightning
q. How can the purity Of honey be
determined2 &. NJ. s.
A. An implement of honey ybgkqieta
a. An implement known as the
poiariscope IL used 20 study the purity
Of honey. Pure honey has tho faculty
Of turning a plane of poiarizod light
20 the left. whenever honey shows a
right handed polarization u ~ a cause
| for suspicion respecting its purity,
| n So The 1fefarrwro hot trtoeri fbf,
mean level ~ the Pacific and the At
lAntic Oceans at the ends ~ the Panama
Canal? !. 9.
A There Is no actual difference In the
mean level II the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans az both ends of the Panama
Canal There is. however, a difference
of about 2 feet n the tides AZ Panam9
This Is due u the shape Of tho Bay -
Panama As the lido enters the hnT.
# meots n funnel shaped shore lire,
which gradually contracts the tide as
II travels landward As a result il rises
| until il reaches o maximum ~ 10 feet
above average rea level. When Il flows
out. it reaches q point - feet below
average sea level giving . fiuctuHtion
| ~ % feet. on the Atlantic side tne
f1ctuatlor ~ tha tide is only feet
q IN making fr1it or berry pic. tho
| crust often becomes soggy Ts there
anything which vii prevent his? y
A. Pie crust wIi MT be soggy 7
brushed over with mo white ~ an egg
before INC fruit e put in
q Whg1 was ne nrst minstrel com
pary In the United states form
eaa y, q. Il
A. III 1919. thc first minstrel connpa ~
the virginia Mlretrels. was formed Il
consisted RI Dan Emmett Frank
Erowef EHy" Whi,lock, and Dick
= Pelham The style ~ performance
adopted hy them has remained mucF
the same over sincs. FOR they danced
sang. played their instruments. ana car
rIed IN 4 running dialogue ~ Jokes.
q 10 atarfsh swim +. q. r.
A starnsh crawl or glide by mean
J. 81 from two to four rows ~ slende
( tuh}ar processes III feet. with sucker
II IA che end. THE arnbulacral feet ar
"a thrust ont. fastened - the bottom an
i nv means III them The body is warpe
along over raussel of oyster beds. rock
IT or veeds. the arms being capable :
SLOW. hut rather complete bendin
movements.
O Where u the slave coast? J. r. G
a. This IA a geographical name 20
4 division u the coast Of Upper Guinea
: I'll owes lts name 70 the active slav
il | trade formerly carried on there
.. How much money is spent o
movies in a Year, L.D.E.
II a. About 800 900 900 were spent
the United states FOR admission
motion picture theaters in the isci
=. YEAR ended June %. 1920.
q. What IS the origin of the theatre
- 81 r. ;.
A. The theatre originated with =
Greeks ard developed in that counts
re together with the drama. At first q
= theatre va. simply a spare near u
= Tsraale Of Dyonysius. where tae emo
Is danced about the altar of the 90
Later set places were provided for q
'e- performances.
'.d q. What does Hongkons meaA
-eF Chinese
\. il means fair harpoT.
ne . Which has more food value
VS. Quart q milk or one-hAIf pint OF crear
2 f.
II IS hardly practical 20 compa
RS -n. f3od value OF quart OF milk VI
ire tbs4 ~ L, pint of cream. The quart
err max would give a more balanced 10,
gs ,yblls the cream would have more b,
a ter fat