Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-25

question 81 wriiins Evsry Eysnins infor-
TOR, WAshinGt ton. d.. O! This ofsr spp,iss
pot sfvc edvice on legal. medical and
financial matters. IL docs not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 70 undertake
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full name end address and sncloss two
cents In stampa for return. postaee. All
replies arc sent direct TO the inquirer.
q. How many embassies In Wash
ington are owned by the nations oc-
cupying them? G. =.
a. Argentina. Belgium. Germany,
Great Britain. Italy and Mexico W
their embassies. Russia also has a hns
build nE in Washington which was the
home of the Russsn Embassy. Sow
erai delegations are housed I'm magpin-
cent buildings owned by their Gov-
ernmcnte.
q. How much OF Asia ls controlled
by outside countriee7 y. q. w.
A. Asia's area In about 1900. 600
square miles. OF this. approximately
10 o0. 900 square miles are under the
control Of Russia. Great Britain. Hol-
land. France. and the United ststcs.
O. IL there ans beneht In draining
and fl.ing with fresh water the sys-
tenn OF a hot water heating plant7 c.
II. N.
A. The Bureau OF Minee says that II
In bcet not 10 drain tho hot water eytem
No new water put In contains free
oxygen which is the active agent. cor
roding the boiler and pipes. After this
free oxygen has been absorbed. cor
roeion stopr.
q. How long have there been mer-
camille agencies In thla country II X
4. The business originated in the
United States In 1897. follc wing a n
nancial panic. II being recognized that
Il was nececsary for business house,
to obtain better information In the
giving OF credits. Lewis Tappan wa.
the founder Of the first mercantile
agency in New York City.
a When playing winter rules a
golf can a player use a rubber te'
through the fairwey? q. 8. w.
A. As q general prop sition winter
rules give the player the option OF i'm.
proving his lie. but do not contemplate
tho usc- " an artificial tee anywher'
cave on the tceing ground. Clubs ma,
have local rules. however, AZ varianc'
with this customary Interpretation q
what Is meant by winter rules.
q. How long has oil been used q
improve the surface and get rid OF tn.
dust nuisance on roads7 II. VI.
A. The use OF oil with a sprinkle
TO make a water-tight highway an
lay dust was first proposed In ise
by Montgomery Meigs. a civil enginee
who vac n native OF Michigan.
q What r. the opposite OF an al
blno? Y. r. G..
A. The opposite ~ slblnirm /
mechanism, which an excess q
pigment In tho skin and ito append
ages. producing real or comparatlv
blackne-s. II u lees frequent than al
blnism.
q. Does the word Java or Mocha %
a package signify that the coffee cam
!, from Java or Arabia? T. =. s.
a Commercially. Mocha denotes
superior grade OF coffee having @ma
round berries. This bind came original
ly from Mocha. Arabia. Lakewlee, Jaw
Is a superior grade q coffee whic
came originally from Java. II ha
large oval berries.
!, a. What was the frat ship bull;
ron or steel? G. r. u.
I A. The first iron sea-going stean
er wa~ the Bangor. built AZ wllmins
ton. Delaware. in IS44.
= O. What Ia the saying TO the enc,
That line ls more valuable tina
u money V. II.
. A Perhaps you refer to the sayir
attributed TO Theophra-tus. the Gree
philosopher. 70 the effect hat tin
wa the most valuable thing that
man could spend.