Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Q. What is the name of tho tree
that bears curse? w. s. G..
A. The Forest Service says that
the tree which you have in mind that
bears n curse is known az the Judas
tree" This is a genus OF trees OF the
Leguminosae family, so named from
the tradition that Judas hanged him
self on one OF them.
Q. Who were the four Adnirals IN
the United States Navy? K. D. L.
A The Navy Department says that
there have been only three full Ad-
mfrals in the United States Navy TO
date. The first was Admiral Farra-
gut. who was appointed when this
rank was established on July rs. 1886.
The other two were Admfrals Porter
and Dewey. OF these the latter re-
ceived an even higher rank, having
been granted the title OF The Admiral
OF the Navy, which has been granted
10 no other man.
.. What city in this country leads
/ in the manufacture OF lacks? e. A.
n. The city OF Taunton Mass. is
the great Matchmaking center of the
| world
! Q. Is there any country IN which
the wife does not take her husband s
| name upon marriage? L. B.
A. In most nations the wife
\ changes her surname on marriage
to thar OF the husband. but in Spain
she retains It and the son may adopt
either the maternal or the paternal
name.
Q. What does the term Mardi Gras
mean? G. X
4. Mardi Gras, literally translated
means fat Tuesday. It was so-called
from the French practice OF parading
a fat OK (boeuf gras) on the day be-
fore Ash Wednesday.
Q. Is Gertrude Atherton related e
Benjamin Franklin? w. o. Z
A Mrs Atherton is a great grand
niece OF benjamin Franklin.
Q. Who said the way to resume 4:
TO resume q. II. c
~ The exact quotation Is 18th,
way to resumption is 10 resume" anC
is contained In a letter written .,
Salmon p. Chase to Horace Greeley
on March II. 1866.
Q. WIN you please publish tn,
formula again for White House paint
w. Y. s
\. The paint used on the Whit,
House is made OF 70 pee cent whit,
lead. 80 per cent French white zinc
Sufficient raw linseed oil Is added {,
mako the paint OF proper consistency
\ Q. Give a short sketch OF Hippo
oratesr c.. f. y
1 y. Fnppocrates Was a Greek ply
sician n4cknaned the Father O
Medicine" He was born on tht
Island " Cos. $40, r. G.. died II
! Thessaly, 35T II. c. He was the au
! thor Of many valuable writings OF
the science OF medicine and was IN,
/ first to put aside all traditions an,
/ superstitions and base the practice o
/ medicine on the study OF nature. with
! out reference 10 religion or othe
matters lie was said 10 be maste
III of clinical research and the originate
/ OF a system OF diet and regimen 10
! the cure OF Illness. lie was also
| great believer IN benefits from eli
mates suited TO the temperament o
the patient.
II o Where are the Calico Mountains
IN II. II. \
Al A, The Geological Survey says tina
I the Calico Mountains are about fv
miles from paggett. san Bernadin
county. California.
III @. How long has wood engrayln
been known? Y. I
II A. Wood engraving was invente
| by Cinic, an Italian. abou, the yes
| 1854