Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-02
ouEsrlbMs AND ANSWERS

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1870 9srses. vpd4ic Hs1da bir:c-
: ss $500; g g g TX So ss s9s 49,
2ssfsIsi ssss.ss Z dos sos sssssnps 3
ssttle dcineetc trQuhlsp nor 70 Undeftaks
Yopr qusstions pieiniy and bric6J. Givs
tulI name aad address and snciose two
cdnts Ia stamps for rsturp poaeAes All
replies ~ ssnt direct " " inauifer
carried wombAts. wailabies ed Tas-
|mapian devils. What are these e. G. ID.
A.. A wallaby IL any OF the various
small and mcdium-sized kangaroos.
A wombat has thick, heavy body.
short legs and rudimentary tail, re-
scmbling In general form a small
bear. The Tasmaninn devil Is bur-
rowing animal With coarse hair, most
ly Jet black Though no larger than
o badger. 1t is'very savage and some
times destroys sheep.
q. How many pounds pressure Is
there In an automobile cylinder when
the charge IS compressed ready for
firing? D. r. G.
A. There are from 40 to 100 pounds
OF pressure in an Automobile cylinder
when the charge is compressed ready
for firing,
Q. What does Bar-le-D Due mean
r. d
A. Barbecue, in French, means thu
u dukes citadel. Barbecue dates from
the sixth century when II was the
residence OF the Dukes Of Bar. The
town produces excellent wine and 9
. variety OF currant jam which bears III
name.
TO war without prophecies? j. r
A. Barak. son OF Abinoam. refused
, TO go to battle against Jabin's arm.
unless accompanied by the PROPHECIES
, Deborah.
. @. What place was known a
Bank side? f. p.
A. The south bank OF the Thame
, river between Blackfriars and Water
/, loo bridges II known as Bank-side. Tn
famous Globe theatre stood there {
! Shakespeares time.
q. Is It correct TO say per week
and per day." j. v
|
u sition Is not sanctioned In Engllsl
One should say "a week. and "a day
q. How long Is the race courss
Ascot Heath? j. v
A. This famous English race co1rl
is almost exactly two miles. 1t VIZ
laid out 20 miles from London in III
by order OF Queen Anne.
II O. What IL tho longest golf no
/ ever made In single shot from Il
o tee7 j.
n A.. The seventeenth hole at Henle
II on-Thames that was made in one
: A. c. Ladd In the autumn OF 191
The hole measures3so yards Sever
Is persons witnessed this pe.forman'
X q. What is n tommy shop? X. G.
d, A. In England tommy" was I
" slang name for a penny roll and
re- time was applied to ali bread and pr
'e visions. A tommy shop" was an c
T. tablishment where the workers we
III paid In goods instead OF in money.
a @. Was there at any time a flag
10. coa,t-of-arrns OF France represent
o. by three frogs and fieur -de-lis? u.
OF A. The device OF the ancient Kin
ty Of France was composed OF "thi
CO toads. erect, saltant" The feur-de-
as was definitely adopted as part OF
e. French coat-of- arms in 1880. In !:
tn Charles v made his coat-of-arrns &C
a sist OF three feurs-de-l.s OF gold on
OF blue ground.
/. O.. The brick IN our house Is strea
at ed with white. What causes this a
90 what will remove IT. q. r.
n A. The Geological Survey gays 4
lot the white substance which comes
I'D TIE surface OF the bricks when It ra
n is the soluble salt in the brick. T
he remains on me surface d. .ns,pi. |.
las are oIy. mere 20 10 ie'iieus Aol
are except to wash the brick with wat'