Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any render can get tho answer 10 my
question by writing Every Evening infor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J, Hsskin, direc-
tor, Washington. ID. G. This onsr applies
strictly TO information. The bureau can
not give advice on l~eai. medical and
financial matters IL does not attempt 90
settle domestic troubles nor 10 undertake
exhaustive research on any subject. write
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replies are sent direct 10 the inquirer.
q. On how many roads has the
strike OF the shopmen been settled?
a. Is.
a. Officers OF the unions have been
quoted as saying that agreements
have been reached on 1874 railroads.
Out OF 35O. 900 striking shopmen about
$4,000 are back At work.
q. What did the Governor Of North
Carolina say 10 the Governor OF South
Carolina? J. n. b.
\. The historic speech Of the Gov
ernor OF North Carolina 70 the Gov
ernor OF South Carolina when they
met on the staircase OF the odd
White" at sulphur Springs Is said TO
have been 1T is a long time between
drinks"
@. Please tell something about the
American Samoan Islands? l.. o. +.
n The people Of American Samoa
are largely native; the total number
approximates 1850. The area Of the
/ Island is a square miles. Nearly
all the land is owned by natives. The
soil is fertile fruits. chiefly oranges,
grapefruit. lines and citron. are Gull
tivated. Copra is the staple product
There are Is public schools in which
| the English language is taught.
G.. When were tin cans first used.
/ o. l.. T.
\. In 1899 William Underwood be-
gan 10 substitute tin for glass in
the canning business. but IL was q
number Of years before the use Il the
tin can may be said 10 have beer
/ established. The first machine made
can was invented by Allen Taylor IL
lS47.
q. Who said~"a nod is as good a
wink TO a blind horse?" +. w. r.
A. The quotation is from Thoma
Chandler Halliburton. who was bori
in Nova Scotia and died in England.
? q. What causes the explosions whei
, n cane brake is on fire? T. VI. B.
: \. stalks being hollow. havin
no pith. and being divided inside ever.
few inches into sections. are yer
combustible when dried in the sur
, and the air confined within the hol
, Flow sections warmed by the eNterns
heat explodes with very considerable
D f.fs .1s hot ma fsF. IL. a.
gives the idea of a continued roa
, OF distant musletry.
@. Is French tausht in the publ
school OF Canada? +. w. r.
I, A. Formerly both English an
French We're officially recognized 1
the primary public schools OF Canad.
but in 1916 the school act wa
amended so as to do away with bi
L lingualism as system. English mu:
now be the medium OF instruction ]
I all state-aided schools. although hi
l. would not prevent Frenck, Germa
7 and other languages from appearin
\ on the program OF studies for els
; mentary schools as they are no.
i found on the high school curriculum
i q. Why is one who is admitted {
transported on a pass called "a dead
Z head? I. X. l..
A. Deadhead is the literal transls
e ton OF the Latin phrase. capl
mortuum, which was much used b
$ the old chemists TO denote the res
G dunn OF chemicals when all the
I volatile matters had escaped; henC
n the word Is figuratively used of any
e thing from which all that rendered
j. valuable has been tal.en- away. Spe,
II tators or passengers who do not pa
a are not valuable. from "a revent
q standpoint.
|. q. Where does the word canoe con
n FROM NJ. n.
; A. The name canoe is Of West Ii
q dian origin, the Carib word beir
J. "canaoa"
!, @. What is meant by silver Latir
@. &. n.
y. SILVER Latin is the name apple
10 the Latin language of the earl