Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-24

ns"Un Durnu. r,cuesF = hss9In, Drrec-
strtctly TO information, The bureau can
not Givc Advfce on legal. medical and
tlnanci.l matters ~ does not attempt TO
exhaustive research on any subject. Write
Your questions plainly and briefly. Give
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Q. What size balloon would Il
take filled with hydrogen 10 lift a
weight OF 20 pounds? II. r.
A. The Air Service says that IL
would take 2s5 cubic feet of pure hy-
drogen at standard temperature and
pressure TO lift 20 pounds. A balloon
large enough to hold this amount Of
hydrogen would have TO be SA feet
I'm diameter.
Q. Who holds the record for most
home runs I'm ono baseball gamer
G. l.. r..
A. Daubert of the Evelyth Club,
NJ. !. X. l.. established n new record
when he made five homo runs in Ave
times at bat In n game played July
lG, 1921.
q. What Is the chemical compo-
mond? r.. o.
A. The Geological Survey says that
genuine blue-white diamond is
composed OF carbon.
Q. Where and what is the Portal
Of Peace? D.. v. II.
A. The Portal Of Peace IN n mas
sive concrete structure In the form OF
a gateway. It is located at Blaine,
Washington. and was dedicated Sep
tember 8, 1921. In honor of the peace
between the United States and Cana
da. which had lasted for more than
100 years without break The me
mortal. which cost $4,000, stands 100
yards from the international boundary
where the 48th parallel meets Boun-
Diary Bay.
Question:" X. d. s
A. The complex problems involved
in the rise Of Japan and the awaken
Ing Of China and their relations 70 the
great European and American powers
are known in international politics al
the Far Eastern question.
, Q. What is tho difference between
farce and n comedy? I. NJ. G
a. A farce is n dramatic piece o
n broad character and the difference
between II and comedy proper is on,
of degree and not OF kind. The aim o
: both is to excite mirth, but while In
comedy does 80 by comparatively faith
! full adherence to nature and truth, IN
, farce assumes a much greater licens
, and may mako use of any extrava
] gance or improbability that may serv
! its purpose.
! q. To what degree 81 farm labo
2 In this country moro efficient toda
] than It was 40 OF so years ago
A. w.
Y a. Comparisons in the statistics {
! crops show that in the last half cen
2 tury the American farmers potter
8 tial efficiency has been increase
- 1000 per cent by the saving in labo
= time. For example, a quantity {
10 grain may be sown today in 80 mir
utes that formerly required 10 hour
e and 80 minutes and a Job N harves'
t ing done in l hour that would hay
g taken 4s hours and 40 minutes In tn
= Old days.
o When was the Federal Trade Con
g mission estabIished? r. J. v
: A. The Federal Trade Commiss1o
d was created by Congress- by the act {
: September 20, 1914.
. O. What Is tho -Intelltgenc
q Quotient?" c.
A. The Intelligence Quotient OF
g feeble-minded person IS found by
ls vid,n9 his mental age by his actu
r. age. Thus child of 12 with the 4
J. telltgence or mentality OF wou
y have an Intelligence Quotient
'r 9-12 or 70.
is Q. Are the boys who were at We
p Point during the war entitled TO q
l. $50 bonus? d.
l. A. The War Department says IN
20 the cadets at the National Acaden
& were not entitled to the $50 bonus.
Q. Where are the remains
Christopher Columbus? E. L.
A. The ashes OF Christopher CT
umbus are entombed in the CathedI
ar at Seville, Spain.
ne @. Is Jane Eyre" by Chariot
IT, Bronte considered good lfteratur
ed E.
1t. a. Jane Eyre" is regarded as
IS English classic.
of Q. What sweetening was used /
n fore sugar was known? \. ..
A. The ancients valued honey We
TO highly and used it in many of
it ways that sugar is now used.
al Q. In what states are cranberr
Ell grown? X. L.
in A. The bulk OF the cranberry or
ed IA grown on the acid soils and Dt
X bogs of Massachusetts,. parts Of n
n Jersey and New York, WILSON'S
lis Michigan, Washington and Oregt
EN- The mountain districts OF Virginia a
ms West Virginia yield some cranberri
n
nd