Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22

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exhaustive research on any subject write
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
full name and address ana enciose WV
c,nts in stamps for return postage An
replies are sent direct To the ioau''ef'
q Please give recipe f0r cranberry (
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J,ookyover and wash two quarts
Of crantyerrsns Cover them with NOT
water and cook until tender. strain
through a fine sieve. Add 4 cups of
suear. cook untfi dissolved, then ado
iuira II one lemon. Cool, turn into /
freezer. When thoroughly chilled ado
the beaten white Of one egg, and con-
tinue freezing. Do not allow the sher-
bert to stand long in the freezer.
O WHY wasn't George Washing
toms signature on the Declaration ~
Independence? VI. L.
A. George Washington wae not
member of the Continental Congress
at the time the Declaration OF lnde-
nendence was signed. He was in com
mand of the Continental Army
through action of the Congress ana
assumed command July 3, 1775. He
wse. however, in close COMMUNICATION
with the Congress and announced his
Willingness to cast in his lot with the
signens.
q. What is a tombstone tourna-
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A. In a flag tombstone tournament
plav is on a medal basis, the players
club handicaps being usually allowed
Each plaver is permitted 10 play a
number Of strokes equivalent tn the
mar for the course, plus his handicap
and when he has played his last shot
he must mark the spot where his hal
lies with a flag bearing his name. In
stead of using the flag to designate
the point at which the player has
con,nleted his number Of strokes the
replica Of a tombstone is sometimes
used. bearing an epitaph something to
the effect that Here Died Jim Smith.
October Is, 1922"
O. How far apart are the geogra-
phtc North Pole and the magnetic
north pole and which is true north:
c. r. w
A. The Geological Survey says tha;
the latitude of this magnetic pole is
7oe o5' and the longitude, 96' 46' W
II is nearly 400 miles south of the
North Pole. True north is the point
on the true meridian directly north
The true north means the geographic
North Pole.
@. Is chilled shot hard on gun
L. =. A
A. The National Rife Association
says that loading companies are grad
ually coming to standardze chilled
shot which is much more effective or
game and no harder on the gun. A:
a matter of fact soft shot is more in
clined to lead a barrel than chile,
shot.
@. When should the joint card o
the husband and wife be used? W.PH Fl
A. Such cards may be used by
bride when calling after her returl
from the honeymoon, when sendini
gift in which her husband shares
and in sending acceptances or regret
TO invitations in which both partici
pate.
o. How many states have stat
acts Nor the enforcement OF prohibi
tior1,laws? w. f. s
a. The Anti-Saloon League say
THAT all the states except Marylanc
Massachusetts, and California hav
state enforcement acts.
@. What kind of whip is knout
w. +
A This ecourge, which was former
~ an instrument CT punishment
Russia. was composed of many thong
of skin interviewer with wire. On
hundred or 125 lashes were consider
ed equivalent to death sentence
since victims rarely survived thi
punishment.
@. What was the first medics
magazine in the United States? GF.C
A. The Medical Repository, a quar-
ieri+--was the first medical journal pui
t8shed in America. II was founded
1897 in New York under the editorshi
of Samuel L. Mitchell, Edward Mile
and Elihu Smith.