Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-14


strictlyl 20 Information. The bureau ran I
not gifc advice on legal. medical and 1
financial matters ~ does not attempt 20 /
settle dbmcstic troubles nor 10 undertake |
exhaustive research on any subject. Write |
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
fuli name and address and encios. two
rents in stamps for return postage All
replies kre sent direct to the Inquirer.
Q. Where did Christ perform hi.
FIRST m racle? c. +, IT.
4. Dana OF Galilea. a town IN
] Palesti4e. not far from Capernaum. IL
famous as the scene Of the first
miracle when Christ turned water IN
+ 10 wind
Q. Upon what basis do the heirs of
Anneke Jams think they should have
/ title 20 the Trinity Church property?
&C.. B. r.
\. When The JAMS farm was sold
70 Governor LOvelace in 1911. the wife
and ck.l ID of Cornelius Bogardus. son
of Annfke's who had died. failed 10
sign thf deed OF transfer. Eventually
this farm became the property Of
Trinity Church. New York City. Il
IS largd y upon these omitted sigma
lures that the lawsuits have been
based
q. nd W long has the PostoHice De-
partne4t or the postal service coll
lected Thail from street letter boxes?
{. X
\. The custom OF collecting letters
from street boxes was inaugUaied by
Nahum Capen while ne was postmas-
ter AZ Boston. lS57-ls6i.
O. How much Is a morgen OF land?
VI. NJ.
a. a mOrgen is a unit OF land
measurement in South Africa which
equals 2ll6 acres.
.. should strong tea ne made by
letting il steep longer than weak tea?
b II. J. McC.
a. Tea should never stand for more
than three minutes after the freshly
boiled wa;er has been poured over
the leaves. Regulate It's strength hy
the amount ot tea leaves used In
b three minutes or less, the leaves give
; up all their flavor. aroma and caf-
feline. After three minutes the leaves
{ begin 10 give Up their tann!n.
r Q. How deep does light penetrate
, into the ocean? c. o. y.
A. The limit Of penetration is some
where between 500 and 900 fathoms,
which is $500 20 5.4o0 feet. The
penetration OF light rays into the
depths Of the ocean Is measured by a
: photometer Some OF the light rays
are reflected. others penetrate and are
gradually absorbed at different depths
" according 10 the wave >length and tC
the clea1ness of the water. The dark
: rays are absorbed most quickly in the
I uppermost layers: the light ray.
a penetrate deeper. while the blue rays
6 penetrate deepest OF all.
u .. Where did the name cantaloupt
n come from? ). &. -
r A. Cantaloupes are 50 named from
e Cantaloupe. Italy. where the melon,
Il were hrst grown in Europe.
= q. How many Christian missionaries
S are there? NJ. c..
6 A. There are about 10000 Protes
q tant missionaries from the Unite<
v States. and about as many more from
j. other countries. The Roman Catholici
y have about $4,000 foreign miss.onar
a les.
= Q. What backs did Lincoln read a
a a boy? B. II. r..
" \. The list included the Bible. Pill
% grims Progress. hsop's Fables. Rob
= inson Crusoe. Weem's Life OF Wash
l. ington, \ History OF the United State
"A and the Statutes OF Indiana.
~ Q. Who was the candidate agains
m Mckinley when he was elected gov
crnor of Ohio? l.. H.
A. James T.. Campbell, Democrat
who was elected governoc OF Ohio 4
1890, was the candidate OF his part
for reelection In 1892 when Mckinle
was elected.
y @. What is the origin of the eS
/ preston skeleton in the closetP A.
N. w.
lr, A. Thackeray popularized the eN
IL preston by Incorporating II in hi
IL writings. but Il was slready a cuven
phrase In conversation.