Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-20
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

oSest,on by writing Every Eyhin Eycnhtins fn,c diroc-
nation BUREAU. Frederic :; n hnsn n,.r .nnlics
tor, Washington. -, ~ The bureau can
nu, ntr,cuE aixo 70 .dyice on legal, medical ana
n0srcisI n0s so matters Sfr.does not attempt 70
settle domestic trHuo,es on ANY NV subject. Write |
exnausuuC, ,,s.,,"ns rSainly and bricny. Give
kH,al' name un and aadrcss aud snciose we 'xxHH
c~nt. in stamps fST Sir,c, rs'u. to the inquirer.
- ,owIare solt handlcaps deter
mined? aoa w, tho
~-sans committees OF clubs and the
nsual basis for handicapping except
for players capable of playing a stand
ora ,S-hole course in so or better, is
10 add four TO the par OF the course
and subtract that sum from the aver
are Of the three best scores the player
has made on the course.
q. What does it cost on an average
10 haul freight by truck? *. ID. U.
A Cost of transporting freight by
truck is affected by so many varying
conditions that an average rate Is diff
cult "a arrive at. However. the cost
nor ton mile in this country Is esti-
mated at 25 cents, while abroad the
cost has been estimated at IL cents.
under favorable conditions.
Q. Did Edison invent the graphic
nhone? l.. G. J.
A. The graphophone, which ia simi
lar IN principle to the Edison phono-
graph. was invented conjo,ntly by
&. A. Bell and Charles S. Taintor.
.. What was the Great Awaken
ing? /. X. w,
A. The Great Awakening was the
popular name for remarkable re-
vival that swept over New England
during the period 1740-45 under the
leadership Of Jonathan Edwards and
George Whitefield. Almost $50 towns
were stirred to veritable religious
frenzy and in the end 1t was consider
ed to have done more harm than good,
having resulted In dissens!ons and
divisions in congregations.
Q. How long have there been trade
unions in England? l. X. ii.
A. Trade unions were legalized In
England in 1924, but such organiza-
tons OF wage earners for the purpose
OF maintaining or improving the oon-
dition OF their employment have exist
ed continuously from the latter part
of the 18th Century. The earliest ac-
tual record OF such a combination is
that Of the woolen workers OF the
southwest Of England. which ie men
toned as existing in 1900 and IRE
quently referred to in Devonshire
Somerset. Wiltshire, and Gloucester
shire throughout the 18th Century
The London tailogs can be shown tc
have been in continuous combination
from at least 1920, when an act o,
Parliament was passed to restrain
them.
Q. What distinction is made be
tween Jew, Hebrew, and Israelite
Il. G.. *
A. Jew is the popular name OF thu
people: Hebrew, the chronological an<
linguistic name; 1sraelite, the nation
al name.
Q. When was the @. A. R orxani
zed? o. u. @
A. The Grand Army OF the Repub
lie was organized at Decatur. H.
April 6. 1865. and the INST nationa
encampment WIS held at Indanapolh
November goth following
@. What house plants are recon-
mended for rooms receiving com
paratively little sunlight? F. ]. b
( A. We suggest the following
Boston fern. rubber plant, palms. UNI
brella plant, aspt distra, asparagus, fern
\ English ivy. and silk oak.
Q. What is the strength Of eolt
wire7 G. N. G
A. A gold wire one-tenth OF al
inch thick will support nearly 20
pounds It's alloys with copper an,
silver are stronger