Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-28
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Q. I SEQ In your column that the
United States leads In numbef OF tele-
phones In proportion to population.
What countries foliow7 f. NJ. w.
A. United States stands first with
l3 telephones to 100 people: Canada
has 81; Denmark. rs; New Zealand,
c.5; Sweden, ga; Norway. AS; Au-
stralia. 4: Switzerland. 8; Great
Britain, 10; Netherlands, is and Ar
gentina, IL.
@. Has the Patent once ever been
burned? II. G.
A. The building In which the mod
els OF patents were kept was destroyed
by fire In 1896. Again In 1877 part
OF the building was burned.
Q. What is StrasAburg pie?
II. c. II.
A. StrassbuCg pie Is another name
for pate dc foie gras.
@. Is the hippopotamus naturally
an aggressive animal? q. ID. L..
A. The hlppopotamus In naturally
timd enough though subject to ilts
OF panic or rage. When wounded or
cnraged. this animal Is regarded by
sportsmen as perhaps the most
dangerous beast TO he encountered.
q. Who was Sam Patch? 7. NJ.
A. Sam Patch was a lad widely
known fO daring leaps and dives.
Born In 1907 in Rhode Island. he be-
came a cotton spinner In Paterson,
n. j. A jump from bridge into the
Passaic River brought him such
notoriety that he travelled about leap
ing from bridges and diving from top
masts of ships. lie was killed In
1929 when attempting n jump OF 126
feet into the Genesee River.
q. Please tell me who flrst made
maple sugar and when9 Il. II. s
A. The earliest record OF the pro-
duction of maple sugar was at the
time of the Napoleonic Wars when
this sugar was produced In Bohemia
and the industry received substantial
means of encouragement from the
government OF that country. The in
dustry soon died out there, however
and about that time the sugar beet
came into prominence. The earliest
explorers in this country found the
Indians making sugar from sap of the
maple tree.
Q. Can get a good ten dollar bill
for one that was almost burned up
p II. :
A. The Treasury Department says
that if person has three-f1fths of q
bill II can be redeemed foe full value
II he has less than three-fifths, but
more than two-fifths. IT will be re
deemed for one-half value.
q. Are women appointed as mai
clerks on sea routes? w. w. )
A. The Postoflce Department say
1 that no women are ever appointed e
All the positions as mail clerks on Sc;
routes. This particular type Of worl
has not been considered suitable fol
women.
Q. Why Is II that sometimes whei
there In a new moon the outline of th'
whole moon 10 family visible? +. O. L
A. This reflection is earthshine. Oh
clear nights. at the time of the new
moon, the light cast on II by the earti
makes the whole surface toward NJ
visible.
O. What is a jacitation suit7 u. A
A. Jacitation is false boastins
which may injure another. JacitatioI
of marriage is false statement by ;
/ person that he or she IL married &
another. whereby common reputa
! ton of their matrimony may be es
| tablished. A jacitation sui. is lega
action to enjoin person from givinl
out such a statement.