Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16

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question by writing Every Evening infor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. direc-
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O. What people are the greatest
meat eaters? j. G. X.
A. OF races which inhabit the world
today the Eeldmos stand first as de-
vourers of meat. They usually eat but
enc meal day and then gorge them
selves with tough meat so that they
develop big jaws and enormously dis
tended abdomens.
| O. Is there n chain on the back of
every oil truck? If so, why? w. r. y.
A. Such a chain is required by
law in the District OF Columbia and
moet states. It's uee IL TO free the
truck from static.
O. or what use is cats tail?
H. w. b.
A.. The Biological Survey says that
n cats tail serves as a balance or
rudder for him in his movements.
Q. Is thore anything that will make
i hot bread easier to cut? c. V. G.
a. Heating the bread knife by
punging It in hot water will obvlate
this difficulty.
Q. Where were manual training
schools first started? VI. n
a. Finland holds the honor Of the
earliest use OF handwork as an agency
in education. having developed a piar
for teaching handwOrk in primary
schools between 1853 and 1866 Sweder
followed in 1872, France in 1873, Eng
land in 1896 and Germany in 1897. II
the United Stases.the frs, steps in thl.
direction were taken in New York CIT,
> In 1878.
q. Is the Wycliffe translat ton Of IN,
Bible entirely the work OF the Engllsl
/ reformer? NC r
a. All the translation was not mad
by him personally. Most OF the trans
lation Of tho New Testament Is though
= 10 have been his.
o. Should one say somebody's els
or SOMEBODY elects? p e
4. English idiom Of the pre- esent Ca
requires that one say son.bod,
elsce
Q. What kind Of fire should h
. used FOR smoking meat? J. II 5
:. a. The Department Of Agricul
:, ture says that green hickory or mapl
wood u best for this purpose.
:, @ What sound has the first I +
: the word Italian? 81, \
:, 4. It has the same sound as /
the word Italy
q. To settle bet, how far dow
- the Gulf Of Finland can the Cathedre
y of St Isaacs be seen? 81
A. On clear days. this cathedral
y Petrograd is visible fo~ 90 miles dow
: the gulf.
81 Q. Is there any way Of nndin
whether a skunk Is in hole or
20 there always a scent? i. J.
a A. The Department Of Agr!cultul
p says that there is no noticeable sce-
Ie around the hole when the skunk
e in 1t. as the skunk only throws o,
Is this odor or fluid when In any way di
d turbed. A dog. because OF It's high
~ '"P'N H'iiSe VI sHeH, can usual
J. locate skunk II in a hole.
.r q. How Ia the age Of an undat,
~ ancient manuscript determined? F.
A. In the oldest manuscripts q
words usually Join each other witho
E. break or separation. Manuscrip
without punctuation marks of a,
10 kind generally are accepted a, Or
y dating the eighth century. Those whi
sb have no capitals or other division. a
an always very old. and the fewer a.
20 easier the abhreviations. the older
,d Is. The most ancient manuscripts s-
10 preserved are those written
rn papyrus which have been found
- Egyptian tombs. Next 70 them
G, point Of age are the Latin manuscrir
&c found at Herculaneum.