Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


Any. render can get the answer TO any
question by writing Every Evening jnfof-
nation Bureau. Frederic J: Hsskin. dircc-
tor, Washington. -. q. This offcr applies
strictly to information, Tho bureau can,
financial matters. II does not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 10 undertake
exhaustive research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly and brieny. Give
full namc and address and enclose two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies are sent direct to tho inquirer.
@. Why are more home runs made
nowadays in baseball? X. y.
A.. Men connected with big league
baseball say that definite answer
cannot be given. Contributing factors
arc the lively ball in use at present;
the physical condition of tho men
making tho home runs. and their In
tenSlve training and experience.
Q. What three railroads in the
United States havo the longest mile
age? j. G. I.
A. The Bureau OF Railway Eco
nomics says that the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul now has a
mileage of 16.10G.SI. The Southern
Pacific In tho United states has 49,
9G2 80 miles of tracks and the Chi
cago, burlington and Quincy 13,394.s3.
q. What win remove a chocolate
stain from q tnblecloth? n. y. b.
! A. Sprinkle borax on the spot and
soak the cloth in cold water.
Q. What is meant by an A y. c.
statement7 w. NJ.
a. These initials stand for Audit
Bureau Of Circulation and such state-
ments are sworn 20 by the publishers
making thcm.
@. Is the incubator a modern IN
| vention2 II. NJ l.
a. Devices for the artificial hatch
ing of chickens from eggs were known
to mankind from the early ages Pllny
says that the Egyptians thus Matched
100 GOO, 900 chickens IN a year. The
FIRST patented invention OF tho modern
incubator was 1s47, but practical. sue.
cess with such machines was not me-
with until 1877.
Q. What edible liquid remains
liquid when air tight. but harden
when exposed to the air? l.. }
A. The Bureau Of Chemistry say'
! that maple syrup fits this descrip
/ ton.
Q. What countries did Napoleon
rule? H. s
A. At one time or other during nj
career Napoleon controlled France
parts Of Italy. Russia. Prussia, IN
Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.
O. Can the average farmer sffor
to use prire-bred males for breedin
, stock? NJ +. =
A. The average farmer should us
nothing else because such an anims
poyssesses the characteristics desire
in market animals and is the resul
, Of such II plan of breeding that h
! transmits those qualities 10 MS of
spring.
Q. What does shantung mean
: r. w. 7
a. The word is derived from tn
! Chinese and literally means noun
, tains east
, q. What il the employment {
: such expressions az black pitch an
green verdure called? a II. I
=. a. P1eona SIN consists in the rep
tition Of an idea implied in some otne
. word or element in the sentence.
Q. Is Justice Holmes of the ST.
prene Court regarded as friendly ;
. | labor? ?.
a. As Chief Justice Of TIE Mas
sachusetts Supreme Court Mr.. Holrnt
: handed down several decisions ths
were friendly % organized labor, n.
position being that working men IA
4 right to combine and 70 "-uppol
their intrsts by arsunts1s. psrsu;
SION end the bestowai or refusal
!, those advantages which they ouhe
wise lawfully control, 30 long as tbs
u do no violence OF threaten 10 VI
: lence."