Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

question by writing Every Evening infor-
nation bureau. Frederic Haskn, Dire
strictly to information, Tho bureau can.
not Give advice on legal. medical and
financial matters. IL does not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 70 undcrttse
exhaustive research on any subject Wrl6
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
full namo and address and enclose Two
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replies are sent direct 10 tho inquirer.
q. What companies spend the most
money for advertlsng7 r. II. G.
A. Tho Blaclman Advertising Co.
eays ktbat the American Tobacco Co.
leads In newspaper advertising.
spending s2.500,o00 annually Tho
u. s. Tire Company. p1nkham.
American Sugar and Hggett and
Myers appropriate 81 100000 for this
purpose. For magazine advertising.
the Joseph Campbell Co. sponds ST.
800 900: Victor Talking Machine. ST.
200 900; Proctor & Gamble. s1,2oO.0oO;
Congoleum Co. $780, 900; Swift & Co.,
100000.
q. Are slrnames used In Sweden?
&. +. w.
A. They are not universally used
In Sweden. Comparatively fow peas
ants have surnames. Tho children
take tho fathers Christian nano in
addition 10 their own.
q. How did tho Island OF Navassa
become a possession OF the United
| States2 r. a. G.
a. In 1857 Peter Duncan, an Ameri-
can. discovered on the Island Of
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ing to an Act Of Congress parsed
August IS. 1856, relative 10 the dis
covery Of guano deposits on unclaimed
islands. It was decided that the Island
Of Navassa should be considered "as
appcrtaining to tho United States"
q. Has hookworm been eradicated'
r. n
a. In 1910 survey in Virgins
county showed that 1915 per cont o
the school children were afflicted with
tho disease. a survey taken in 1872
showed that tho infection had beer
reduced TO % per cent. Other gir
vcys also show gratifying results
While not eradicated. the disease
being brought under control.
Q. How long have women been per
mltted 10 practice before the SuT-em
Court Of the United States? g. J.
A. Tho bin permitting women .
practise law before tho United Sta e
Supreme Court was passed by IN
Congress in 1879. largely due TO IN
efforts OF Belva A. Lockwood.
q. Please give recipe for shrub
VI. r. 2
A Berry shrub: Pick over an
wash quarts OF berries. Put /!
stone jar and add ono pint vinega
Cover with cheese cloth, stir eac
day for FIVE days. Strain into
kettle. Add ono pound OF s1gar {
E each pint Of liquid. Boil sl0wiy "a
4 five minutes. Bottle. cork and sec
!. To serve. pour over glasses full
j cracked ice.
> q. Please describe spiral? 3 X ]
A. a spiral ie q curve which durir
the gradual repression from poll
= winds repeatedly around II.
q. Is It true that only half q
/ moon is seen from the eorth? ". 2. Z
u A Strictly speaking. It is not tn
that only one side OF the moon
~ NlSlD4e from Inc e@tFlu q Surface IA
n moons rotation in her orbit "a n
= uniform, there fore, two small stri
= OF surface in addition 20 the regull
l plane are visible from the earth. The
% portions OF the surface run from DC
TO pole on the east and west side
II and become alternately visible. 3
L cause the moons axis is not perpe
u dlcular TO the orbit, portion aroul
'e the North Pole is visible during on
N half and the corresponding porti
lie around the South Pole during a.
2 other half of her revolution IN I
~ orbit. The combined effect of the
d! variations IS that we can see ali
d gether about SO per cent Of the moo,
surface. Only Il per cent Is az
&c times visible from the earth.