Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any reader can get the - wsr t2 9ny
question by writing Evgry Eyenine in.or-
nation bureau, Frederic =. Hsskln, ul,cc- ul,,cc
tor, \, eshington. y. @ This This pncr ,l, .pp,ics
not Give advice on legal. medical and
financial matters II does not httenpt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 70 unnesiake
Jour gucstions plainly and briefly. ulve
fui name and address and enclose tw0
cents In stamps for return postase. hh
replies are sent direct to the inquirer.
q. why haven't railroad rates pee"
reduced to offset the decreaae in wages
Of railway workers? A. N Y.
A, Under the law. wages OF railway
workers nre not fixed on tho basis Oh
the railroads. rates or revenues anu
the Board which deals with wages ~
entirely separate from the Interstate
Commerce Commission which likes
rates. As a matter OF fact, however,
there have been rate reductions, eflec-
tive July last. which amount TO some
S40O 600. 900 annually. according to the
estimates of experts.
q. In playing golf can the basl be
dropped out of casual water anywhere
on the course without penalty? G. J. J..
A. a ball may be lifted from casual
water through the fairway or on the
green without penalty, but casual wa
ter in a bunker becomes a water haz-
ard and must he played as such. with
| the loss Of ono stroke for bfting or
dropping out.
q. Should canned tongue be cooled
! before being used? u. A.
A. The Grocer's Encyclopedia says
! that dealers ehould never sell can
Of tongue. or Of any meat or FISH dur
! ing warm weather without reminding
the buywer that II should be cooled thor
oughly before opening.
o. When was the word sweetheart
colned7 E. Il. +.
A. Tho term sweetheart was origin
ally written in the form OF two words
II is found IN literature as early as
1890. though there is no record show
ing by whom it was first used
q. When were the first banks eatab.
lished? J.. A. w.
A. Activities similar 10 banking 81
the present day were known TO the
anclents In Athens and Rome, sew
eral hundred years before Christ, there
were men who would now be calle,
bankers. The rise' of modern bankinl
really dates from the establishment o
the Banco al Rialto. In Venice. 1887
@. Who're was cotton first raised? J
w. r.
a. The country In which cotton wa
first used or produced has not beef
definitely determined. II was known fl
India before the conquest OF that coun
try by Alexander. was used by tn
early Greeks and Romans, and Colum
bus found n In use by the natives O
the New World.
Q. Is every state in tho Union divid
ed into counties? x. r.
A All the states have local district
known as counties except Iouisiant
where tho corresponding district
known as the parish
O. Which Is correct--"Covent' &
Convent" Gardens l.. G. s.
A. Covent is tho accepted spelln,
hut It Is a corruption from Conver
Garden, originally the Garden Of IN
J Abbott OF Westminster
q q. If a lobster loses log win a ne
: one grow in it's place? y n.
81 a. An antenna or log Ia gradual
p renewed. growing at every mott. Th
I is also true Of the crayHsh.
o Q. Is the captain member Of n
70 crew Of q ship? T. II.
\ a. Crew is collective nane for q
- the persons employed on n ship, but
S usually limited 10 designate petty of
70 GERS and seamen only.