Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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Q. OF what nationalties are most OF
tho criminals in this country? X. E.
A. The 1920 census f'gures on this
subject are not yet available. Accord
Ing to n recent survey made In sew
eral large cities, for crimes OF personal
violence. Lithuanians, SlavonianS. and
Italians, head the list For crimes
against property. American Negroes,
American whites and Russians lead.
| In both cases, Chinese come mt the end
of the list.
@. Which was used first, the pin or
the needle? 0. X. r.
| a. Probably the pin in Its primitive
form OF spike, thorn, or fsh bone, was
used to hold garment together long
before the earliest needle and thread
Was known. The brass wire pin or to-
day wns first made In England In 1896.
In tho same year, tho first drilleycd
needles were made by using a stamp
ing machine.
@. Was Edgar Allen Poe ever a
soldier? o. r. II.
A. He enlisted a. O private In the
United States Army at the age OF ls
: served two years and was honorobly
discharged He entered West Point ir
1880. but was dismissed from the
, Academy Mt the end OF six months.
, q. Who said that Sunday was made
for man and not man for Sunday? T
: r. s.
A, The words, "The Sabbath wa,
made for man. and not man for the
Sabbath" are from the New Tesla
ment. Mark II. 81.
| @. What is the Toad" of electri,
$ machinery J. f.
. A. The load is the output Of OF de
I mand upon 81 machine, usually meas
Q ured either in terms of current de
llivered or Of power delivered. A loa'
Y may be light, heavy. normal, full. hal
: excessive. etc. according 20 the out
y put OF inc HlhSflHs Ut lio 'ihio S"'
e sidered.
8 O. How many cars does the Pull
T man Company own2 X ID.
u A. At the end OF 1921, the compan
lowned 1926 cars, and leased or other
I wise acquired, 26.
n q. What were the names OF Patrfc
" Henry's sons? d. w. II.
: A. Patrick Henry, by his first mai
q riage had two sons. John Henry or
y Edward; by second marriage. seve
sons. Patrick, Fayetfe, Alexand'
" spotswood, Nathaniel. Richard, FL
ward Winston. and John.
=, q. How much water Is required
~ an ordinary farm? I. w.
20 A. The average amount OF wat
consumed on 100-acre farm is est
= mated as follows: for the house. +
>, each person per day. to gallon
for horses and cattle, from IL to
gallons per head; for swine and ehee
- to 2ia gallons per head. This es'
: mate Is made in arriving AZ u
amount OF electric power required Z
AN adequate pumping systen-
;. @. What were mummy cases ma
- of I. 8. F.
~ A. Two cases were used for ea'
In mummy and these were usually ma
A. OF cedar. They were. made TO fit q
n. lshrouded corpse The inner one W
IN plain, while tho outer one was cover
he with paintings and hieroglyphics Z
4 counting tho life and deeds OF I
dead.
,et Q. How long have elevators be
o. In user K D.
Is A. The modern elevator Is a dir
he evolution of the machine which Ellis
it G. Otis exhibited in 1853 in the Crys
NJ Palace In New York. HOSTS of varic
a kinds had been used before that tn
but this was the first elevator whe
in provision was made for stoppi
I. the fall OF the car IN the continger
of the breaking OF the hosting cabl