Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-01

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O. Ii an oil well big enough for
man 60 70 down inside it7 II. X.
A. An oil well that II being dug to
any considerable depth usually mas
2o-inch casing In the upper part ana
a small, slender man could get down
in one of that size. In fact. such
feat was recently performed near Las
Angeles by Walter McCay. OF TAFT,
Calf. who In known a. the human
| gopher" A master rotary pushing
| had been lost In the we'll and the only
| way in which It could be got out
without destroying tho wells was TO
send a man down after II. The TOOL
was lodged at the ITO foot level. NC
Cay was lowered into tho well with
one-inch rope and wore gas mask
attached to an oxygen tank from
which cir was pumped TO him con-
stantly. It was necessary for him to
make six deecents before he succeeded
IN graphing the lost tool and ne spent
almost an hour in one OF the smallest
holes in the ground In which a man
ever found himself.
O. Does the temperature make any
difference whom fumigatIns with for
maldehyde COS? w. r. w.
A. The efficacy Of this disinfectanf
depends greatly upon temperature and
humidity. In ordinary summer
weather, is an excellent surface dis
linfectant. When the Thermometer
or hygrometer Is below SIS the power
Of formaldehyde is reduced. In the
winter time, the room should be
warmed artifcially and the humidity
raised by opening a steam radiator OF
by boiling a kettle Of water in IT.
O. What does Casilla de Correo'
mean2 V. NJ
A. The Postofflce Department say
that these words mean postoff1ce box
Many people make the mistake o
thinking they are a persons name be
AtduSb llry aPp'cli a. hs'N 'NNSNNNs
many letters from Cuba.
@. Are moro or fewer children en-
ployed now than there were befor
there was a crusade against chill.
labor1 W. Q. C.
A. The Census Bureau says tina
: both the per cent and number Of chill
dren engaged in gainfuI occupation
had decreased in 1920. In 1890. 1870
: and 1910 the per cent was about II
while IN 1920 II dropped 70 8.5. on
of 12.5O2.5s2 children between th
: ages OF 10 and is years. only 1.060.st
u were then at work. This number wa
smaller than any reported in so year
Since the Supreme Court has held I'll
u Child Labor law unconstitutional.
is probable that the percentage {
y children in industry is increasing.
O. How far was It from Babylon
= Jerusalem-the route tho exiled Jew
took to return from captivity U.
T.
y A Tho Jews contrary TO gener
supposition were not settled after Il
y captivity, entirely in tho city OF Bah,
. lon, but IN the country Of Babylonit,
large part OF which IL now known {
3, Mesopotamia- The distance the
= travelled in their return TO Jerusalar
! therefore, was between 500 and u
;. miles.
y Q. Please name some famo'
giants and give their heights. Moo
n A The following are the names
y world famous giants: Masrath,
's inches; Patrick Cotter Cor O'Brier
n 80 inches; Charles Byrne, 100 niche
Topivard's Kaimuk. 100 inche
n Winkslmaier. 1o3 inches; Topivarc
&c Finlander, 112 inches.
" Q. Has Russia's position improv
l. as far as being able to support h
er own people is concerned? NJ. S.
ed A. The Department of Agric,
Oh ture says that enough bread grains a
u being. harvested in Russia this SUI
m mer to feed her people.
be @. Is Stone Mountain really
s. stone? J. r. G.
Il A This mountain is composed
granite.
- Q. How long have there been sta
owned forests? L. w. K.
" A Only within the last 20 yee
,e. have American commonwealth {
s. quired state forests.
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