Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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@. what IL n mooring mast for bal
loonsg w. II. A.
A. The Air scrvicc says that moor
Ing mast is a steel tower held to the
ground by cables with a footing at
the top which connects with n footing
on the nose OF tho airship so ms TO
moor the airship 60 the mast ana per-
NIT the airship, while held 10 the mast,
To revoivc In resistance To the action
OF the wind. The height varies with
the size OF the airship. 1t must be SUI
ficient to permit the airship 10 clear
tho ground. A moorng mast Is used
to anchor an pirrhip at the place where
| It desires TO take on passengers or
supply OF fuel. It is less expensive
/ than 10 erect hangar OF sufficien'
size to house airships.
q. What IL meant by the Heart o.
England? G. G. X.
A. This term Is applied TO Warwick
shire. the middle, county OF England
O. What Is the best shape for al
Ice house and how can q person reckoi
the size for storing certain anoun
Of ice? w. y.
A. AS the heat losses are through
the walls, the wall area Of an ic'
house should be reduced to a mini
,mum. A building as nearly cubical Il
shapc as possible fills this require
ment. Fifty cubic feet OF storage spac
should be. allowed for each ton OF &c
to bc stored.
Q. Is poultry raising a popular in
dustry in Canada? u. II
. A. Canada Is paying more and NOR
, attention TO poultry and eggs. In 1872
, 34.3iO,474 farm hens produced abol
, 1G1 ,e7i 900 dozen eggs. This was an ir
! crease Of about 3s5 per cont ov'
I The number Of hens kept In 1920 an
eggs produced.
@. How did the term 'foolscap" al
: piled to paper, originate? V. X. ID.
A. The term is n corruption Of q
Q italian words "fogllo capo" meanir
= "a full sized sheet OF paper"
@. What is the origin OF the wol
!, "panic?' T. r.. r.
"A. Panic was first an adjective Al
N meant OF or pertaining to Pan. 1t W
a used OF sudden and extreme fear wi
r. posed TO cause. The adjective vas cor
bined with nouns. as panic terr'
q panic alarm, or panic fear.
W 0. What IS the Iron Law Of Wage
IS l.. l.. T.
y A. According to the theory Of the $
10 called Iron Inv of Wages the pay
~ workers is determined by the cost
Is tho production Of their labor, that
by what Il costs the workers a
- their families for bare subsistence.
fs O. What memorial coins has I
40 Government issued for exposition
re- r. NJ. p
A. The following memorial cot
have been struck at =. >. Mints'
lumbian half dollars (silver); I.afs
cite souvenir dollars (siiver); Lou
r. lana Purchase Exposition (gold d
e. lar); Lewis and Clark Expositi
IT. (sold dollar); Panama Pacific Int
he naAonal Exposition (s2.5o golS
e. Panama Pacific International Expo
re ton (silver half doilar); Mckinley y
mortal dollars (gold); Illinois Cent
n NAL half dollars (silver). Pilgrim T
ie. centennial tsilver half doilar); Ma
he Centennial (silver half dollar): y
of scuyi Centennial tsilver half dollal
he Q. What is encaustic tile? c. A.
.se A. The word encaustic means bur
'or In and encaustic tile Is an earth
ware tile having pattern in differ
is, colors, made with different colo
lde clays inlaid in the tile and fred Y
re- II.