Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

ANY reader can get the answer 10 any
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Hsskin direc-
tor, Washington. ID. g. This OF sr applies
strictly TO Information, The bureau can
financial matters IL does not attempt 20
settle domestic troubles nor Ia undertake
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@ Should an automobile be re-
vanished in the winter time? T. u. |
A. Vanishing should not be done |
with temperature below 7O' r
c. How many miles OF streets has
New York? w. r. 3.
\. The streets Of New York have
mileage Of 4.267. which is about one
and half times the distance from
New York 10 San Francisco. OF this
22s5 miles are paved.
@ Is cheese ever made from rein
! deer milk? +. J. G.
\ In Norway and Sweden the
milk of the reindeer is sometimes
used for cheese making.
Q. How big are the freighters used
on the Great Lakes? F. n. H.
i \. The largest are 62J feet long.
and can carry $4,000 tons or $4,000
bushels OF wheat.
/ q. Please give number Of casual
ties in the collapse Of the Quebec
bridge some years ago. j. r.
\. In the first collapse Of the
Quebec Bridge. August %. 1907. -
lives were lost. In the second dis
aster. September Il. 1916. the was a
loss OF II workmen In addition to
those injured.
Q. How much arc air mail avia-
! tors paid? I. r. T.
: \. The base pay Of aviator5 in the
3 United States Mail Service is $1,000
, In addition they receive 5 cents a
= mile for each flight.
; .. What green Y vgetable is most
) productive? c.. W. :
\ Common cabbage is said 10 be
r the most productive. for /, is believ-
D ed that an acre OF ground will WELD
E greater weight o. green vegetabl,
r matter in the shape Of cabbage thar
r i'm that OF any other vegetable what.
Z ever.
- Q. How does a rope cable com
70 pare with chain cable in strength
= a. G
= A. Compared with the strength O
70 hempen cable, a chain cable Of on,
n inch diameter Of rod is equivalent I,
o a hempen cable l0is inches in cir
L cumference.
j. Q. Do gold coins vary In fneness
- \ In the United States gold coin
l. may vary from 500 to 9Ol in fineness
Is A report OF the Assay Commission
showed that they actually varied onl
+ from see.5 TO eo0.2
. .. What was the origin OF Ia
Rhode Island Red chicken? 5. i
Is a. It's origin was similar 10 that q
i the Buff Orpington in England, II wa
> a local ace OF poultry found exten
N sively in Rhode Island, produced D
the farmers themselves without an
III definite breeding, and from uncertai
e. stock. IL is thought by some author
Al ties that considerable foundatio
re of this local Rhode Island poultry wa
" an old smooth-legged Cochin China
lie stock: but that ordinary Ccchins Wei
also largely bred is undoubted. an
'' there is strong evidenco that the AS
u attic stock was considerably crosse
te and intermingled with Brown Les
he horns.
is q. What is the difference betwee
III blue laws and blue sky iawsF J.
~ A. Blue laws is a term >commonl
applied TO legislation regulating, n
strioting, or prohibiting. certain az
tivities, ON the Sabbath or LoXds Da
The term blue is also applied - certai
other legislation regulating the sellir
- OF stocks and bonds. TO prohibit frau'
IL ulent dealings. These are known
u blue sky laws, and are operative
many states.