Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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nation Burs ~. Frederic I HAskin, dire
sercMy ~ 70 insormation son Al r.. % BUREAU can
not sfvc advice on legal. medical and
6napcisl mpt.srs I. does not attempt 20
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your questions plainly and brichy. Give
full hAmo and sddross and cpcloso two
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replies arefsent direct to the inquirer.
q. How many errors did Roger
Peckenpaugh mako during the sea-
sou of 1921? ID. VII
A. This baseball player made only
ono eeror.
q. How does tundra differ from
stcppes? 6. 4. O..
| A. Both nre fairly level treeless
plains in Russia and Sfbcrtn. but tho
ground OF the tundra Ia frozen beneath
tho surface even In summer
q. What In a trunk line7 w. j.
a. This Is tho mairS line OF rail-
road or canal. frYm which branch
lines diverge.
O. Does bluing cause clothes 10 turn
yellow and have tiny rust spotsi
ID. K II
A. Prussian blue, which Is ono OF
the chief liquid blues. might have this
effect II soap or other alkali is not
carefully rinsed from the clothes. II
this precaution Is taken satisfactory
results arc certain.
O. What kind OF lsh oil is used ir
paint and stains A T
A. Eighty per cent Of tho oil uset
fr these purposes is fish oil. Salmon
herring and menhaden furnish tho oil
q. Please give recipe for gun pre-
served Strawberries? VI. j. w
A. Wash and hull sound ripe Der
ries. Use three -fourths pound sugs.
, 10 a pound OF fruit. Put in kettle an
let stand in warm place until sugt,
Is dissolved. Bring to a boil. rornov
, from fire and spread on shallow plat
, ters. Cover with glass and put It &
, the sun When syrup thickeDs. pu
the berries in sterilized Jars and cove
, with parenln
> Q. Is n Member OF Congress
Member from tho date OF his electio
or from the day no is sworn IN
+, w. ".
. A. A Member of Congress- Is {
every extent a Member from the da
Of his election except that no cam,
vote until he has taken the oath I
, office.
:, q. What are tho different kinds
meters for measuring water? S. M.
A. Water meters are OF three geI
eral types, the positive, the inferenti
and the proportional. Positive nete
measure tho actual volume Of q
: water: inferential meters measure Il
: velocity of the flowing water and q
K quantity is deduced by computati,
n from that record: proportional mete
a measure a fractional part OF the II
10 flow and are necessarily only a
4 prOximately accurate.
10 Q. Wasn't the Homestead strike
~ reality lockout? r. II.
&c A. In the famous Homestead co
troversy a strike was ordered for Ju
II g. 1892, but whom the mann cement
er the steel works learned OF this a
a after H. c. Frlck had been burned
ID effigy, the plan. was shut down
n July l. Technically Il may be 81
II 70 nave DecN DOln N SIElke dIld n lcC
< out. The strike was not officially call
es off until November 90. 1892, but {
10 works had been IN operation with q,
OF men long before that date.
I'd Q. How long a period does AIne
can history cover? "
le A According 10 the Dictionary
as American dates. history OF this cou
n / try YOea haCyr m 450 A u In u
at year. Buddhist missionary is g
n to have visited Fu Sang. supposed
ds have been America.
L Q. Do more people die oc can
e. than tuberculosis? A. c.
n 4. According 20 the 1920 Gems
de 72.s31 persons died from cancer. WI
es 1926 died OF tuberculosis. These 6
tistics are only taken for the del
ne reslstra ton area.