Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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question by writing Every Evening Infor-
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q. How much Is the church prop
erty in tho United States worth?
p. r. NJ
a. The value Of such property r.
81 .67s 500, 5S2 y is interesting %
ton n the world. $40 .4e1 900 Z
would have taken the contribution ~
about ono dollar from each one 70
accumulate the property that re-
ligioue organizations own IN this one
country.
O. Was tho chicken dornegticsted
from a wild state? T. .
A II is generally believed that the
parent stock Of tho domestic chicken
Is the red jungle fowl. which !nhabits
northern India. rho Malay Peninsula
and even pa rts NJ the Philippines. Tho
bird was hrst Demonstrated IN Burma
/ or the adjacent countries. Tho chi
nese have = tradition that they re-
coved their fowls from the Vest about
| tho year 400 = Q.
. What became N he Deutsch-
land which came over 70 th3e country
during the war; T r. &
! 4. The Deutschland vas surren-
dered 70 France after The Armistice
snd was sunk by gunflre during targe'
/ practice BY the French Navy on June
is. 1921
Q. What IL the distinction between
a language and a dialect? r. A. q
A. In relation 70 modern languages
dlalect usually means Variety oi
form Of speech differing from The
standard or literary language
local variation. Every great Language
owes dts origin 70 dialects. and - II
fact merely a promoted OF elevated
dialect Itself.
Q. Is there a part OF the British
Isles where there are more men thar
women? G. 7. {
A. Women predominant IN all n
countries. In England and Vale
there are 1882 go males and -.
500, 022 females; in Scotland. 2.346 40
males and 1888 $50 females: ireland
1872, 04s males and 2.19s.l7I female.
.. Was Admiral Dewey ever O
the retired list Of the. Navy2 L. VI. y
L., =, - =.
Manila Ray the government enaCte
law whereby he was never 70 .
placed on the retired list and Admire
Dewey. therefore, although long pas
the age OF retirement, was an acGv
> officer In the United States Navy q
the time Of his death.
.. Where IS the largest ofIlc
building in the world? ". II. (
: =. The General Motors Buldin
recently constructed "a Detroit claim
the distinction.
Q. DO the deserts in this countr
differ very much from the Saharz
y. ".
: A The Ncrth American deser;
possess all the photographic. Sc,
L logic and climatic elements OF y
4 Sahara. and the chief difference b,
tween the two regions Is the relative,
larger area Of the African desert ar
the occurrence IN the great America
I Desert CT p wealth OF mineral =,
sources which the Sahara does 7,
S possess.
Q. What river has tina create.
20 amount OF commerce w y
A The tonnage passing throug
?. the Detroit river, which connects La
e Erie and Lake Saint Clair. exceeds
volume that passing through ar
other river in the world.
[ Q. What is ferro-chroue used 10
&. {.
V A. Ferro chrome fs an alloy
iron aud chromium used in steel ma,
u ing.
.. How much heat does the hum.
body generate? r +.
u \. Taxing the weight Of the ave
age man at 140 pounds, he gives ,
d $50 to 400 British Thermal Units .
hour when at rest. sos to Alb when
g easy action and 525 to 735 when
hard work
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