Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-28
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q. Hevcrol years ago mn Indian
peach stone seed was planted and
this year II bore it's FIRST fruit Part
OF the fruit on tho same twig is the
Indian psach and part In October
plum. This tree has not been grated
nor budded. What causes tho two
kinds Of fruits? w. G. w.
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that what you describe IL clas-
sificd ms n sport Occasionally n peach
tree produces fruit Of this kind. They
think that II II not nm October plum
that you found but n nectarine IN
peach with plumlike skim. The
fact that tho tree was Seeding
partly accounts for this behavior, nj
though such sports cannot always be
explained. II IS known definitely
that II the roots had been budded with
some other variety. this sport would
not have been the result.
Q. When playing a double header
which game is considered the regular
days ball game? o. l..
a. Whenever necessity demands
that two games be played in one after
noon, the FIRST game shall be the reg
ularly scheduled game for that day.
Q. When was the Mansion House
built7 +. w.
i A. II you refer TO the official resi-
dence OF the Lord Mayor Of London,
this dwelling place was built between
1889 and 1853
q. Can eggs that have been put
down in waterglass be moved safely
from one place TO another in nm auto
: mobile? V. r.
A. Tho Poultry Division says thai
eggs which have been preserved in
waterglass may be moved from place
to place provided you are very care
= full not To crack any OF tho eggs al
tho broken ones will spoil the solution
r q. What Is a lowboy7 A. /. G.
A. This is n small table with on.
or two rows OF drawers. so called II
= contradistinctIon TO the tallboy o.
q double chest OF drawers. Both wer,
. favorite pieces OF furniture in tn
> eighteenth century I'm England ant
= America. The lowboy was general,
o used as n dressing table. but occa
y sionally as a side table.
O. How many rounds did Willar,
and Johnson fight when Willard wol
> the heavyweight title? Also Jeffrie
and Johnson when Johnson won IN
title? !. NJ. o.
A. The Willard and Johnson fgh
was 20 rounds and the JefYries an
Johnson fight was 15 rounds.
u O. What do Chinese use ginssn
for? r.. A. w.
A. The little yellow root OF tn
= ginseng plant is used by the Chimes
j. as food and medicine. Specimens re
{; sembling the human body often com
I mand their weight in gold because {
q supposed occult virtues. Neithe
2 species OF ginseng. however, Is cor
sidered by the occidental physician
to have any pronounced medicini
qualities.
q. How many lectures are give
a In New York City? D. ".
"a A. Arthur c. Colt says that SOC
a lectures were given in New Yor
= City in one year.
O. Are collective nouns stnsula
: or plural7 A. u. T.
= A. A collective noun may BE- eithe
" singular or plural, as committe
committees. The singular form n
u quires a singular verb, unless speci'
reference In made to the individual
% included in the collective noun. Fc
y instance, committee has been al
'r pointed. The committee are all of II
- Same opinion.
'e @. What will take out an iodir
I'd stain7 p. r. K.
I. A II IL is a fresh stain. spirits
he ammonia will remove II.
ID Q. In what part Of the country {
~ people live the longest? S. H.
ut A. The longest lived people a
re said TO be the Kansans. Visions
ranks second in expectation OF life.
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