Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-09

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q. Ia there a fee charged for on
tcring the Yellowstone Park7 r. #. II.
A. There Ia no fee except a road
charge N 81 for automobiles.
q. Why Ia cotton 40 often a CONTRA
band Of war; q. X.
A. This In because cotton 10 the
principal ingredient OF smokeless pow
der, and can best be combined with
nitric acid to produce a high explo-
slye.
q. How many employees are there
in the White Houee7 A. NJ. p.
A. There are ~ employees in the
White House.
q. What would be tho cost OF ma
chinery TO sink n mlne shaft 1000
feet7 II. J. r.
a. The Bureau of Mines eayy that
the cost would be between $1,000 and
! 10000.
O. Does woman, calling upon
married woman. leave n visiting card
for the hostess' husband7 q. W.
a. She never leaves cards for the
masculine members of household
upon which she calls.
q. What In a split infnitive? NJ. NJ.
ID.
A. Ono in which the proposition 10"
| IN separated from the verb Itself by
the introduction OF an adverb. as 80
heartily laugh. The form il To be
! avoided.
q. Are such chlldrens diseases as
core throat. ecarlet fever. OF cetera,
ever contracted from drinking milk
s. l.. X.
A. Within recent years eeversl epi-
dcnics ~ septic sore throat have been
traced to milk In come Of those epi
denies II was found possible by pms
teurization 10 destroy streptococci
which were iec lated from throata ot
| infected people and which we're believ.
ed to bo the infectiye agents. Pas
teurization. properly performed. seems
to protect against epdemics OF this
Kind. but until the organism which
Causes the disease is definitely known
II ie impossible to say that Il afford,
absolute protection. Epidemica ~
: scarlet fever have been traced TO mill
supplies. and in such cases pnrteurl
zat'on has been resorted to- with AZ
parently satisfactory results. rs
means 81 safeguarding the publi
health. This Bureau has FIR distritru
ton free booklot containing vnlunIl
, information on the subject Of milk
Any reader may secure n copy by ad
dressing our Washington Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin, Director
Washington. ID. 6. Enclose two cent
In stamps for return postage.
! q. What Ia basic patsnt7 !. s.
\ a. A basic patent In the fotrndaffo
r. or base upon which all subsequent i'm
p provemente are based or made.
I q What was the cost 10 tho Unite
Z states or war aviation? A. w. Y
p y. Despite the general impression
- that billion dollars was spent N
n aircraft during tho war. official nj,
. authenticated reports show that IN
o. rp"fN Abf 8tFCT1lr VA
f5oS. 090.7sl.
q. Ii tho Jerusalem artichoke
sunilower? q. r. g.
O. A. The Jerusalem srttchoke, a fa,rl
!, common tuber used M a veretable
a species OF sunflower. Tho name 4,
= corruption OF giraAo4s, tho Italia
name for sunfiower.
: q. What war tho willy" ar
Nicky' correspondence? G.. Il. u
A. This was the name applied 10
u series OF letters and telegram. o,
O changed between William III OF De
many and Nicholas II Of Russia
e the years 19o4-19o7. These were ma,
q public by the Provisional Governm.,
IA OF Russia.
o =. How long WIS the term Of a p.
h man Senator? T. +.
n. a. A Roman Senator was apno,nt.
% for life unless he should be expell,
n from office for some d1shonorab
cause.