Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

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@ In which OF the large cities of
the United States is tho smallest
degree OF iliteracy found? y e. s
a. Taking into consideration cities
having more than 100000 population
Spokane. Washington. has this dis
tinction. only eight-tenths OF one per
cent OF the total population being IL
literate.
q. Must a physician 20 70 n sick
per son when called? r. C.
\. The practice OF medicine is not
a public calling and therefore attend
Ing n persOn calling him Is optional
with the physician
Q. What is a documen;al vessel?
W. +. A.
\. This term is applied TO a vessel
carrying official documents 10 estab-
hsh her identity and her rights in
trade. In the case of vessel trading
with foreign countries and engaging
In the whale fisheries. this document
is called a certificate of registry.
.. What is the average size Of a
farm in the United States? H. p.
\. Statistics on this subject vary
! from wear To year The average size
/ of a farm in 1920 was 1852 acres. as
compared with 1881 acres in 1910.
( The average acreage of improved land
( per farm in 1920 was 1876 acres, while
| in 1910 1t was 1872 acres.
/ Q. Please give a short sketch of
! Ida Lewis, the life saver? J. Z. r.
/ a. Ida Lewis, the American life
! saver. was born at Newport. r. l. IN
/ 1S41. BY a special Act OF Congress
she became keeper OF the Light Rock
/ Lighthouse. Newport Harbot. Of which
hec father had been keeper Tor many
[ years. Expert at the oar and in
swimming. she saved % lives between
1867 and 1904, receiving medals from
the United States government. the
Humane Society OF Massachusetts, and
the Life Saving Benevolent Society
of New York Her boat. the Rescue.
presented to her by the citizens OF
Newport, was exhibited at the Col
umbian Exposition. Chicago. in 1898
/ Her death occurred IN 1911.
7 q. Where is the air the dustiesi
and where is it most free of dust
s. A. l.
A. The dustiast air il found IN
cities IN London, Edinburgh anC
Paris, there are from 10000 to 2l0.O0(
dust particles to the cubic centimeter
A cubic centimeter is about the fif
teenth pact of the cubic inch. The al
having the least dust, as far as OBJ
servations have been made. is that o
the western highlands OF Scotland an,
the Swiss mountain tops In thes
/. regions there are from 16 to 900 par
tlcles Of dust 10 the cubic centimeter
Q. What great man was sometime
called the moonmaker? G.,
A. The title "moonmakcr" has beer
applied to Hakim Ihn Allah, some
times also known as the "Veilet
E Prophet OF the khorassan." 1t
+. recorded that he caused moon t
- issue from deep well, which was 5
brilliant that the real mool wa
! eclipsed by il.
. Q. Where Is Patagonia? +. \
e a. Patagonia consists Of the teIvi
f tories OF Rio Negro, Chubut and SAINT
a Cruz in Argentina. Formerly Pata
9 gonla was applied to the whole south
f ern portion of South America. Th
e name may he derived from the Span
c !sh word patagon. meaning a larg
foot, alluding to the footprints foun
n by early explorers, or it may com
S from the Qulchua word patacuni
d meaning terraces.
v @. What system of weights an
l. measures is used in the Philippines
G 4, II. !
e A The metric system of weigh
e and measures is used in the Philippir
IS Islands.
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