Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

b question by writing Every Evening Infor- |
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Diroc- |
tor, Warrington, ID. q. This ofYer applies
not give advice on legal medical and |
financial mattsra II does not attempt 20 |
settlo domestic troubles not 70 undertake. |
exhaustive research on any subject. Write |
your questions pleinly and briefly. Give
Fall name and address and enclose two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies arc sent direct TO tho inquirer.
q. Who was "old Prob7" r. d. w.
A. Prof. Cleveland Able. the FIRST
man TO undertake TO forecast weather
probabilities. was known an "Old
Prob" Prof. Able began this work
In 1869 for the Chamber OF Commerce
when he was the director Of tho Gin
cinnati Observatory Latter and for
many years ne was identified with the
United States Weather Bureau. He
died in 1916.
q. What il the meaning Of the title
III. j. Dr. X. O.
A. U. J. d. 10 ths abbreviation OF
the tftle "Utriusque Juris Doctor"
meaning Doctor OF Both Laws Canon
and CiviD.
Q. What il the A b c process?
E. Y. II.
A. The A 3 G process IL A method
Of purifying sewage by sufphate of
alumina. blood. charcoal and clay.
Q. Can q king quit his 500 when
ever ne plea SEES? II. D.
| A. In monarch1es, 40 q general rule
tho sovereign can abdicate or yelin-
quish his title and power At will, bu,
| In England tho king can DO this only
by consent OF Parliament.
q. What were mo three lamenti
OF Cato? e. w. +
A. Plutarch ssys mat Cato de
cisred that in his whole life he mos
repented OF three things: One was tina
ne had trusted a secret TO woman
another, that he went by water whel
ne might have gone by land; the third
that he had remained one whols da,
without doing any business OF i'm
portance.
@. IL the letter -" the first lette
on every alphabet7 II. 4
A. "A" is tho first lgtter OF al
alphabets except the Old German. o
Runic. in which It comes fourth. an
the Ethiopian, in which II In IN
thirteenth.
O. II there more money spent 70
women's clothing than for men's7 I
HI.
A. Figures OF manufacturers c
; clothing show that tho value OF prod
ucts Of concerns turning out men
clothes for q recent year was 81. 15s
007 900. while women's clothe
] amounted to t1,fs4.oss. 900.
q. What code Is used for wireless
: In it tho same az telegraph code7
e. w.
r A. The wireless code In known 9
the Continental Code and is used II
wireless work alone and is operate
by means Of buzzer, whereas ii
e regular telegraph code IL known I
the Morse and Is used extensively {,
land work. II Is operated by means
a click. With the exception OF eigl
letters these codes are practically Il
same.
q. Which is moro harmful, a gla
Of beer or a cup OF coffee7 II. G.. X.
II A. The Bureau OF Chemistry sa.
that 1t is difficult 20 compare the harr
fulness OF one beverage with anoth
because Of the widely different effeC
1, beverages have on diffrent people.
says that some people seem TO ha
d. an idiocrasy which will result in ma
ing one substance more harmful
them than another.
q. What is General Pershinl
salary? II. c..
a. General Pershing has the sar
basic salary that General Grant I
ceived-$13.5oo. While General Pc
shing was In France his allowanc
. amounted to about $4,000 or mo-
At present his allowances are abe
,e $4,000.
Q. When did Joseph Jefferson III
&c play Rip Van Wrinkle? d. II.
A. Joseph Jefferson first appear
in this famous play on September
g. 1865. His last appearance as RI
occurred at a Saturday matinee, NJ
2. 1904.
q. What part of the country Z,
~ nishes the Most lumber? H. G.
nd A. The Forestry Service says II
the Pacific Northwest furnishes I
- greatest amount OF lumber, the So,
ranking second.
= Q. What part OF milk is whey? NJ
:. A. Whey. is the watery part OF m
left from cheese-making.
III Q. What Is used to color candl,
C. II. V.
A. Aniline dyes. in liquid form. ,
added 10 formulas for candles,
order TO give the desired color.
4. q. Please give formula for era
= ing wax? A. c. Il.
a. The Department OF Agricult,
DIS says that good grating wax may
We made as follows: Resin. parts be
wax. parts. tallow or linseed oil
an partly weight. II harder wax
ne needed. use parts OF resin, "a pa
or beeswax, and 1 part tallow.
us q. Is Australia an island or a c.
''a tinent2 A. b..
A. Australia is both an island {
ios continent. Ii is classed among
n continents on account OF its enorm,
size.
q. For whom was Leland Stant
~ University named? Il. o, j.
A. Leland Stanford Junior L
versity was founded by Leland ST
ford and his wife Jane Lathrop a
ck memorial TO their only child. Lei,
IN Stanford Junior, who died In 1854.
mi @. What is meant by the house
Or OF vessel? IL. T.. f.
A. This emblem bears the de,
,ht OF the company owning the YES
nd corresponding In a way to a ira
mark.