Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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q. why does tho sun shine on the
north side OF buildings In tho summer
time In tho temperate zone, when the
run never comes north OF 231z
lotltuda7 II. l.. II.
A. The Naval Observatory saye
during the time that the suns decli-
nation II nossh. which In from about
March IL. 10 September 20, II rises Mt
point on tho horizon north Of east
and acts ~ n point north OF west. as
seen from any part Of the earth's sur
face. although II alwaye cro@ses tho
meridian south OF tho zenith OF places
north OF 231 degrees north latitude.
For mis- whole period of elk months,
thevefore. the sun ~ rising and set
ting wfll Sfinc ON tho north stde OF n
building set duo east and wcst.
q. IL enuff-tnIring induIsed IN to
any erterrt nowadayc7 IT. J.. II
A. Tho practice OF snuff-tnldng r.
morn widely prevalent thnn js com.
monty thcugfIt. In the United States
where Tho consumption m aboui
$500 tons a year. t1e chief users ars
forssn-born. Tho snuff used In thii
country In an OF domestic rnanufac
ture. .
What ~ tho story of tho composdnI
of Rachrnnninofre u Minor Prelude
l.. %. n
A. When asked this question
gachmsninofr replied The Prelud
was composed when I was 20. and on
AZ that age has no background"
q. When was flogEing as
punishment abolished In the Unite
stateS Navy and Arrny7 r. II.
A. In ths United States flcsgin
was dipcon ,in,red IN s1,e Navy and o.
merchant vceeels in 1850: In IN
Army II was abolished In 1861.
q. What is tho best conductor G
heat7 y. IT.
A. Metals ~,Irpass ali other me-
terials in heat conducting power. silve
standing at the very head OF tn
list.
q. Was Lafcad1o Hesrn an Amer
. can. an Irtehrnan, or a Japansss
. II. Y.
A. Lafcadio Hearn was born Of o
, Irish father and Greek mother in II
Ionian Islands. He was educated I
: England and France. was a Journals
: IN Cincinnati and New Orleans, ar
finally went to Japan where hs b'
/ came Japanese subject with n
r name Yekurno Kodzurni.
, q. What Is a bob" in Dng1lsh GU
rcncy3 What is It's value? J..
A. Bob" Is a term for the EnglI,
|. ahilling. tho worth OF which in no
: mai times in United States money
s.24a.
Q. What arc s,-amer duck
a I. r. !
A. This name IS applied 10
= very largo duck found in soithei
= South America. r. Is called "stsarne
A duck" becusse of its sbiifty TO ro
=. itself along tho surface OF tho wat
at xrsnt specd This - attributed
a tho fsct that M maturity thas bt
i. 'osew fts powsr OF flight
: q. ] have eoms xfus wh4rn M
hardsned. L. tbers any way thsa
: may be 0ortsned Tor uss7 X.
ii A. II q little vinegar - sddsd
tho ef,se and allowed 70 stxnd . q
I. or two, r viii bo rendered NJ for u
!. Q. Why. does cypress last Ions
- II not paintsd7 A. r.
' A The Forest Service saya that
is not truo that cypress lasts Ions
whom not painted. The hard wood
cypress IN tho most durable wood III,
~ Is, and outlasts any other specie
N wood whether painted or not. Ho
IN over. the sap wood OF oypress Is 7
al quite so durable.
ie q. Who wa, tho first person TO
ie cremated in the United States? II.
H. A. The first body to be crernar
nc was that OF Baron de Palm at was
sn ington. Pa. IN 1875.