Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any reader can get the answer ~ any
question by writing Every Evening infOr-
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. direc-
tor Washington. ID &. This OHsr applies
strictly To information. The bureau can
not give advice on legal. medical and
financial matters. IL does not attempt 20
settle domestic troubles nor 20 undertake
exhaustive research On any subject. Nflte
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
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O. Does Canada encourage imm!-
grafton? c. n. S.
A. The Canadian Minister OF the
Interior says that Canada 3 going
20 be a keen competitor wl'h al other
countries OF The world Tor migrants.
O. What are provisional stamps?
F. II. F.
\. Prov s.onal issues Of stamps
have been made from time 70 time N
different countries. This has some
times been done Tor the purpose Of
providing a new denomination Tor M
mediate use before .t was possible 20
obtain a new supply Of the stamps
from the printers. Provisional postage
stamps are usually made by overprlnt-
ing fiscal or telegraph stamps Tor
postal use. or BY surcharging certain
values OF postage stamps Of which
there IS a surplus with new value
FOR which there IS an urgent demand.
=. Where does louisiana find a
market for spanish moss? II. VI. ;.
\. The Forestry Service says that
the Spanish moss OF louisiana - sold
in every State u the Union. IN every
country in Europe. in Egypt. South
Africa. Asiatic Turkey. Japan, s.
IBERIA, the Philippines. Australia, Mex
/ leo. South America, and the West
Indies. Il is an Interesting commodity
not molly because II supplies world
wide demand. but for the further
reason that rs ,otai value places x in
an important position. The moss IS
used IN upholstery stufiiug mat
tresses, cushions. and soddles-and
has been So employed for generations
Its use. however. has greatly increaS-
ed in recent years. Louisiana Is said
20 furnish more than half OF the
worlds supply.
.. Was there any historical basis
for the poem The boy stood on the
burning deck" Il. L. T.
\. Mrs. Hemlns' well known poem
Is based ON The tragic story OF Louis
Casablanca, French naval officer.
captain Of the flagship LOrient. who
was MORALLY wounded az the battle
OF the Nile. August l. 1898. The ship
caught fire. Casabianca's 10-year-old
son would not leave him. and both
were killed by the exploding Of the
ship.
q. How many counties re here IN
the United States, r. J.
\. The Bureau of Census says thai
there are 3,O37 counties in the United
States.
. .. What MAS Carpenters Hall. Il
NJ. :.
y. Carpenters Hail. Philadelphia
was built shortly after 1870 as an as
sembly house and club Cor the ear
.penters' guild Of that city. The frs
Continental Congress met there an,
the second Congress also began IL
sessions there.
b -. bVcs the hhNtlulileAL RAISE An'
ducks that are banded and released
: W. II. w.
\ The Bureau OF Biological Sur
vey says that these wild ducks ar
banded by the bureau for the purpos
of studying their mlgrations. Thes
ducks are not raised by the Depar,
ment OF Agriculture. but are trapped
branded, and released for the purpos'
of study of their habits.
@. When were carriages invented
Fl. II.
: \. The carriage Is as old as th'
wheel The first man who cut tw,
slices from a tree trunk and mounte,
Them on an axle was the builder o
the first carriage. but his name Is no
, a matter of record. Historical dat,
. prove that mankind has utilize,
: wheels as means Of transportation
from the earliest periods.