Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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uueation Ivy writing Every Evening infor-
nation bureau. Frederic Has.in % ,,,es airdes
strictly To Information. The bureau can,
not give advice on legal. medical ana
financial mhttnrs. docs not attempt to
sottle domestic troubles nor 80 undcrthke
exhaustive research pn any subject WuN
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replies are sent direct to the inquirer.
O. What makes soap float? J. g.
A. A technical report Of one of the
Government agencies says that tins
quality is given TO soap by blowing IT.
| full OF tiny air bubbles while IT is still
hot The bubbles are inylslblc To the
naked eye.
q! How does the compensation o D
widow of an officer IN the late war com
pare with that of the widow Of pr
vate? IL ID. II.
A. Both would receive the Same
amount OF compensation. If both hus-
bands carried the same insurance, the
widows would receive the same amount.
Q. How many saloons were put out Of
business by prohibition2 J. b. g.
A. The Anti-Saloon League says that
there we're ia, 7,790 saloons, 900 brew.
cries and 236 distlleries in the United
States.
O. Should floor Of a room be lighter
or darker han the walls? II. l.. J..
A. When practicable, the darkest
tones should be used for floor and floor
coverings, lighter for walls, and Tho
llghtest of all for ceiling.
o. How long does it take 10 go e
Bermuda from New York? K. G.
A. The trip occupies about IS honrs
O What are the scientific names f
the loss Of appetite and loss OF sense 0
smell? ID. f. r.
4. The medical term for loss of appc
tite is anoreZia, and for loss OF sense
smell, anoTnia
Q. What are the life periods Of plants
+. X
A. With respect 10 duration of lif
, there are three classes Of plants animals
r bicnnials. and perennials., An annua
. comes mp from seed, bears flowers an
seeds and dics within the year. 4 bi
ennial grows from a seed, but produce
4, leaves ONLY the first year The secon
summer flower stalk comes up, seed
are produced and the plant dies.
perennial has roots which live on fror
year 10 year unless killed. Depcndin
uponl conditions the plant may or ma
not produce seed every year.
O. Who was Brian Baru? D. r.
4. He was n noted Irish King VII
! ceigncd in the eleventh century
O. What will keep homemade catsu
: from turning dark? VI. IT,
A. Use whole spices tied in a bag i
+ stead Of ground spices since II ls tn
I latter that darkens the catg7ip. III
" does not apply 10 red pepper since tn
n adds color 10 the product.
d q. When was water power at NiagaT
d Falls first used? F. o. VI.
4. The latent power Of Niagara tal
- was utilized in small wav in lS7
-, but il was not until 1897 that the con
= Dauv was chartered 10 undertake 3
% utilization on a large scale. II took the
10 years to get gong, and the ieadIF
- engineers of the world we're consiit'
as to the best mechanical means Of UslT
d the tremendous heAd and column
l. descending water.
W q. What IL the oldest hymn? VI P.
10 A. The oldest Christian hymn inov
.e is one credited 70 Clement Of Alexandr
r and composed about the year 200. Hen
e. NJ. Dexter has gwen free paraphra
.e Of it in his Sheppard of tender youth
II which is widely used in many hymnal