Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-14

eIu0uHNIyS TVpHAFCu uU MY BuUISEt WIN
POUR questions plainly aud briefly. oivc
Full nsms and Address aud encioso two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies are scnt direct 20 tho inquirer
a. How much damage does the
peach borer do 20 tho peach crop.
and what can be done TO prevent III
l.. y. G.
a. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the injury done 70 peach
trees each year by this pest, includ-
Ing the cost OF control measures.
amounts 10 approximately 100000.
The use IT paradichlorobenzene, vol
atile poison. II most successful method
OF control that hns been discovered.
@. How many parts are there IN
an Indian arrow7 &. n.
A. A complete Indian arrow is made
up Of six parts: head, shaft, foreshaft,
shaftment. feathering. and neck.
These differ In material. form, meas
uremont. decoration and assemblege.
according to locality and tribe. Arrow
heads have three parts: body, tang.
and barbs, There are two kinds OF
arrowheads; blunt and sharp. In the
Southwest a sharpenod foroshaft OF
hard wood serves for the head.
Attic and Northwest coast arrows
hive made heads OF ivory, bone. wood
or copper. as well as stone; elsewhere
they are more generally OF stone,
ehlpped or polished. The head Is at
tached TO tho SHIFT or foreshaft by
flashing with sinew, by riveting OF
with gum.
! q. How much does Il cost 20 build
battleship and maintain It on,
year? +. A.
a. A modern battleship costs about
s35. O00.0 900, while It's maintenance. in
Guiding pay of officers. ranges from
81 500 900 TO $500. 900 year.
O. DO various breeds Of cattle thirty,
anywhere in this country @. r.
A. The Department OF Agricultur
says that conditions vary greatly boti
"a 10 climate and topography. Al
breeds thrive on rich. level pastures
bat Some are better adapted thar
others 10 rough, hilly land and scan
pasturaee. Some cattle Withstand tn
extreme cold OF the North. while other
are suited 20 tho almost tropical hea
Of some Of the southern states.
!, Q. AZ what temperature do We &c
lliauld sir7 q. a. G.
A. Air Is liquifed by pressure. bu
I'cannot be liduihed by any pressur
80 long rs It's temperature is abov
200 r. below zero (--1f0 CD but II
first be cooled 10 n temperature slight
, ny below this IL condenses 20 n liqui
upon the application Of q pressure {
, 30 atrnospheres.
, q. Ia Akron, Ohio. the largest rub
Der manufacturing city in the world
! RI. NJ. =.
A. Akron. Ohio. is said to be N
= largest rubber manufacturing centt
= I'm the world.
Al O. How can whitewash be remove
: from y brick wali7 l.. @.
- A. Whitewash may bs remove
D from n brick will by scrlibbing Wit
r a wire brush n remove all particle
= Then scrub with dilute solution OF m,
= latte acid. ! part acid. 10 parts waite
% using a long handled brush az tn
3 acid IL poisonous. The brick wor
r should then be Thoroughly rinsed wit
- clear warm water.
O. How can Il be said that n
4 signing OF tho Constitution was una,
2 imous. when only II states signed
q n. Fl.
L A. Bancroft, tho historian, ga,
= that II of the 13 state delegation
= aligned the proposed Constitutio
y Since tho two other delegation
10 had previously left the conventio
- tho signing was unanimous. All pc
haps had grave doubts about one fec
ure or provision or another, but tn
had builded better than they knew a.
they all had the courage to sign {
concrete result OF their arduous woI