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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any reader can get the answer 10 any
question by writing Every Evening Infor-
nation Bureau. Frederic ], Haskin, dlrec-
strictly 20 Information. Tho bureau can.
not give advice on legal medical and |
financial matters does not attempt 70 |
settle domestic troubles nor TO undertake
exhaustive research on any. subject. Write
your questions plainly and brieny. owe
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replies are sent direct to tho inquiries.
q. DO Americans eat as many
crackers ae Englishmen do7 !. 9. p.
a. Our annual per capita expendi-
ture for crackers II only 40 cents as
against t400 in England. II In
probable that tho demand In Great
Britain for jams. marmalades and
cheeses adds 10 tho popularity OF bis
cults 90 they are called.
Q. AZ what temperature docs
dynamite explode? J. T. u.
A. The firing point OF dynamite Is
about $50 degrees. Centigrade. or 356
| Fahrenheit and at this temperature
It either burns or explodes. IL free
from all pressure. Jar. vibration or
force OF any kind. II burns.
~. w HtA ~ litN IdAAff itbHh'1 VI III
feljoa plant? II. p. 3.
A. The feijoa or pineapple guava is
Indigenous to western Paraguay
southern Brazil. Uruguay and parts
OF Argentina. II Is common In the
forests and tho fruit Is highly esteem
ed by the natives. n was introduced
into tho United states about 1900 and
s being widely planted In California.
O. How long have artificial aids e
hearing been usedp r. II. y
A. The first mocha meal oontriva nee
for the purpose of improved hearinf
was made by DR. Yeardsley of Londor
in 1913.
Q. Are children compelled 70 at
tend school all the year round unde
tho Gary plan? O. NJ. Nice
A. Such schools are open the yen
round. or for four quarters Of 70 week
, each. and pupils attend school for tire
, Of these quarters, choosing for VA
cation tho one that suits them and tn
home host During tho free quartz
tho pupil may attend voluntarily an
Of the activitiee Of the school
: O. Docs tho Eastern Shore II
wholly In Maryland2 p
4. The Eastern Shore is tho nam
2 given to all that part Of Marylan
q wing east Of Chesapeake Bay and ais
the counties Of Accomas and North
i ampton in Virginia. Delaware
{ sometimes included in tho Easter
u Shore
Q Who was II who enid IN,
u genius is only per cent inspired
q. L.
, A Thomas 4 Edison is credite
L with tho epigram that genius IS
b" per cent inspiration and % per ce,
perspiration"
Q. Is a polar bear a warm or co
ny blooded animal p
A. All bears are -blooded.
Q What Is the derivation Of II
word "Ouita7" r. .
-, A II Is believed to he a CONT
l.. nation Of the French oui and Il
- German ia. both words meaning "
Q. IF q man commits a crime ~
his vito hides him does she becon
equally guilty Of The crime? Y
A. husband or wife giving ha
hor aid and comfort n spouse vi
=, has committed a crime does not Their
~, by become guilty as an accessory aft
y, tho fact. II Is also held that the du
of \ husband to protect implies h
right 10 defend his wife from person
a. injury. and = battery committed
either in defense Of the other is r
actionable.
" Q. OF what King Is there no reco
- Of his birth, death. or either paren
- D.
~ A. OF Melchizedek. King Of Sale
w. Il is said He vac without faith
50 without mother. without genealoi
- having neither beginning Of days r
end Of life