The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31
Answers to Queries

LADY-A. c. r.. City What is the origin
of the term LADY as applied to women?
The term is derived from the Saxon
hlaef dig loaf day." because it was
formerly the custom for the mistress
of the manor to distribute bread to her
poorer neighbors at stated intervals.
Brewer states on the authority of Yer
stegan that the word ''loady'' was
anciently written hleafdian or laefdige,
contracted into lafday and then lady.
Hlaf Goaf) means food in general and
bread in particular, and dian means to
serve, whence 'lady" means bread
server. The lord supplied the food and
the lady saw that it was properly
sarved, for ladies used to carve and
distribute the food to the guests The
"Gentleman's Magazine" in the long
ago, gave the following as the origin
of the worJ lady. II will tell you how
it came to pass that women of fortune
were called ladies' even before their
husbands had any title to convey that
mark of distinction to them. You must
know, then, that heretofore il was the
fashion for those families that God had
blessed with aff1uence, to live constant
ly at their mansion house in the coun-
try, and that once a week, or oftener
the lady of the manor distributed to
her poor neighbors with her own hands
certain quantity of bread. and she
was called by them laef day., that is.
the Saxon for bread giver These two
words were in time corrupted. and the
meaning is now as little known as the
practice that gave rise to it,
LLoYDs-L. n. city. What is meant by the
shipping term, rated at Lloyds''?
In Lloyd's register of British and
foreign shipping, the character of the
ships hull is designated by letters
The character of the apparatus, such
as anchors, cables and stores, and per-
haps masts, sails and cordage, is indi-,
Gated by figures. AL means hull first
and also anchors, cables and stores.
Az means hull first rate, but furniture
second rate. Lloyd's shipping insur-
ance derived Its name from coffee
house kept by Edward Lloyd in the city
of London which, in 1892, became a
place of meeting for merchants A
register Of ships began in 1894, and the
terms Al etc.. were first used about
1775.
PASSENGERS "A. D.. City. What Is the
average number Of passengers carried daily BIZ
the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe roads.
The companies say that they can not
answer the question in that form. as 1t
is too indefinite and may mean the en-
tire system. To obtain that would re-
quire much labor and time.
Chinese can not become citizens of the United
States the same as other aliens?
Because the naturalization of Chi
nese is specially prohibited by the
United States law of 1882.
OLD MAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. City. Who
was the original .'old eloquent?
1t was first applied to Isocrates.
celebrated Greeian orator. who was
born in Athens. B. c., 4S6.
REPRESENTATIvES-L. G. s.. City. Which
state has the largest number of representatives
in congress?
New York with 81. The next is
Pennsylvania with 80.
SAN MATEo-E. ~. and B. NJ. City. What
is the meaning of San Mateo. the name Of a
county adjacent to San Francisco?
st. Matthew. =
ENRoUTE-N h. City. which is correct
en- route or enroute-that is, one two words
If you are writing French it should
be en- route.
TO GOAT ISLAND--N. X, City. Where must
apply for pass to go to Goat island:
Apply at army headquarters, Third
and Kearny streets.