Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-07

O. Will the government sell life
insurance to all classes OF people =
F. s. p.
A. Civilians are not permitted to
take out government Insurance..
@. What determines the pitch OF
the voice ?-D. B. M.
A. The pitch OF voices is deter,
mined by the length of the vocal
cords. These cords are shorter in
women than in men. therefore the
former have higher voices.
Q. Can you tell me what chemical
preparation is used for bleaching to
a straw color ornamental grasses?--
E. A. H.
A. The following is formula for
bleaching grasses: Pulverize stick
sulphur and make a paste with
water; plaster thickly on the grass
es, and put in the air to dry: when
dry brush off the sulphur.
@. Which state elected the most
women to it's Legislature ?--E. G. d.
A. The National American Won.
an Suffrage Association says that
Connecticut stood first In this re-
spect, electing five women to It's
General Assembly. Kansas came
next with four. California and Utah,
three. and New Hampshire. New
Jersey and Oklahoma, two each.
Several states elected one woman.
20 women being entitled to serve in
the legislatures of fifteen states.
b. 8: ). Eha' y. is c'rd'van leather =
A. Cordovan leather is a soft, fine-
grained. colored leather, for a long
time chiefly manufactured at Cordo.
va Of goatskins tanned and dressed.
1t is now made of pisskin and fine
horsehides.
@. How many different words are
used In the Bible "A. ".
A. The fact that the Bible has had
such great influence upon literature
led to the supposition that it had d
large vocabulary. A tabulation of
the words in the King James ver-
sion shows that about 5000 words
are used, while Milton used about
$4,000, and Shakespeare $4,000.
Q. Where Is Jefferson Davis bur-
led Pr. X.
A. jefferson Davis died on De-
cember 6, 1859, and was buried in
New Orleans. In 1893 the body was
moved to Richmond. Virginia.
@. What city is called "the city
Of Elms" IA. M. p.
A. New Haven. Connecticut, is 20
known. but its elms are dimppear-
Ing. Its streets are still shaded, how
ever, by more than 10000 trees.
@. What became OF the native
population Of Heligoland during the
war7--J. G. NJ. d.
A. The natives of the Island oi
Heligoland at the beginning Of the
war were expelled at six hours no.
tice and sent to Hamburg and Al
tona. They were kept under police
supervision. These people have
since been permitted to return to
their homes.
Q. How many St. Mary's colleges
are there In the United States?-
B. B.
A. While there are only eight ST.
Mary's colleges, there are lit educa-
tional institutions, including semi
naries and schools OF various desig.
nations. which are named for St
Mary.
q. What is tho origin Of the word
Philippe Nv. A. w.
A. Any oration or defamation
abounding in acrimonious inveotive
has been given this designation, since
the first famous orations OF this sort
were q series in which Demosthenes
denounced Philip. King OF Macedon
| The name was applied first to the
orauons OF Cicero against Mark
Antony.
@. How high are the tallest tele.
phone poles 20. I. 4.
| A. Probably the highest telephone
line ever built was on West street.
New York city, with poles 90 feet
long. some OF them carrying as many
| az thirty cyoSoarms