Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02

@. With the mighty forests that
we have. why Is there SO much ak
of lumber scarcity? --I. M. c.
A. The Department of Agricul-
ture says that the crux OF timber
depletion is the exhaustion or par
tial exhaustion of the forests that
are most available to the bulk OF
the population of the country. one
half of the lumber remaining in
continental United States Is in three
states, bordering on the Pacific
ocean.
@. What is meant by macaroni
verse TT. T. B.
A. This is a kind of humorous
verse in which, with Latin as a
base, words of other languages are
introduced using Latin infections
and constructions. The term was
selected since it implies a mixture
of languages-comparable with the
mixture of ingredients found in a
dish of macaroni. The name Is
sometimes applied to verses which
are merely a mixture of Latin and
the unadulterated vernacular of the
writer. This style of verse has
long been known in Italy.
u. I1OW iiduy IColQClllo IoNO
been married twice, and how many
married while President Pr. G..
A. Five of our Presidents have
married twice-President Tyler,
Fillmore, Benjamin Harrison,
Roosevelt, and Wilson. Two Presi-
dents married during their terms of
office, these being Grover Cleveland
and Woodrow Wilson.
@. You say that a U. S. army
regulation prohibits American SOL
6iers wearing the Sam Brown belt.
Yet I note that all pictures of Gen.
eral Pershing show him wearing
this belt. Please explain.-M. A. r.
A. The Wal Department says the
official regulation to which you re-
fer does not affect U s army officers
with the rank Of General" Such
officers are allowed the right to pre-
scribe their w uniforms and those
of the members Of their immediate
s.affs.
@. What is the meaning of Sc
phardim ?-W. T. T.
A. Jews who are descendants OF
the former Jews IF Spain and Port
ugal are classe1 as Sephardim.
They are darker In complexion than
those native to northern countries,
and usually have more delicate feat
ures.
O. DO ~battleships carry \ supply
of drinking water. or do they use
sea water "A. j. A.
A. The Navy Department says
that usually battleships use sea wa
ter, the water being distilled for
drinking.
Q. When was the Carnegie Hero
Fund created?-H. r. s.
A. The Carnegie Hero Fund, the
amoutn being I'VE million dollars,
was created by Andrew Carnegie In
April, 1914. for the benefit of those
losing their lives in heroic efforts to
save their fellow-men, or for the
heroes themselves, If injured only.
@. How did Kansas get its name ?
*. D.
A. The name was taken from
that of an Indian tribe. who called
themselves Kane. a word said to
refer to the wind.
@. Has q person more than one
| jugular vein ?-I. M. l..
A. There are two jugular veins
on each side of the neck. The ex-
ternal jugular veins are just be.
meath the skin and convey the
| blood from the external portions OF
the head and neck to the heart
while the internal jugYlar veins
carry the blood from the laterna,
sinus to the heart
@. Is an inheritance tax a mod,
ern form Of taxation?-W. o. C.
A. Such taxes were imposed II
Rome more than 1000 years ago
and have been q source Of revenu,
in several countries Of Europe. al
most since their organization as In
dependent governmental Gladston,