Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-12

@. What is H~arding's favorite
flower? X. G..
A. The chrysanthemum is said 10
be the favorite flower of our Presi-
de~nt-elect.
@. What IL the loss of gasoline BY
evaporation when stored in an under
ground tank? l.. w. j.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
loss by evaporation when gasoline is
properly stored in an underground
tank is very small. Most dealers fig
ure hat n per cent. would cover
iall losses.
@. Why are Indians who served in
the late war citizens, while those
serving in the Spanish-American war
are not? G. S. d.
A. The Office of Indian Affairs says
that there was an Act of Congress
which made Indians who served in
the late war citizens of the United
States, but did not make those who
served in the Spanish-American War.
citizens.
Q. What is a water volcano and
where is there one? X. *. b.
A. A geyser might be termed q
water volcano. In fact "Old Faith
full" in Yellowstone National Park,
is sometimes styled the Water Vol
cano."
Q. Why is the word "picnicking''
spelled with a tx? w. C. b.
A. The letter "k' was introduced
into the word "picnicking'' in order
to harden the sound of the &C." If
the word were spelled "picnicing,"
the &C" would be soft. and pronounce
ed like an IS" since it would be fol-
lowed by a vowel.
Q. Can you tell me which was the
best paid army during the late war?
II. l..
A. According to statistics which
have been complied, the Australian
Government paid it's soldiers the best
salaries during the World War and
the United States was second on the
list.
@. How far is the Star "Polaris''
from the true celestial pole? L. +.
*.
A. The pole star is now about 1 Ia
degrees distant from the true celes-
tial pole. In the time of Hipparchus,
it was II degrees distant. and it is
estimated hat by A. ID. 2095, through
the procession of the equinoxes, the
pole I will be less than 1-2 degree
distant.
@. Is there such a thing as a var-
nish tree? G. A. r.
A. This name is given to several
trees because their resinous juice is
used for vanishing or lacquering.
India, Japan, Java, Sumatra, Bor-
neo, Celebes, and other East Indian
Islands are the homes of these
trees.
q. Has any substance been found
which is absolutely cold? T. S.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
. hot haat to On aaAI H.,
all known substances. Heat and
cold as ordinarily used are relative
terms. A cold body possesses less
heat than a hot one. Absolute cold
would be found at the absolute zero
of temperature which has never been
reached IN scientific researches. AT
this temperature, all known gases
would cease to exist as such, and be
changed to liquids or to solids.
Q. What use bread to be streak
ed? NJ. T.
A. Streaked bread may result from
one of several causes-uneven mix
ing and kneading, starting baking
with oven too hot. setting dough in
too warm a place, crust formed in
first rising. The first reason is the
usual one and can be remedied by
careful and thorough mixing and
kneading of the dough.
Q. What are the days of the week
named after? J. ID. II.
A. The days of the week were
named after the following: Sunday,
named for the Sun; Monday for the
Moon; Tuesday for Tuesco; Wednes-
day for Wooden or Oden; Thursday
for Thor; Friday for Frea; and Sat
urday for Saturn. Tuesday, Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday were NAM
ed for Norwegian gods,