Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-29

O. Is it more complicated to bur
oil than coal in ships? Whi.n
cheaper?-J. A. s.
A. The Navy DEPARTING
that while oil burning VI
quire a different type Of M
and installation from coal
vessels, they are not compl
management. This cost is al
the same, as n pound OF a.
about one and one-half pu
coal. Coal for such purpose
purchased at about So a ton
such as is used for fuel for AZ
a ton.
O. What occupation do -
the Indiana follow now III
A.. The Commissioner Of Il
Affairs saws that while many
dams engage in other industriess
far the greater number suppQ
themselves by farming. asst "
1892 Indians cultivated 1901
acres of land. producing crops Wort
S11,927, $4,000.
@. How much silver bullion hd
been purchased by the government
to replace the silver dollars melte(
and sold to England for lndta?1
Il. +.
A. According to the 1921 report
of the secretary OF the treasury
which mas just been issued, silver
under the terms Of the
Pittman Act, approved April rs,
1918, have reached q total of approx
imately so. 900, 900 ounces up to Nof
vember /, 1921, leaving about 128V
OO0, 900 ounces yet to be acquired Il
replace the silver dollars melted un7
der the terms of the act.
O. What is best to use for rural
fires before a fire department. q
reach thera FL. p. M.
A. For rural fires. when tn \ g Is
a decided Roadway before the fire
apparatus can reach them, there IS
nothing so good as water thrown by
| a powerful pump. All fire e~xtinguish-
| ing substances act by virtue or their
property of excluding air from n
fire. This Is the only thing that
makes water put out a IRE, ana m
! gas blanket formed by the
e~xfincuishers. are effective for the
| same reason where the fire IS n q
confined location.
@. Where did quinine come
from p G. II. S.
A. Quinine comes from the bark
| of the cinchona tree. The virtues OIL
this bark were discovered by Jesuit
| Priests in Peru about the year l6Oo'
In 1898 the Countess of Chincon'
whose husband was viceroy OF Peru
was cured, of fever by the use of this
drug. administered by her physician.
Upon her return to Spain In 1870
the Countess carried a supply OF the
bark with her ana through her II
became known to the world. Tne
actual discovery and isolation OF
auinine is to be ascribed to the
French chemists Pelletier and Cav
enton in 1920, although Gomez, q
Portuguese, succeeded in isoiatins
the fe%brifuge principle which wa
practically quinine in 1916.
O, VIVA. is the French name for
canned go Sc liver and how are the
liyers prepared PC. p. g.
A. Foie Gras is the French term
for goose liver. One Of h mos
famous industries of Toulouse,
France. is the scientific ~fatcening OF
geese for the enlargement OF their
livers. The birds are kept in speclal
coops which prevent their taklne
exercise and + fed to the limit o.
their capacities. Foie Gras Is I'M
ported in jars or tins in four forms
-Foie Gras au Naturel, at
Foie Gras. Rurie de Foie 6ras ant
Saucisson de Foie Gras.
O. Will loadstone attract through
a vacuum? Will it lose its strength
from constant use &c brought In con-
tact with s:eel?
A. Loadstone will attract through
a. and will lose It's strength
from constant use. If brought in con-
tact with steel.