Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-01
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@ What is the salary Of General
Pershing?-G. u. S.
A. By Special Act of Congress,
General Pershing receives a yearly
salary of $4,000 and allowances.
The allowances Tor quarters is $5,-
900, for heat and light $1,000. and
other items of expense incident to
his position are added.
q. What should be included in a
first aid kit PM. @. NJ.
A. A nail brush, soap, bandages,
iodine, absorbent cotton. roll oil
gauze, toothpick, swabs and adhe-
sive tape, are the most important
articles in a first aid kit. To these
may be added a medicine dropper,
boric acid solution, new skin, lister
inc, scissors, safety pins, aromatic
spirits of ammonia and two TRAN
gle bandages.
Q. Please give directions for coll
oring a pipes. j. w.
A. Ordinarily, the pipe is boiled
for coloring in q preparation of wax,
which is absorbed. and a thin coat-N
ing of wax is held on the surface of
the pipe, and made to take a high
polish. Under the wax is retained
the oil of tobacco, which is absorb
ed by the pipe, and its hue grows
darker in proportion to the tobacco
used. A meerschaum pipe at first
should be smoked very slowly, and
before a second bowlful Is lighted
the pipe should cool off. This is to
keep the as far UP on the bowl
as possible, and rapid smoking will
overhead, driving the a off and
leaving the pipe dry and raw. A
new pipe should eve be smoked
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\ q. How is tomato paste made?-
E. p.
A. Mix spices about as follows::
One-half teaspoonful each of mus
tard seed, cinnamon, cloves. crush
ed celery seed, and bay leaf, one
quarter teaspoonful Of whole black
pepper, and one sprig of mace. Tie
spice in cheese cloth and cook in
pan over water with one quart of
thick tomato pulp. 1 slice of onion,
u te%aspoonful of salt, and 1 tea
spoonful of paprika, until thick
enough to hold shape of spoon when
dipped out. Pack and seal.
Q. Give the meaning and origina-
ton of Simon Pure."-A. HID.
A. In Mrs Centlivre's comedy "a
Bold Stroke for a Wife," (1717), ST.
mon Pure is the name of a Quaker
who is iN~personated by another
character during part Of the play.
We say "the real Simon Pure
meaning the real, genuine or au-
thentic thing or person. AS an ad-
~jective it means, authentic, genuine,
real.
@. How many cigarettes are
smoked in the United states?-L. ].
w.
A. The Census Bureau says that
the combined production of cigar
cites in registered factories and in
bonded manufacturing warehouses
was 1859, 900, 900 in 1920. OF this
number 15,S34,O0 900 were export
ed leaving 5000. 900, 900 factory
made cigarettes for consumption in
the United States.
Q.How many churches have New
York city. Philadelphia and Chi
cago?-E. N.
A. At the time of the last reli-
gious census, New York city had
1886 churches, Philadelphia 925 and
Chicago 500.
Q. Which fruits contain sugar
and which are acid?-H. N. E.
A. Fruits are chiefly valuable fol-
their sugar, acids and salts. Ba-
nanas, dates, figs, prunes and grapes
owing to their large amount of S
gar, are the most nutritious. APP
pies lemons and oranges are val.
liable for their potash salts, ant
oranges and lemons, especially arc
valuable for their titric acid. Some
fruits contain two or more acids
such as strawberries, raspberries
gooseberries and cherries. These
fruits contain both citric and nialiC
acids.