Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-30

@. What state has had two BROTH
ers for governor? Il. l.. l..
A. The present governor of Ten
nessee, Alfred Taylor, is the brother
OF a former Governor, Robert l..
Taylor. Alfred Taylor is a Republic
can, while Robert l.. Taylor was
elected on the Democratic ticket
three times.
q. Why was the eagle changed on
American money? ID. ii. Y.
A. The fathers of the Republic
decided upon an eagle as an emblem
and unfortunately the species known
to them was the sea or bald eagle,
feathered only to the knees, and a
"piratical parasite of the osprey"
The golden eagle, to which a change
has been made or the coins of the
country, is feathered to the toes.
Q. Does s%terilizing a razor blade
with hot water injure it? w. O..
"A. There is real basis for the
statement that pouring hot water on
q razor blade will injure the steel.
In some cases the continued appli-
cation of boiling water might exert
a slight temperature effect, but u.s.
ually the influence of hot water APP
plications would merely season"
hardened steel without any material
change in hardness.
@. Why are people from the
United States known as Americans
when even North America includes
other countries? G.. A. Il.
A. The habit of calling inhabi-
tants of this country Americans,
probably arose from the fact that
any other distinctive title is awk-
ward. Canada lends itself easily to
the forming of the noun Canadians.
Mexico to Mexicans. Citizens of the
United States of America are most
conveniently designated as Ameri-
cans.
Q. What are best of Scott's novels!
d. l..
A. SCOTS work of this character
are more accurately described as
historical romances. Ivanhoe, the
Talisman and Quentin Durward are
often ranked as the best of these.
@. Can a letter be recalled after il
has once been put in the mail? Il.
G.. X.
A. The action to be taken in a
case of this kind depends largely on
circumstances. After q letter is
mailed the only way the writer can
withdraw 1t is by written applica-
ton to the postmaster at office OF
mailing and upon satisfactory identi-
fication.
@. A says that the idea of estab-
fishing libraries in the manner fol-
lowed by Andrew Carnegie was not
original with him. Il says it was.
Can you throw N light on the SUBJ
ject? 8. /. M.
A. From manuscripts discovered
by French explorers throughout
China and Turkestan it would seem
thai Houei TIE, a wealthy Chinese
merchant of the fifth century origi-
mated the idea, an extract from one
of 10000 or more rolls of MSS. be-
ing as follows: Libraries / have
given by the score. / have scattered
them yer all the land, and the light
of learning may never be dimmed
and that the grateful may do honor
to memory as long as Buddha lives.
Into dark places have l thrown the
light and the light will be with me
forever"
Q. In Auction Bridge, which side
wins the rubber, the side that wins
two games or the side which makes
the most points? ]. NJ. C.
A. The rules of the Whist Club
of New York for 1920 say that the
side which wins more points is the
winner of the rubber. This is a
change from the rule in force at
that time which was hat the side
winning two games won the rubber,
this making the expression winning
a losing rubber" possible.