Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-03

@. Is a milking machine as sue
cessful as hand milking? Should
milking be done quickly or slowly?
M. A. T.
A. The Department of Agricul-
ture say that nothing has been pro-
| duced which compares with the hui
man hand as an efficient milking ma
chine. The quicker the milking the
richer the milk, provided the work
is lone well and completely.
q. What is meant by "point-
blank ranger" What is the point
blank range" of a Springfield rifle?
Go. s. G..
A. The Ordinances Department
says that the term point blank"
range OF a rifle means the point at
which the bullet is located where it
is at the same elevation as when il
leaves the muzzle of the rifle after
the rifle has been fir ed. The point
blank range" of the Springfield rifle
is at a distance of $50 yards from
the muzzle.
Q. What is the blue peter?-G.
II. A.
A. The blue peter is a flag that
Is raised by ships as a sailing sig
nal. 1t is a rectangular blue flag
with a white center OF the same
Sldpt, Dut VI dDOul o1t-lOuTtn tne
dimensions. 1t is The letter p of
| the international code, but when hoi-
| sted alone at the fore truck or top
of foremost, signifies that the ves-
sci is ready to sail or will sail short.
ly. In the United States a flag CALI
ed the cornet is used as a sailing
signal. Blue peter is also a local
name applied to the coot, or mud
hen.
@. What is the most powerful
lifting gas?-A. J. p.
A. The Chemical Warfare Service
says that hydrogen is the most pow
erful lighting gas and helium is the
next in lifting power. Helium has 90
per cent of the lifting power of hyd-
rogen but 1t is considered especially
valuable because of its non-infiam-
inability.
Q. There are many illusions to
kettles singing ION the hob" What
is the hob?
A. A narrow ledge at the back, or
more generally at the side of an open
fireplace. which will hold a kettle, is
called the hob.
Q. Who first advanced the theory
of the evolution of man from lower
forms of life ?-B. 7. S.
A. Aristotle may be regarded as
the father of this theory Of evolu-
ton. He conceived of a genetic SER
les. . chain of being from polyps to
man.
@. What were the mourning Gus
toms of the Jews in early times?-
H. l.. d.
A. The scriptures set forth many
interesting details concerning the
method of Jewish mourning. The
next of kin closed the eyes of the
deceased; the corpse was bathed and
If a person of any consequence. the
body was laid for a time in spices,
or was anointed with them. swathed
in linen bandages and deposited in
a tomb. The mourners went bare
headed and, ba~refooted, covered their
mouths and kept silence, wore sack
cloth and sat in ashes. Funeral
songs We're sung by hired singers,
and splendid sepulchers were carv-
ed out of rock containing numerous
inches. As a niche was filled. a
stone vas rolled against the OPEN
ing.
Q. About how many boxes of
grapefruit or oranges do Florida cit
u groves produce ?-M. t..
A. Citrus groves come into full
bearing about the tenth year. The
average yield for Florida Is about
$50 boxes of fruit to the acre or
somewhat less than two boxes to the
tree. Occasionally groves yield 500
boxes per acre in a single acre, but
only the best groves average more
than 200 boxes annually.
Q. What drink is known as a
starboard light?
A. On shipboard. a glass of green
creme de minfhe is called a
board light.