Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
When is Boxing Day?-T. I. 1.

O.. When is Boxing Day?-T. I. L.
A. Boxing Day is the 26th of De-
cember, and is one OF the Jour legal
bank holidays in England. 1t was
on this day tina. in olden times the
gentry made presents, especially OF
money, to their and de-
pendents. These presents came to
be known as Christmas boxes.
Q. Is there such a nut as an
ivory nut IN. NJ.
A. There are two species of palm
producing nuts hard enough to be
employed IS a substitute for ivory
in the manufacture of small articles
of domestic use, but the one best
known to under the name
of ivory nut is the fruit of Phytehe-
phaS macrCcarpa, native of New
Granada and other parts of Central
America.
@. Are there more people in Chi
cago than ia the State of Wisconsin?
w. r.
A. The population of the state Of
Wisconsin for 1920 was 2,632,067.
The population of Chicago for 1920
was 2,701. 705.
@. When was I'm God We Trust
put on CONSTR. G.
a. The law providing for the
HlOtlO III 1Ou we lIuSL was pass
ed in 1861. Tho first coins bearing
this motto were cne-cent \eces.
Since that time the motto has been
placed on all gold coins that admit
ted of it. The one-dollar gold
pieces were too small to carry this
motto. The first twenty-dollar gold
coins, made from the design of Au-
gustus st. Gaudens, did not bear the
motto, but afte- q few were made
the motto was restored.
@. In euchre. If the dealer takes
up the turned care and says he will
play alone. what should he do with
the card he discar6s?-A. NJ. L.
A. 1t is customary, when a deal
er plays a lone land, for him to
pass his discard across the table to
his partner, face down. that there
may be nc misunderstanding of his
intention. "
O.. What will keep windows in a
house from steaming?-A. V.
A. A proper circulation of air
in n room will keep the windows
from steaming.
@. How many of the horses and
mules sent to Europe during the war
were killed ?-T. S.
A. 1t has been estimated that
there were 243,135 horses and mules
| attached to the American Expedi-
tionary Forces, 6S,6S2 of which per-
ished in the service.
Q. What is asbestos used for?-
l.. p.
A. Asbestos is employed in the
manufacture of woven fabrics, such
as fireproof theatre curtains. cloth
for theatre wall Innings. and seem
cry; firemen's clothing, and fire.
| proof rope: roof shingles or ashes
tos slate. stucco. plaster. lumber,
mill board. asbestos paper and insu-
lating; coverings of pipes, furnaces,
and locomotives to prevent radia-
ton of heat; as filler for high grade
paints; for heat-resisting table mats,
and for tempering the heat of gas
stoves in cooking.
@. What proof have we that the
Great Glacier passed over the land?
Were people living then?-A./ H.
A. biologists base their state
ments concerning the existence OF
the glacial period mainly upon evil
dence in the form of erosion Of
brooks, the existence of boulder clay
and various other forms of depos-
it's. The first scientific references
to glacial action were suggested by
the Alpine regions and are to be
found in the works of Charpentier
and Aggasiz. Man did not exist prior
and during the carly part of the
glacial period. The first evidence
of his existence is to be found in
the later glacial period.