Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
j. What is the disease called the

q. What is the disease called the
! pip?-J. h.
a. Pip is a condition Of the
tongue caused by some such ailment
as a cold, which compels a bird TO
breathe through the mouth. The
| continual passing of air over the
| tongue causes II to become dry ana
scaly. especially about the tip.
O.. What is chromium IN. A.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
| chromium is a metal which is mineo
in this country in Henderson coun-
ty, N. c., and in the Wichita Noun
tains in Oklahoma.
O. How did Wambsganss make .
triple play unassisted?-A. z.
A. Wambsganss made a triple
PLAY ~unassisted on October 10, 1920,
| during the Worlds Series as follows;
First and second bases were occu-
pied and no one was out when Nit
| chell drove a sharp liner over
! Wambsganss' head. The Cleveland
second baseman snatched the liner
| from the air, thus automatically re-
firing Mitchell. He then dashed
over to second base. retiring the
| runner who by that time was nearly
to third and could not possibly get
back. Then, with never a pause. ne
ran up the base line oward hrst
| and tagged the astonished Miller who
had started at the crack of the a
to avoid a possible double play.
@. Will an increase in the weight
of mail, increase the salary of the
postmaster of a third class post.
office p. C. M.
A. The P~ostoffice Department
| says that the salary in a third class
| ~postofice is based On the sale of pos
tai supplies, box rents, ETC., rather
than increase of the weight in the
mail.
Q. How many patents have been
issued on bicycles?-J. A. N.
A. More than 5000 inventions
have been patented in connection
with the department of the veloci-
| pede and bicycle.
Q. What are prayers called that
are used in some churches when spe-
cial people are prayed for?-W. A. A.
A. A prayer which bids or d.
reefs what is to be prayed for is
known as bidding prayer. This form
of exhortation, always concluding
with the Lords Prayer. was enjoined
by the fifty-fifty amor of the Angel
lean church in 1908, to be used be.
fore all m and homilies. 1t
was. and in its abridged form still Is,
very impressive, allowing individuals
to supply from their w knowledge
special cases of necessity under the
different heads.
@. What is the Franklin Fund.-,
&C. r. S.
A. The Franklin Fund was a be-
quest made by Benjamin Franklin
in 1871, for the making of loans to
ynrtr0 m a rriaA mechanics He left
1000 pounds sterling to be lent out
at 8 per CEN interest in sums Of
not more than 60 pounds, and not
less than Is pounds to young mar
| ried artificers under the age of "a
who have faithfully served an ap-
premiership in Boston," The loans
were to be repaid in annual INSTALL
ments Of 10 per cent each. The
trustees were the board of aldermen
and the ministers of the oldest Epis.
copal, Congressional and P~resbyter.
ian churches in that city.
@. Please tell me whether there
is any country in the world named
Helvetia ?-H. S.. K.
A. Helvetia was the old Roman
name for what corresponds to mod
| ern Switzerland. The name is still
used POLITICALLY in reference to this
country.
@. What is shadow boxing?-G.
A. L.
A. Shadow boxing is boxing with
out en- opponent.
Q. What kind of a gas is laugh
ing gas? When were anaesthetics
discovered?-H. Il.
A. Laughing gas is nitrous OK
ide. In 1900. Sir Humphrey Davy
suggested it's use as an a~naesthetic,
but it was in 1874 hat DR.. Horace
Wells demonstrated its use for pain
less extraction of teeth. Dr.. Grave
ford Long used ether for an opera.
ton in 1912. but it came into general
use in 1916. Chloroform began to
be used about a year later.