Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-11

o. Can a United States retired SOL
der reside in Old Mexico and stif
draw his pension from the United
states government Nv. G..
A, The Pension>Bureau says that
a pensioner can reside in a for
eign country and continue to draw
his pension. Notice of change of adj
dress should be sent to the Commits
sioner of Pensions. Pension Bureau,
Washington, d. c.
@. Why does wood alcohol pois-
oning SO often result in blindness
l. M. c.
A.. Wood alcohol. acts on thu
blood vessels, causing hemorrhageSX
The tiny arteries Of the retina Of the
eye are often ruptured, causing loss
Of sight.
O.. What is steam, and il it Wis
ible TIL. p. H.
A.. steam is the invisible gas into
which water is converted when heat
ed to the boiling point. The white
cloud of vapor which rises from boil
ing water, commonly called steam, in
a vapor composed Of small particles
of water suspended in air and formed
by the condensation of the true steam
gas coming in contact with the cool
air. When water Is subjected to the
action of heat, it is converted into
visible steam gas. Watch a kettle
of boiling water and you will note
that the vapor does not appear di.
rectly at the spout Of the kettle but
an inch or so away from It,.
@. 10 the letter ca the first let.
ter OF every alphabet III. F.
A.. "A" is the first letter of all
alphabets except the old German, or
Runic, in which 1t comes fourth.
and the Ethiopian, in which It is the
thirteenth.
@. How large are the Chicago
Stockyards?-J. F.. s..
A. The Chicago Stockyards are
the largest of their kind in the
world, embracing some 500 acres of
ground and representing about sev-
enty million dollars invested capital.
About 100000 hogs, 100000 cat
tie, and 100000 sheep are received
and Slaughtered there annually.
@. Who was "Old Prob?"-F. D.
A. Prof. Cleveland Able, the first
man to undertake to forecast wea-
Their probabilities" was known as
"Old Prob" Prof. Able began tn
work Gin 1859 for the Chamber %
COIIlLtlcTCc WHICH, uC Woo lie uASNtot
of the Cincinnati Observatory. Lat
er and for many years he was iden-
titled with heUnited States Weather
Bureau. He died in 1916.
@. What is the meaning Of the
title ~. ]. d. PIX. G.
A. U. J. D. is the a~bbreviation of
the title "Utriusque Juris Doctor,
meaning Doctor of Both Laws (Can-
on and Civil.
E. Z. H.
A. The AB c Process is a meth
cd of purifying sewage by sulphate
Of alumina, blood. charcoal and clay.
c.. Can a king quit his job when
ever he pleases?-H. D.
A. In monarchies, as a general
rule. the sovereign a abdicate or
relinquish his title and power al
will, but in England theAking can
do this only by consent OF Parma
ment.
O.. What were the three laments
of Cato?-E. w. F.
A. sPlutarche says that CATO az
clared that in his whole life he most
repented Of three things: one was
that he had trusted a secret 10
woman; another. that he went py
water when he might have gone pS
land; the third, that he had emaln
ed one whole day without dong any
business of importance.
@. Where was the nrsr 1ors u
the Hudson's Bay Company?-E. -
A. A reproduction of an old Hud-
sons Bay fort is now being built a.
Invermere Point, Lake Windemere,
British Company, on the exact spot
where the first one stood. 1t 10 TO
be a memorial to David Thompson,
who wasthe pioneer of the Hudson
Bay Company in Canada.