Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-14

O.. How much damage does the
! neach borer do to the peach crop,
and what can be done to prevent
1t? l.. j. c.
A. Ths Department of Agricul-
| ture a y that the injury done to
peach tce.s each year by his pest.
including the cost Of control meas
| ures, amounts to approximately $6,-
| GOO, 900. The use of paradichloro-
| benzine, a volatile poison, ID n mos
successful method of control that
has been discovered.
@. How many parts are there to
an Indian arrow? s. Il.
A.. A complete Indian arrow is
made up of six parts: head, shaft,
| foreshaft, shaftment, feathering, and
neck. These differ in material, form,
| measurement, decoration and assem-
| blage, according to locality and
| tribe. Arrowheads have three parts:
body, tang, and barbs. There are
two kinds of arrowheads: blunt. and
| sharp. In the Southwest q sharp.
ened foreshaft Of hardwood server
for the head. Arctic and North.
west coast arrows have heads Of ivo-
ry, bone, wood. Or copper, as well as
stone; elsewhere they are more gen.
orally Of stone. Clipped or polished.
The head is attached to the shaft
or foreshaft by flashing with sinew,
by riveting, or with gum.
@. How much does 1t cost to
build a ~battleship and maintain 1t
one year? F. A.
A. A modern battleship costs
about $4,000, 600, while its main
tenance, including pay of officers,
ranges from $1,500,000 to $1,S00.0 600
a year.
@. Do various breeds Of cattle
thrive anywhere in this country? G.
r.
A. The Department of Agricul-
ture says that conditions vary
greatly both as to climate and topo-
graphy. All breeds thrive on rich,
level pastures, but some IRE better
adapted than others to rough, billy
land and scant pasturage. Some cat
tie Withstand the extreme cold of
the North, while others are suited
to the almost tropical heat of some
Of the southern states.
Q. At what temperature do we
get liquid air? G. A c. M
A. Air is liquified by pressure,
but cannot be liquified by any pres
sure SO long as it's temperature is
above 220 degrees F. below zero,
GAO c. but il it first be cooled to
a temperature slightly below this
it condenses to a liquid upon the APP
plication of a pressure of SO atmos-
pheres.
@. Is Akron, Ohio, the largest
rubber manufacturing city in the
world? II. M. T..
A. Akron, Ohio. is said to be the
largest rubber manufacturing GEN.
ter in the world.
@. How can whitewash be remov-
ed from a brick wall? L. G..
A. Whitewash may be removed
from a brick wall by serubLing with
a wire brush to remove all particles
Then scrub with dilute solution OF
muriatic acid, l part acid, 10 parts
water. using a long-handled brush
as this acid is poisonous. The brick
work should then be thoroughly
rinsed with clear warm water.
@. How can it be said that the
signing of the Constitution war
unanimous, when only II states sign
ed? r. III.
A.. Bancroft, the historian, says
that eleven of the IS state delega-
tons signed the proposed Constitu-
ton. Since the two other delega-
tons had previously left the conven
ton. the signing was unanimous. All
perhaps had grave doubts about one
feature of provision or another, but
they had builded better than they
knew. and they all had the courage
to sign the concrete result of their
arduous work"