Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-17

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to the inquirer.
@. At what army field has the
most flying been done? j.. r.. A.
A. The Air Service says that Post
Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, holds the
record, with total time flown by pi-
lots at the field. 1856 hours al IS
miles an hour, or S36.000 miles. Bas-
ing a computation on two men to a
plane. the man-mile total would bt
1.672.120 miles or approximately 81
times the distance around the earth.
Q. For what was Newark. N. j.
named? d. E.
A. Newark. N. j., was named in
honor of its first minister who
preached in Newark, England. be-
fore coming to this country. Its ety.
mology Is New-Work. not New Ark;
the former being a simple English
translation of the Latin words No
yum Opus. by which the founder of
Newark Castle chose to distinguish
his then new enterprise.
A. Il Il. y who is the ruler of h''pt'
A. The reign of King Faud has
recently commenced in Egypt.
@. How long have there been men
in America? C. G.. T.
A. Alexander f. Chamberlain in
q monograph on American Indians
says that by the close of the Gla-
cial Age, man had probably spread
over q considerable portion OF North
and South America. Perhaps 1t is
fair to say that man has been in
America at least $4,000 years and
not more than 200, 000."
@. How was postage paid on let
tiers before postage stamps were
used? o. c. d.
A. The Post ONCE Department
says that United States postage
stamps were first issued under ACT
of Congress, March 3, 1S47. Prior to
these issues the money for a letter
was collected from the addressed, SO
the person who received the q
was the one that always paid for 1t.
@. What is the National MuntSf-
pal League? c. N. X.
A. The National Municipal League
Is an interstate organization made
up of individual members and anil
lated with state and local associa-
lions for the purpose OF promoting
founded in 1894 in New York and is
non-partisan in character.
@. How do we distinguish be-
tween tacks. nails and spikes? r. b.
H.
A. In the United States anything
less than two-penny in size is known
as a brad, while anything above six
ty-penny size is a spike: nails range
in size from two penny to sixty-pen-
@. What oil wells are the greatest
gushers? w. s.
A. The United States Geological
Survey says hat there is no tabula-
ton of the largest oil gushers. There
is one well in Bib Eibat in Russia
which gave nearly three and three
fourths millions barrels in thirty
days. The Dos Bocas well. south OF
Tampico. Mexico. is estimated to
have given over five millions in two
months. Other prodigious gushers
CO..
O. What II q fly wheel? p. N. /.
A. A fly wheel is a heavy wheel
for. opposing and undertaking by its
inertia any fluctuation of speed in
the machinery with which it re-
wolves. Such a.wheel is used on an
engine crankshaft to counterfeit va
riable pressure during the stroke and
carry the engine over the dead CEN
tiers.
@. 1 saw a reference to John
Heywood who said a "A byrde In
the hand is worth ten in the wood"
Who was this John Haywood? B. e.
B.
A. John Haywood was an English
author probably born in 1897 and
probably died in 1880. He was a
favorite at the courts of Henry VII,
Mary, and Edward vi. He excelled
in writing epigrams.
sides. I believe in encouraging So
cial activities among employees II you
do it moderately. If the employees are
willing, aAI If they really enjoy the
activities. 1t seems to me you would
do we'll to make q direct suggestion
to one of the workers; let him pre-
sent it to the others. and then let
him tell you their reaction. If you.
as boss" present it. the workers will
be in duty bound to agree. They are
much more natural with one of their
own number. and you will get more
honest reactions. I think a social
spirit promoted among workers of
one nce 10 q very good thing. 1t
promotes harmonious relations; gives
a business spirit. and in many cases
loyalty and faithful service.
Do not push any social activities II
the workers do not respond willing
~: that Is the only DANGER to avoid.
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