One etymologist, Mark Forsyth, has noted that the word“beeswax” was slang
for“tedious bore” in the 19th century.
However, Forsyth admits that the substitution theory carries a lot of weight too,
since the words“business” and“beeswax” sound quite similar.
Data for the study were derived from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, an ongoing examination of subclinical cardiovascular disease that includes 6,000 people from six U.S. regions, including Baltimore,
Chicago, Forsyth County in North Carolina, and Los Angeles County.
Shortly thereafter, another detachment of the seventh cavalry under Colonel James Forsyth arrived taking over command and having his troops surround the camp,
making 500 armed soldiers with four rapid fire Hotchkiss guns surrounding around 350 Lakota, about half of which were women and children.