News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-04-22

What is the difference between CEN
tigrade and Fahrenheit temperature or
thermometers?
The terms simply indicate different
scales of grading or measuring. The
Fahrenheit thermometer, so named
from Gabriel Fahrenheit Q6S6-1736), O.
German scientist. who invented it,
places zero 32 degrees below the freez-
ing point of water and divides the in
terval between the freezing and boil
ing points of water into $50 parts. The
centigrade calls the freezing point Of
water zero and divides the interval
between freezing and boiling points
into 100 parts. The interval between
freezing and boiling points is, Of
course, the same. but the Fahrenheit
thermometer divides it into $50 de-
grees and the centigrade into 100 de-
grees, while the centigrade calls the
freezing point zero and the Fahren-
heit places zero 80 degrees below
freezing. To reduce degrees Fahren-
heit to degrees centigrade subtract 80,
degrees and multiply by SO; to reduce
degrees centigrade to degrees Fahren-
heit multiply by 9-5 and add 80 de-
grees. The thermometer most used liz
this country is the Fahrenheit.
Was the Commodore Perry who took
a fleet of United States vessels to ia
pan at one time related to the Commo-
dore oliver Hazard Perry of Lake Erie
fame?
They were brothers.
How many industrial or internation-
al exhibitions have been held in all?
The first was the worlds fair at
London. in 1853; then in New York,
1853: Munich. 1854; Paris, 1865; Lon
don, 1862; Paris. 1867; Vienna, 1878:
Philadelphia. 1876: Paris, 1878; Allan
ia, 1881; Louisville, 1888: New Orleans,
1884, Chicago, 1893; San Francisco,
1884, Atlanta. 1895: Nashville, 1897;
Omaha. 1898: Philadelphia, 1890; Paris,
1900; Buffalo, Charleston and Glasgow,
1901 st. Louis. 1904: Portland, Ore,
1905; Seattle. 1909.
~ Is the Ieper colony in the Ha-
States?
a. Yes, at an expense of $4,000
year, with a 100000 hospital and lab
oratOry.
What are the coIors of the flag of the
Chinese republic?
One of the first acts of the prOvl-
sional republican government was to
abolish the ancient flag of China, the.
yellow dragon, and adopt a new flag
composed of five stripes, crimson, yell
low, white blue and black, symbol
izing the five races of the republic
viz, Mongols, Chinese Manchus, Mo-
hammedans and Tibetans.
Please give an untechnical definition
of psychosis.
1t is a term used by medical experts
or alienists to designate a condition
of mental disturbance short of pro-
nounced insanity. By common usage
insanity means a degree of mental
unsoundness which brings a person
within the jurisdiction of the law, but
experts recognize various degrees OF
brain disorder short of complete in
sanity. or what might be called legal
insanity, and these are embraced in
psychosis.
How many vice presidents have sue
ceeded to the presidency through tho
death of the president?
Five vice presidents have succeeded
to the presidency through the death or
the president in Otfice-viz. John Tyler,
Willard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson,
Chester \. Arthur and Theodore Roose-
welt. OF these only Roosevelt was
continued in office through an election.
How do the turtles breathe when be-
meath the ice in winter?
They belong to the class of hibernat-
ing reptiles, with snakes, lizards, frogs
and toads. and when they go into
state of Information, or winter sleep,
breathing is entirely suspended. Some
species of land turtles bury themselves
in the soil during the winter, and the
salt water terrapin, a famous table
delicacy. retire into the muddy banks
Of swamps during the winter.
(2) Is there a leper colony in the
United States?
(2) Yes. several, the principal one be-
ing in Louisiana.
East Cambridge
Frogs were heard Saturday night for
the first time.
w. H. Nye and daughter of johnson
visited at n. J. Nye's Sunday.
F. Earl Fullington was home from his
work at johnson over Sunday.
}. o. Sheldon of Woodsville, n. H.,
visited his parents Friday night.
Smith Hebb and wife of johnson visited
It Henry Manchester's Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown and daugh
er of Morrisville are visiting at Harry
Ricais