New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

everywhere OppoSeu iIupcl ldtieio
exploitation. and because II aided
the forced consent of Germany to
relinqulsh her oversee possessions,
and also because the lesser allied
belligerents were unwilling to see
five great powers increase their
territory outright.
@. What Is ArgentaurumY
A. This Is a supposed element
alleged by DR.. Emmons to be the
basis OF gold and silver.
@. How can one clean the rada-
tor and water packet Of an aato-
mobile?
A. A good way Is to dissolve a
half pound of lyo in about five gal
Ions OF water. Strain the liquid
through q cloth and put In the
radiator. Run the enugine for five
minutes, then draw off the clean
ing mixture. Fill with clean water
and run the engine again, Remove
the liquid once more, and finally
refill tho cleaned cooling system,
Avoid the use of more powerful
chemicals.
@. What is the title OF the high
est ranking scrgeants in the army?
A. Master sergeant.
@. How are Pullman cars
named?
A. The names OF Pullman cars
are selected by an official Of the
Pullman company. Great care and
Judgment Is used In the selection
OF the names. Romantic and poetic
names were early substituted for
numbers to prevent miX-ups In rec
ording rolling stock among the
various roads. Names Of countries
were first employed, but many rail-
roads expressed desires to have
their stations represented by such
cars as might be allotted to them,
and towns and villages were select
ed. By a recent definite system
sleeping cars have such names as
Point Adams" East Aurora" etc.
TO the railroad man Point" car
or an East" car carries q mean
ing as TO its capacity -- the num-
her of sections, compartments,
drawing rooms. etc.
@. How long will narcissus
bulbs bear:
A. The old fashioned or unim-
proved kinds of narcissus bulbs
will last for many years, but the
more highly developed strains may
need renewing every three or four
years.
@. What are the highest priced
automobiles manufactured in the
United States?
A. The Rolls Royce, Locomobile
and the McFarlan.
@. What is the proper kind OF
dress for one to wear on board
ship on an ocean voyage?
A. On a large steamer everyone
dresses for dinner but it. is9never
correct to put on formal evening
dress. The ladies should wear din
ner dresses without hats and the
gentlemen may wear dinner coats,
but never the taicoat. At other
, times, ladies usually wear street
clothes or scmi-sport costumes. and
, warm coats or sweaters when neces-
sary. The dress depends a great
deal on the time Of year, the boat
: and the trip.
O, What profession or business
} did President Grant follow after
his retirement from the presidency
, of the United States?
A. After his term expired MS
: president, Grant made triumph
2 ant tour Of the world. His friends
/ attempted to renominate him for
= the presidency in 1880 but the
r move failed. Grant then entered
! the banking business In New York.
He also wrote his memoirs. He died
t IN 1885, eight years after his re-
+, tirement from the presidency, at
the age of sixty-three.
t @. By whom was Mohamme-
danism founded and what are the
!, principal tenets Of the faith?
A. 1t was founded by Moham-
med, who was born ST. A. D. at
e Mecca in Arabia and died in 6a2
A. D. The sacred book of the faith
Is the Koran. The first requisite
. taught by Mohammed was a belief
> in God and in Himself (there is
: no God but Allah and Mohammed
II Is his prophet), After this the foul
!. chief duties are ID prayer, which
. Is performed FIVE times daily at ap'
\ pointed times: (2) almsgiving
which Is considered meritoriou'
act and practiced with reckless
= profusion: (S) fasting and ca the
pilgrimage to Mecca. There are ne
mysteries, no sacraments, no affairs
no images. There are teachers ant
preachers but. strictly speaking, M
priests.
Q. How fast does persons hail
grow?
A. Healthy hair is growing hail
no matter what the age of the in
dividual. Hair which is in gooc
condition, grows from FIVE to eigh
inches a year. varying with TIL
general condition of the individual
Care of the hair, climate, mode o
dressing, ETC., affects growth to
greater or less degree. Hair grow
| more in summer than in winte
| and more. in daytime than at night
| The average hair lives four year
| or less. The average length Of hal
is 25 inches,
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