New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-12
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Q. What Is the average length
OF animals in captivity?
A. Longevity varies widely when
animals are kept In captivity. A
gorilla averages only about year,
chimpanzees average to years,
monkeys live from Is to 20 years,
the common parrot averages 20 to
so years,
@. What is the real seat of gov
ernment OF Bolivia?
A. Sucre is the capital, but the &C.
tual seat OF government is now OF
La Paz.
Q. Where did Abraham Lincoln
get the nickname Of The back
woods orator.?
A. Abraham Lincoln made his
first stump speeches when In his
youth he worked In Jones store.
Those first speeches are not record
ed, nor is the exact time known.
Many Of them consisted In recita-
tons from books he had memorized
and were given for the entertain
ment of his neighbors. On this ac-
count he was called the backwoods
orator.
9. When is Columbus Day?
A. Columbus Day has been OBJ
served by several of the states on
the 18th Of October, the date being
that of the discovery of America In
14s2 by Christopher Columbus.
Q. We're there any gold buttons
issued by the war department Ia
men who fought In the World war
A. Silver buttons were issued by
the war department to men who
were wounded or gassed in line OF
duty during the World war. Bronze
buttons were issued TO any who
served in the army between April 6
1917 and November II, 1918. Nc
gold buttons were issued.
@. Is 1t correct to say that one
can think as quick as lightning?
A. In logic, thought is the intel
leetual act by which all knowledge
is attained. A thought idea may be
terminated so rapidly that The
smile quick as lightning is sppi'
cable, but the thought process BY
which details are worked out II
necessarily longer. 1t has beer
proved that individual oscillations o
lightning take place in a few mil
iionths of a second. 1t is however
correct to speak of thinking a.
quick as lightning as the phrase
Is only figuratiye. meaning that one
thinks or comes to conclusions Oh
grasps things with unusual CELEBRITY
Q. How many games did Walter
johnson of the Washington baseball
team pitch in the world series, 1924
A. He pitched two coniplet'
games and part of another. In thu
first game he pitched - innings, II
the fifth game eight innings Nn thi
game the Giants did not come to ba
In the ninth inning because the,
were last at bat and already ha'
enough runs to win the game). II
the seventh and last game johnson
pitched four innings.
@. Are rattlesnakes ever eaten b.
human beings?
A. Rattlesnake steaks have bee
eaten, and are said to taste Xix
frogs legs or chicken. Few peopl
however, care to eat snake SO o
dinarily 1t is not considered an arti
Gle of food.
@. Which would be likely to wi
In a quarter of a mile race, tn
whippet or the greyhound?
A. Up to zoo yards the whippe
can outrun anything on legs, br
upward of 200 yards the greyhoun