New Britain herald., 1925-09-08

NTlllHB 10 tne question EQltOr, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are ential.-Editor.
 Q, Is there a certain place where soldier bonuses can be cashed?
 A. A soldiers adjusted service certificate has no cash value at present, The law provided that after three years such certificates will have a cash loan value.
 Q, Is 1t correct English to qual- fly fewer" by the adverb much?
 A. II is not. The sentence q could explain in fewer words is cor rect, rather than q could explain in much fewer words"
 Q, Can you tell something of the life of the Rev. Sabine Barring Gould, the writer O "Onward, Christian Soldiers?
 A, "Onward, Christian Soldiers was composed in 1865 and first ap- peared in the Church Times (Eps- Icopalian). The author the Rev. Sabine Barring Gould was 8 clergy man of the Church of England and wrote Curious Myths of the Mid | dle Ages" and many similar works of reasearch and value, including Condensation in several volumes of the vast Acta Sanctorum of the Bol- | landists. under the title of Lives of the Sains. Onward, Christian Soldiers" is his most successful hymn, although he wrote others. He was born at Exeter England, Jan, 2S, 1884. and was the oldest son of i Edward Barring Gould of Lew Trenchard. Devon, which has been the family seat for 300 years. He was graduated at Clare college, Ox- ford. as M. A. in 1856, and became incumbent of Dalton, 1869. The crown appointed him in 1871 rector of East Mersea. Essex, and in 1872. on the death of his father. he suc- ceeded 10 the family property In 1881 he also received the rectory of w-Trenchard. He died Jan. 2, 1924.
 Q. How much peppermint is used in the United States for distilling of peppermint oil?
 A. About 16,000 acres of pep pernint will be harvested this year for the distilling of peppermint oil, according 10 the department of az
 riCulture. Of this area, about 12,00o
 acres are in northern Indiana and
 4,0oO acres in Michigan. At the end
 of the planting season this year
 there were about 26,oo0 acres in
 peppermint in Indiana and some
 what more than 5000 acres in Mich Iigan, or about 5000 acres in the
 two states. Less than one-half of
 this remains for harvest after the
 damage by frost and wind in the
 ldSI NttN III Nldy cllu tllC IilSL NSNh in June.
 Q. What variety of fruit is the
 mangosteen? Is it grown in the
 United States?
 A. It is a fruit grown in the East
 Indies and the Malayan archipela-
 go It is usually served for break
 fast, coming 10 the table in big glass
 or silver bowls. It is served just as
 it is pluclcd from the trees, with
 the hard, purplsh skin or shell still on. To get at the pulp one makes a circular cut through the shell and then, by giving slight twist, half of the shell lifts off, leaving the beautiful whitish segmonts of flesh . in the remaining half. The seg- mentS may be eaten one by one like a tangerine or orange. The taste oi
 the fruit is not unlike lemon ice | with slight suggestion of vanilla 5 ice cream. The tree is a medium 5 sized one, rarely exceeding 25 to 3( l feet in height. The leaves are deer { rich green and fairly glisten in the : sunlight. The tree is tender and ) cannot be grown successfully any 3 where outside the tropics. The = United States department of agri ' culture has been importing seed O f this fruit for q good many years ant
 a considerable number of treei Q have been grown from the seeds hut none has as yet been success fully grown in the United States. , c. Where is the largest duel :, farm in the United States? A. At Steonk, Long Island. z Q. Where is the r. s, S. Idaho . and how can one address 8 letter t
 a person on that ship?
 '' A. The U. s. s. Idaho is now a ' Auckland, New Zealand. The ship i . due back in the United States o' the 2Gth of September. A lette t 10 person on board the Idah = should be addressed, Care Post D master, San Francisco, California. u Q. How long does 1t take to ge e letter from New York city t l. Paris and London and how long { g Ceylon?
 n A. The length of time require '' for letter to go from New York { e Paris or London is from seven { e ten days. To Ceylon 30 days is re 'f ouired from New York city, 'f O. What are the largest poultr e farms in the United States?
 A. The largest poultry farms i
 the United States are the Corlis
 poultry farms, Petaluma, Califol e mia, capacity 25,O0o laying hens, an !" the Laurelton poultry farm, Lake n wood, New Jersey, capacity 15,OO n laying hens.