New Britain herald., 1925-09-10
QuESTIONES ANSWERED

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 You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D, C., enclosing two cents in stamps Tor 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 ntial.--Editor.
 c. Where was Tom Mix born?
 A. In a log cabin on q ranch just north of Fl Paso, Texas.
 Q. Do trees draw their sustenance from the soil or the air?
 A. Trees draw their sustenance from both the earth and the air. There are q few tropical trees that do not root in the ground, but they are eXotics, and it is safe to assume that in the ordinary sense no tree could live if deprived of either soil or air.
 Q, Is the manufacture of auto mobiles increasing. and if so how fast?
 A. The total production of pas senger cars and trucks in 1924 was 3,617.G02, having a wholesale value of $3,1GS,5SS.146, The figures for ! production for the first six months 1 of 1925, now available, show an output of 2173,SG0 cars and trucks. This total is 5,S per cent ahead of the corresponding period of a year ago and 5 per cent ahead of the first half of 1923. The June output of cars and trucks totaled 402,696, the largest June production in the history of the industry.
 c, What is the lowest tempera . ture at which water, that has been frozen, can be liduefed?
 A.. Water that is frozen cannot ibe liqueticd at any temperature be- low 32 degrees r., or zero, centi- grade.
 Q, How did Gerald Chapman es- cape from the Atlanta penitentiary and where was he finally captured ?
 A. Gerald Chapman departed from the Atlanta penitentiary un- der the eyes of number of guards who hailed bullets upon him. The theory is that he had an accomplice on the outside. but he was wounded in escaping and was captured and taken to the hospital at Athens Georgia. From there he escaped by making a rope of his bed clothes He was rccaptured months later ir Muncie, Indiana.
 Q. What is the meaning of the term "hlanch" in canning?
 A, The term means Ito treat with hot water for the purpose oi removing skins and bleaching be fore proceeding with the canning process,
 Q. Can you name a recent move that deals with the subject of the effect of business career upor women?
 A. Hutchinson's novel "Thi' Freedom" has been most widely read as an argument on this sub ject.
 c, Is there any way se remove it,ly frn1t1 YNrtof rf and still preserve the original papel in sheets?
 A. No. As ink is composed O carbon which is resistant to al chemical reagents, and as it is mad up with an oil vehicle it is neces sary to treat newspapers for its re moval with an alkaline solution This loosens the carbon of the inl so that it can be washed from tn ) fibers. The process Is usually car ried on by cooking the old paper with hot soda solution then break
 ing up the papers in a beater an
 washing in the same equipment,
 can be readily seen that there is n way with this process whereby tn . original sheets can be preserved. , Q. How can tomatoes be ike !, so that they can be kept whole fo r use in the winter time? A, Pick them green. wrap f B oiled paper and place on a shel 5 in a semi-darli place in a celia | ,rbora tbe toD,poro t,,re is ahort ' y degrees. Do not let them touc l each other. They will keep this wa i. for quite a while. Another metho l of preserving whole tomatoes is a T follows: Select firm, ripe tomatoes l place them in colander and di r them into boiling water just lon t enough 10 loosen the skin. Remoy 0 from the water, place them wher
 they will drain and carefully pu 1 off the skin without injuring tn t fruit, Once more place in colande |, 10 drain and pack carefully In larg f glass jars or cans as full as the
 will hold Place these in hot wate e bring to boil and seal. e .. Is the number of students . electrical engineering in the Unite l. States increasing or decreasing?
 A, In 1922 there were 12,S1
 students in electrical engineering
 the United States and in 1924 u
 number had increased 10 13,9S7. l. Q. What is the population
 Iceland?
 l. A. According to the census
 1920 it was 94,690.
 Q. How did M. Georges Clemel
 Ceau gain the title of Saviour
 France 2"
 l. A. As the result of his achiev, n ments during the period when l s was the premier of France. Twen' Q years before the World war he ha T