New Britain herald., 1925-07-30

tended research be undertaken, All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are fidcntiaL--l1ditor.
 @ Where is the r. S, $, Florida at present?
 A. She is on reduced commis- sion at Boston Navy yard, Boston, Mass
 e Who owns the famous Com stock lode mine now?
 A. The United Comstock Mines company. San Francisco, California. The mine address is Gold Hill, Nevada,
 Q. Which states in the Union have the lareqst dairy herds?
 A. In order, the six having the largest herds gre. Wisconsin, New York; Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania,
 Q, What temperature is required 10 melt glass?
 4. It requires furnace in which q temperature of approximately r. 1 450 degrees Contgrade (2,642 de- grees F) can be obtained.
 Q. Will former citizen of ! Switzerland, who has become natur- ! allzed in the |, $. be subject 10 military duty or tax or punishment. if ho returns 10 Switzerland?
 X. Every Swiss citizen is liable ! 10 military service from the begin ming of the year in which he be- comes twenty years of age until the end of the year when he becomes | forty-eight. Every Swiss of military age who does not perform military service is subject 10 an annual tax. | If the Swiss citizen i'll question has rpnounccd Swiss allegiance in the manner prescribed by the Swiss law of June 45, 1903, and his rcnuncia- ton has been accepted, his natural ization in another country is rccOg- nized, but without such acceptance it is not recognized. Before he re- turns to SWitzcrlan1, an American citizen of Swiss origin should file with the Cuntonal authorities his written declaration Of rCnunCiation of his rights to Communal, Can tonal and Swiss citizenship, with documents showing that he has ob- taincd foreign citizenship for him. self, wife and minor children, and should receive the sealed document of release from Swiss citizenship through the Directory of the Canton of his origin. If he negleCts this, and is within the ages when mili- tary service may be required, he is liable to military tax, or to arrest and punishment on his return to l Switzerland.
 Q. How long after assertion from the Marine corps is Marine subject to arrest and punishment for assertion?
 A. In time of peace, until the end of his enlistment period. @. How many college graduates arc there in the U. s.? X. According 10 figures for 1918 Nhe latest available) there were a08,4G9 living college graduates in the |. S. in total population of 105,253,3oo.
 Q, What is the speed of sound A. sound travels at the rate of 1.oS7 feet per second in still air al f 0 degrees Ccntigrade, Q. How are United States mar shaIs appointed"
 A. By the President of the United States, and confirmed hy the f senate,
 Q. Please give the home ad dresses of Zane Grey Winston 6 Churchill, Booth Harrington anc James Oliver Curwood
 A. Zane Grey. Avalon, Cal Winston Churchill, Cornish, N. H. Booth Tarkngton, 4270 Meridian a street, Indianapolis, Ind; Jame 0 Oliver Curwood, Owosso, Michigan
 Q. How many dogs are there il 0 the United States? d A. No census of the dog popula ton has ever been taken, and ther d are no reliable estimates of tn total number,
 @. What is an "involuntar' bankrupt"
 A. One whose creditors petition to have him adjudged bankrupt.
 e. Where did George V get tn title "Defender of the Faith?" :! A. This title was conferred o' Henry VIII by the pope and ha since been horne by British soy ercigns,
 @. How many moons has tn
 planet Saturn?
 A, It is thought to have ter
 though one is disputed. o. Do any countries of Americ
 other than the United States cele
 brate the Fourth of July?
 A. Yes, Guatemala, Nicaragua
 Panama and Uruguay celebrate
 as the anniversary of American 1T dependence.
 l. e. What should be the tempera tnre of the water in a goldtis
 aquarium?
 A. The temperature of the wate
 may range from 50 degrees to $
 degrees. Sudden changes in ten
 perature should be avoided.
 Q. What are the uses for WOO
 flour?
 A. That produced from certai
 species of ceniferous trees such
 white pine and spruce is chief