New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 Q. What is the difference between | molccrlIc. an atom and an ion?
 A. A molecUle is the smallest part of substance that can exist separately. Atoms are the hypo- thetical indiyi3ihle parts of which substance is supposed to be com. are supposed to result from electri- cal disiutegration,
 O. What Is the most difficult string instrument 10 learn to play
 A, The violin, because the stem is not marked with frcts, as othel instruments are, and one has prac. tically 10 make his own tones. Q. Is the police force of New York city greater than that Of Lon don"
 A. The police force of New York city, including inspectors, surgeons lieutonants, captains, sergeants, su- perintcndcnts, etc, totals 13,176 The London police consists of city police and the metropolitan police Tho total number including all of fiCcrs, is 21,697, Q, What is the meaning of tranSubStantiationn ."
 A. It means the change of one substance into another. It is the term used in the Roman Catholic and other churches to designate the change of the bread and wine into i inc body and blood of Christ when 1t has been blessed by the priest.
 @, Can you give q description of both the old and new flag of China"
 A. The old flag of China Uho empire) was triangular in shape, having 9 black dragon on q yellow | field. The new flag of China Ohc republic) consists of five horizontal bars, the uppormost red, the next yellow, the next blue, then white, and black at the bottom. These five stripes stand respectively for China. Manchuria, Mongolia, Tibet and Turkostan.
 Q. Is q person by law compelled 10 pay q bet"
 A, Bets arc not legally rocog nized and tho payment of debts thus contracted depends on the honor of the parties involved,
 Q. Does person have to go through any legal proceedings in order to use non-de-p plume for literary purposes?
 A. one may select any name for literary purposes he wishes. There is no law against selecting such d n0mc or writing under such name and no legal recognition of the name is required. One should be careful not to select q name belong ing to anyone else. The only laws against adopting an ''alias" are where such name is used for il- legal or fradulent purposes. c. How do fish breathe? Do they breathe air?
 A. Fish breathe through the gills | by opening the mouth and taking water in and closing the mouth, and eXpcliing it through the gils, ab- sorbing oxygen from the water in this way.
 e. Was the first electric street railway operated, run on the streets Of nur)in, Ireland?
 A. The first electric street rail F. =. operated in Berlin in 1879, by Siemans and Halske; it was l. c"D feet long. In 1880 Thomas A, Edison and Stephen D. Field began experimenting in the United States | In 1913 Werner Siemans built a l third rail line six miles long from | POrtrush to Giants Causeway iu Ireland and this is the one to which you refer. The first practical over 1 head trolley lines, in this country | were built in Kansas City in 1884 and in Richmond, Virginia, in 1887
 @. What End of a fish is the "horned pout"'
 A. IL is the same as the fresh water catfish, bullhead or bullpout They are found in the rivers ir northern and eastern states The horned pout is a sluggish fish, fond of the mud and grows best in weedy ponds.
 Q. Why is the president of the United States called the chief mag istrate of the land?
 A. The term magistrate is used broadly to include all officers. Thus the president is often referred to as the chief magistrates; state and city officials are called magistrates. Rut the commoucst use of the word is 10 designate petty officers, es- peciauy justices of the peace, who arc the officers at the bottom of the judicial system Of the United States, c. In addressing the widow Of a judge or a physician would you use her husbands title, for instance, Mrs. Judge Jones?"
 A. No, merely address her as Mrs. So and So" She does not bear her husbands title
 c. Where were the Army and Navy football games played in 1929, 1923 and 1924?
 A. The Army and Navy football games were played on the follow ing dates and fields: 19@2 at Phila- i dclphia, rcnnsylvania. November 25; 1923. at Polo grounds, New York city, November 24; 1924 at 1 Baltimore, Maryland. November 29. Q. When do you use farther