New Britain herald., 1925-09-16

You can get an answer to any question of fact or Information by writing 10 the Question Editor, 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 confdcntal-Edtor.
 Q. Is Newport, Rhode Island, an island?
 A. II Is an island being joined to the mainland only by bridges.
 .. Is the word Death" ever used as a surname?
 A. Death, as a surname Is na- tive in Cambridgeshire. England. but some Of its posscssors prefer 10 write it D'Aeth and De Ath.
 Q. When did the Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake occur, and how much damage did it do?
 A. II occurred on August 3l. 1856. Seven-eighths of the houses were rendered unfit for habitation and many persons were killed, and property valued at eight million dollars was destroyed. It was the severest earthquake in the history of the United States.
 Q. For what is logwood used?
 A. Largely as red dye. in the manufacture of inks and as an as- tringent 10 control diarrhea.
 e, What are the duties of an order clerk in brokerage house
 A. His duties pertain to the handling of all orders 10 buy or sell marketable securities. stocks. or bonds. This includes acceptance of the order by wire, mail, tele- phone or from the client in person, the subsequent transmissiop to the broker who executes the order and the recording and filing of all orders, filled or unified.
 c. Did the government of the United States ever pass an inheri- tance tax before the one passed during the World war?
 A. The inheritance tax was em- ploycd by the federal government a o Nf icin ing the Civil war. but the act was repealed some time after the close of the war. In 1916 an inheritance tax was again passed. In the War the Revenue act of 1921, tax was levied on estates or all persons, cx- cept those dying in the military service of the United States, rang ing from one per cent on estates of less than s5O.oOO to 25 per cent on estates of over $1O,00o,OOO.
 e. What was the record trip of the Leyiathan as 10 the number of passengers carried"
 A. The record was a return trip made from Franco when the vessel carried 12,107 soldiers.
 c. What design was used on the one cent pieces coined in 1922? How many were mintcd in that year?
 A. All of the one-cent pieces coined in 1922 were of the I.in- coin design. In that year s71,6O0 were minted in onc-cent pieces.
 @. What is the meaning of Mig pah?"
 A. It is a Hebrew word which translated means: "The Lord watch between thee and me when We are absent from one another"
 Q. What can be done with soil which has been too heavily lined?
 A. Soil that has been too heav- fly lined should be treated with a composition made of equal parts of stable manure, compost and loam. A top dressing of this composition placed on the ground to a thick ness of two or three inches in the fall should be turned under in the spring when the frost is out of the ground. Before putting on the dressing in the fell the ground should he plowed or spaded up.
 Q. Why does ono have 10 use less baking powder in high alti- tudes?
 A. The reduction of the amount of baking powder in high attitudes is due to the rarity Of the atmos- phere which exerts less resistance to the rising dough.
 Q. What was the middle name Of General Grant?
 A. His full name was Ulysses Simpson Grant.
 Q. What is a "hormone
 A, In pathology 1t Is substance secreted or formed in some organ or tissue, and carried thence in the blood to another organ or tissue. which 1t stimulates to functional activity.
 Q. From what does the name Franklin come?
 A.. From the Anglo Saxon 'Frankelein" meaning a freehold CT.
 Q. How many wives did King Solomon have?
 A. King Solomon, according to the story, had 700 wives and 300 concubines q Kings 11:3).
 Q. Is it colder in the antarctic regions than in the arctic?
 A. The temperatures of the Ant