New Britain herald., 1925-12-26

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 c. Who was PhilIis Whratlcy?
 A. A Negro poet born in Africa. She was brought when a child to America in 176l and sold to John Wheatley of Boston. He had her ed heated. While yet q child she began to write poetry. In l773 with the en- dorscment Of several distinguished men, her verses were published in London under the title Poems on Various Subjects. Religious and Moral" by Phillie Whcatley, Negro Servant to Mir. John Wheatley of Boston in New England. She was one of the first Negro women to at tain literary distinction in America.
 Q. What is the Espionage Act?
 A. An act, first passed in 1917 in tended to prohibit interference with the full prosecution of the war. As amended. 1918, it provided cStrcme- ly high penalties for false reports with intent 10 interfere with the success of the armed forces; disloyal advice to investors with intent to obstruct the sale of Liberty bonds; attempts to cause riots, mutiny or in- subordination among soldiers and sailors; obstruction of recruiting; and uttering, or writing any dis loyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the form of gov crnmcnt, constitution, military Or maya! forces, flag or uniform of the army or navy of the United States.
 c. What was the origin of tattoo ing the body?
 A. The word for tattoo In Egyp- tian is Tattu which means The Eternal" and some authorities are of the opinion that the custom of tattooing WAS meant originally, not as a decoration, but as a means of preserving significant facts eternally. Thus a chief would have his special totem animal tattooed upon his chest as q reminder to others in this world and to himself in the next world. that the particular animal be- longed to him. Another authority suggests that 1t may have originated for the purpose of placing the savage more fully under the protection of his totem. Frequently warriors were tattoocd in order to present a more terrifying aspect before the enemy. Tattooing also made 1t easier for savGgcs to distinguish their own clansmen from enemies.
 .. Can you give me the quota ton from Longfellow about the heights to greatness being reached by hard laborious work?
 A. The quotation to which you refer is no doubt the passage from "Thc Ladder Of Saint Augustine" which reads as follows:
 The heights by great mon reached
 and kept
 Were not attained by sudden
 flight,
 But they, while their companions
 slept
 Were toiling upward in the night
 c, What Kind of bird is a Jack Snip?
 A That is the American sports mans namc for the pectoral sand piper lt is alyo called meadow snipe aud grass snip". II is from < to 2 inches long, Its color is yclloWish brown. striped with hl1cl; above; thn sCapuIars have chestnut &Giaga; belly and chin white; throat and breast ashy, shaded and sharply strcakcd; rump blackish, bill and feet Errcnish. II is migratory in the l'nitrd States, winters to the south. ward and as a rule breeds only ir ,nh-Arrtic Canada and Alaska where it is very numrrOus in sum. mrr west Of the Mackenzie, growing rare towards tho east It iS very abundant, however, in Labrador ir summer lis coursc Of mi@ration' seems to ho m5nly eastward Of tn, oorlil0ra 3Nd plains, for it is never numerous Vcst of MHnitohn T. is diff, frrrnt from most snndpipcrs in il, enip"-lii" hrh#rior; i. e, it does moi 20 much in NocI,s but appears ur0r fh- marshes siugly or in pairs,
 c. How mNNy persons arr thrr' jn tho United States who are dc&f dnmh a0t hindn
 A The rutt,r States consus off" -uu,ra'.I 1c' ldsuI deaf u.Ut,S IF the ! mJ-l S,at,s in l"-o in tl' r.g.~iv ton area.
 < Who first discovered inc uoN a.-1"Inr rhm.ut "laiuiUN 9"
 X It NHs discovered originally t,.u wars ago ny Prof. Alexander .,,o'' nr thr British Museum hut h, Ji1 moi thrn know, if is said, that .r had :ourl a rrw ,l,urut, sup. posing if vog merely a now ovid, oUta,0,I from Ncw Iraland's rlacb sand Early in 11g4 Prof F. Nor 1Ic'rsy Of Hungary. working in q Narish government laboratory. fouDj hafnrm in a orysolito form from Greenland and he identified it as {