New Britain herald., 1925-09-02

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 c. Which Is the most most cost ly, iridium, platinum, osmium or rhodium?
 A. Iridium is worth approxi- mately $S75 per ounce; platinum, s117 per ounce: osmium, s100 per ounce and rhodium s9o per ounce. c. Of what is the crystallizing lacquer used in coating radio parts made?
 A. This lacquer is a heat treated, China wood oil varnish, either with or without rosin. It may be a clear yarnlsh or may contain a colored pigment. such as carbon black, which Is used in the black crystal llzing lacquer.
 Q. Can one become a pharma- cist in the navy without enlstins?
 A. In order 10 become a phar- macist in the navy one must enlist in the hospital corps Of the navy. After a number of years experience in this corps one is eligible to stand examination for pharmacist witn rank of warrant officer.
 Q. Who were the "Junto7"
 A. The "junto" was group of whig politicians in England in the reigns of William and Mary and of Queen Ann. In the United States the word was used to apply to a group of extreme federalists at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 18th centuries from Essex county, Massachusetts, where many Of them lived, The word now means a group of politicians meeting in secret; or a group of men gathered together for political intrigue; faction; cabal.
 .JQ. Tn what state is the Yellow stone National park located and what state governs 1t?
 l,i ira1 1yiny Val lowstone National park lies within the state of Wyoming. but overlaps Montana and Idaho on the north and west by strips about two miles wide. But it is a government reser- vation, set apart by act of congress for a pleasure park and game pre- serve. and is administered, not by the state of Wyoming and other states in which 1t is partly located hut by the United States department of the interior
 Q. What was the first firm sell ing wall paper in the United States
 X. Charles Hargroave advertised wall paper for sale in Philadelphia il. IT. flhu d ll''iN itAN'l I NN'l Feeson manufactured paper fo, hanging at the corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. By 175o paper hanging was an inn portant business in New York city and Albany.
 O. What are the duties of a stenogrsphic court reporter and what particular qualifications should he have. How are such positions obtained?
 A. A court stonographer takes the testimony Of witnesses in court cases, records which must he ab- solutely accurate. Great speed as well as absolute accuracy is re duired A working knowledge Of legal phrasooloSy is useful. A speed of a. least 175 to 900 words a min ute is usually required. Official court stenographcrs are appointed hy the judge of the court There are also firms that do such reporting for lawyers, especially in largc cases.
 c. Is an Italian citizen, coming to this country and taking out his first citizenship papers, subject tc being recalled 10 Italy for military service in case Of war"
 A. According 10 Italian law emigration and the assumption of a foreign citizenship do not exempt Itsllan-horn individuals or the chil- dren born abroad of Italian parents from performing their military service in Italy
 .. What Is tho average mcnta' age Of persons in the United States A. The most recent estimates of the mental age of persons in the United States can hc obtain from q survey Of tho results of tests given in the seloctive draft. According tc investigations made at that time the average mental age of the men whC registered were between l3 and 1 years.
 Q. What is the cause Of the rise in prices and the consequent de. crease in the purchasing power o' the dollar since the war?
 A, The direct responsibility can. not be fixed definitely. The large influx Of gold into inc United States following tho var and the fact tha' this nation has 'he greater part o' the worlds gold supply would tend 10 raise prices, but as the fedora 0',rvr system carefully segregated th's gold tn" effect was not so grea' in Hhis country as was anticipated
 @. What Is pastouriz"d milk an, Is it as wholesome as milk that Ina! moi been rasteuri1odH