New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

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NATURALIZATION.
Q. What Is the government
standard for sauerkraut?
A. The definition and standard
adopted by the secretary of agri-
culture as guide for the officials
OF the department In the enforce
ment OF. the federal food and drugs
act is as follows: Sauerkraut ts the
clean, sound produce, OF character
istic acid flavor. obtained by the full
fermentation, chiefly Tactic, OF
properly prepared and shredded
cabbage In the presence Of not less
than two per cent nor more than
three per cent of salt. 1t contains,
upon completion OF the fermenta-
ton, not less than one and one
half per cent OF acid, expressed as
tactic acid. Sauerkraut which has
been rebrined in the process of can
ming or repacklng contains not less
than one per cent of acid, expressed
as Tactic acid.
@. Is there any estimate Of the
number of antelope still existing In
America?
A. A recent estimate made by
the Biological survey states that
there are now approximately So
900 pronghorn (the type of ante
lope found in the United States)
existing In North America in a to-
tai of 2S6 scattered bands. These
bands range in 16 OF the western
states of this country and in Can
ada and Mexico.
Q. l was married to my husband
who Is not a citizen Of this country
In December. 1922. Did I thereby
lose my American citizenship and
my right Of suffrage?
A. An American woman who
married an alien after September
20, 1922, did not lose her Ameri-
can citizenship by reason Of such
marriage. She, therefore, did not
lose her right to vote, and can ex-
ercise such right If qualified under
the election laws Of the state where
she wants to cast her vote.
@. Who was Pierre Lemercier?
A. An architect who lived in the
early part Of the sixteenth century
His great works were the church
OF st. Eustache in Paris, begun in
1882. and the tower Of st. Maclou
at Pontoise in 1862.
@. What is the largest snake
known?
A. The reticulated python of the
Philippine Islands, Some specimens
measure 30 feet In length and is
inches In diameter.
Q. What is "Pate-de-f oies- gras ?"
A. This is small pie made OF
goose livers that have been special
ly enlarged by a special process of
feeding, These livers are cooked,
mashed, mixed with butter and
seasonings, and packed in Jars and
sold in all parts of the world. Pate
de-foies-gras is made in Strassburs
and Toulouse.
Q. What Is the name OF the
short whip made Of rhinocerous
hide that is used by the Beers OF
South Africa?
A 1t is called "siambok," and
Is pronounced sham box"
. u When an airplane engine goes
dead one mile up, is it possible to
Voiplane safely to the earth? How
far could one volplane?
A. Yes, 1t is possible to yolplant
to the earth In safety the distance
varying with the type of machine
the average being in the ratio Of
three to one, that is at an elevation
of one mile, one may glide three.
Q. Is it ever correct for a gentle
man to precede a lady down the
aisle of a church?
A. No, unless he be the usher,
Q. How large is the city of Alex
andria. Virginia, and in what count,
: is 1t located? Was it ever par
OF the District of Columbia?
A. The present population o
Alexandria is 1900. Alexandra;
was at one time in Alexandria coun
ty, but it now is an independent cit!
and not located in any county. Til,
= city lay within the territory coded t,
the T. ted States by the state o
Virginia in 1889 for the seat of gov
A eminent of the United States, bu
). the Virginia portion of the then Dis
trict of Columbia was retroceded IL
d 1916 and again became part Of Vir
c ginia in 1S47.
h @. In game Of checkers. II
= player fails to capture a piece tina
he might have taken, can the piec
be removed from the board?
A. II a player fails TO capture
piece that he might have taken, blu
moves elsewhere without capturing
his opponent. before he makes hi
own play, may remove from tn
board the piece that failed TO max
the capture. This Is called tn
Ruff" or BLOW" and it is neve
counted as a play, The opposin
player has the power either 10 huff
compel the take, or to let the piec
/, remain on the board, as he think
o proper.
e .. What are the ten great crime
a or the "avcrstons' OF Hinduism?
e A. Those ten moral precepts ar
It divided into two tables. viz, fly
a which are universal-not to kill, nc
TO steal, not to commit adultery, nc
E. to lie, not TO be drunken; the othe
l. five are for those who have entere
" on the direct pursuit Of Nirvana b
r embracing the religious life, and ar
II to abstain from food out OF sea