New Britain herald., 1925-08-10

writing to 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 under taken. All other questions will receive per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters arc confidcntal.- Editor.
 Q. What is tho aeroplane speed record for the United States?
 A, The recognized airplane speed record is 2G6,5o miles per hour, made by Lieut. Williams, L, S, N, in Curtis racer, R-201, at Mitchell field, Mineola, Long Island, New | York, on November i, 1923.
 @. How did the song "Yankee Doodle" come to be written?
 A. The origin of "Yankce Doo- dle" is unknown. The words, which were in derision of the ill-assOrtcd provincial troops, were probably written by Edward Bangs between 1775 and 1777.
 Q, How many children h a Princess Mary of England and what are their names?
 A. Princess Mary has two chil- dren: Gregory Henry Hubert, born in February, 1923, and Gerald David, born in August, 1924.
 Q. Were there ever any four dol lar gold pieces in circulation in the United States?
 A. No. Some pattern coins of this denomination were made ir 1879 and 1880, probably not more than t50 in number. They were made merely to determine the ad. disability of mlnting coins of this denomination and were not made regular issue.
 Q. What is the lifting power o1 helium gas?
 A. One cubic foot of helium vii
 
 O. What do the letters K. 0. T C. stand for?
 A.. Reserve Officers Training Corps" These are established 1T civil educational institutions in the United States to give theoretical ant practical military instructions 10 the students, They are found in mos colleges.
 e. How much gold is contained in the gold coins of the United States?
 X. Standard bullion, from whicl L. S. gold coins are made is com posed of 900 parts of pure gold t 100 parts of copper alloy
 Q. Is there q Roumanian Ian guage daily paper published in tn United States?
 A, America" published at 570 Detroit avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.
 Q. Is there more than one breet of collie?
 A, There is but one breed of col lie.
 Q. Has the revenue tax ol amusements been entirely removed
 A. An amusement tax was former lv charged on admissions over te cents. the rate being one cent | each ten cents. This tax is still i force at the rate of one cent fo each ten cents of admission, bu according to the present law, ad missions of fifty cents and unde are exempt from taxation. Q. Are five or six pointed stal used on the coins of the Unite States?
 . A. There is no regulation pre- - scribing the use of five or six point = cd stars on the United States coin but the number of points is left the discretion of the artist desigr , ing the coin, Six pointed stars wei '. generally used until 1892. The fir o five pointed stars were introduce , on the half and quarter dollars ( :, 1892.
 Q. Why does q person sink ', quick sand" Can 1t be prevented
 A. Quicksand is a mixture of fiji round grained sand and water. IT density of the sand being great I than that of water, should be ab Il to support the body of man bett l. than water. However, quicksar ., prevents quick movements so tn n, swimming is out of the questio @ When people try to walk on it q
 pressure of their feet per squa
 inch on the ground is considerah
 and the ground gives way und tA pressure, letting them sink gfadualIy When an attempt o made 10 lift one leg out, the pre- ,, sure on the other is more thu
 doubled. Quicksand does not flc
 readily into a void, so that in tr
 ing to lift leg q partial Vacuu Ia is formed around it. This causes t If other leg to sink in the sand mu F. more rapidly than if the person I If mained quiet. The safest thing
 do is to lie full length on the sar n and roll over it, or if the sand rs too soft for this to lie flat on |
 back. It is important to rememh
 that quicksand is much more den
 than the body, and therefore yo
 body cannot sink into if entirely
 provided you are lying fiat on yo a back and do not struggle.