New Britain herald., 1925-06-18

Q. What is split inflnitive?
 A. A split intinitive is an infini- tive which has been divided by an- other word being inserted between its parts, Examples are q beg you to carefully inquire into tho natter: "He moved to indefinitely postpone the question:; "T expect to always be poor. All these examples are Iincorrect-no modlfier should ever be inserted between "to" and the infinitive.
 c. or what nature is the disease Pachymenigitis chronica hemorrha- gica?
 A It is the technical term for a chronic inflammation of the skull or spinal cord.
 Q. Who were the leading pitch CTS in the National and American Leagues last year?
 A. Walter Johnson was the lead ing pitcher in the American League and Arthur c, "Dazzy" Vance the leading pitcher in the National League. Vance ranks above Johnson, with an average of 2.l6 runs earned per game and won and a lost per centage of SPA, while Johnson's average of runs earned per game was PIP and his won and lost per centage .767,
 Q. Where is the largest clock in tI,a u-orld1
 A. On the Colgate Building, ter sey City. New Jersey. Its minute hand is 27 feet long and it's hour hand is 19 1-2 feet long. Together they weigh nearly ? tons. The dial is so feet wide.
 Q. What birds or animals have the keenest and what the weakest cyesight?
 A. The eagle and the vulture have the keenest eyesight and ani- mals tthat live underground, such as moles. gophers, etc, the weakest
 O. Where in the body is the funny bone'? ,,
 A. This is really not bone at all but a term useu lo AVaiSh"NN '
 rar nerve, which is so slightly pro- tected in the groove where 1t passes thehind the internal condyle Of the humerus that it Is often affected by blows on that part. A peculiar e'ec- tric thrill passes along the arm ID t,,e fingers whenever the nerve IS struck or pressed.
 o. When and where was the HTS. nuLlic school established and wha' studies were taught?
 A. The first was established IF Boston 1921. By 1850 there were only thirty-two in the country ano tcontv- of these were in New Eng land. The purpose of the early higf schools was 10 provide an advanced English education for those who could take advantage Of it The studies in the Boston School were English, Reclamation, natural philo sonny. mathematics. history ant IcCc.
 o. What were the provisions o inc anti-alcoholic law which cant , into effect in Finland on June l 1919?
 A. The law permitted the manu facture, sale, storage and importa :, ton of alcoholic beverages only TO , medicinal, technical, and scientln :, purposes. The manufacture and i'm :, nortation of alcoholic beverages wa o declared to be state monopoiS which may temporarily, whether l r whole or in part be transferred I . a limited company. but which ha
 hitherto remained exclusively Veste | in the State. All practical measure , concerned with the execution imam - +enancc and control of the alcoht D law are referred to the Minister V Social Welfare. :, o o. What is the "Fata Morgana
 mirage occasionally or served in the Strait of Messina' e which from refraction in the a'i1lo' - nherc. images of objects, such
 mon houses. trees, etc, are see
 from the coast under or over Ih
 
 Y surface of the water # O Why do birds of the WI
 Duck family adopt V shaped fo'
 nation in flight? IL.
 A. The old fashioned eXPiaha'io If that hy advancing in Wenge u fron+ bird acted as a kind Of plonee
 to break the torce of the wind If nrohabiy the exact reverse or u -" ,rutb Wind in moderation, IS almo
 :, necessity to the sustained flight
 birds. and the probable object or
 wedge formation when adNahci' m against the wind is that each oi' ,I aS.oids the wake" of its neighpo
 while at the same time the tlock m s loader. When the wind blows
 ,,o sida of the E, it has been notice
 that one limb IS generally ihn,
 longer than the other, or that u
 birds forming one limb occupy pos
 tio,e which coincide with the spac
 between the birds on the winn"a ,u side and are thus exposed to U
 wind current But often Wl'h Id s,ropp side wind the wedge form
 lion Is abandoned altogether ana |
 ducks fly in in S1rgle file thonsn ] :, :
 ats.ances are always accurate lr- kept, s,nrassi "Waving the Bloody Shirt oF''
 nate? ~
 A. In the twenty years after
 our guide - said it was the bigg