New Britain herald., 1925-10-21

tended research be undertaken. All
other questions will receive a pev-
sonal reply. Unsigned requests csn-
not be answered. All letters are
confidential.-Editor.
.. From where were the terms
"starboard' and 'larboard" as ap-
piled to the right and left sides of
a vessel taken?
A. "Starboard" Is derived from
the word 'steerboard" which was
the term applied 10 the right side
OF a vessel, doubtless because in
early days ships were steercd ny
means of n paddle on the right
side and 1t was on this side that
the steersman stood. Iarboard was
formerly the term used for port-
side, but the terms have been
changed In recent years on account
OF the similarity "starboard" and
"larboard.' One explanation Of the
word "larboard" is that 1t came
from the Swedish word "ladde"
meaning TO carry or load and sig
nifying the side on which the car
go was loaded or carried.
Q. What Is the team batting
average of the Washington and
| Pittsburgh baseball teams? Also
their fielding averages?
A. At the close OF the season
the team batting average of Wash
ington was 1908 and that of Pitts
burgh .%07, while the team field
ing average OF Washington was
.971 and that of Pittsburgh .9GS.
Q. What is meant by an astral
body?
A. In thcosophy an astral body
Is defined as q living form COM
posed Of astral fluid; ghost,
wrath or double, The term "as-
ira" in thcosophy means a super
sensible substance supposed TO per-
wade all space and enter into all
bodies
p. When did Josephus, the Jew
ish historian. write, and have all
his writings come down to us?
A. He wrote at Rome after the
fall of Jerusalem about A. D, 10
in both Hebrew and Greek. Only
the Greek versions of his writings
have come down to US.
@. What was the first book
printed in the Armenian language
A TTl,te tu 4 10 t.
of the Psalms and the Breviary
printed at Venice in 1865.
Q. Was Staten Island in New
York ever a part OF New Jersey?
A. No. The Duke of York, with
out consulting the governor cav
away to Lord Berkeley and Si
George Carteret vast tract o
land which was to be called New
Jersey, but Staten Island was Thu
property Of the West India com
pany. and was claimed by Gov
crnor Nicolls for the Duke Of York
Q. What is the National Academ,
of Sciences? Is 1t government at
fair?
A. It is an organization incor
porated by an act Of Congress il
1863 to Investigate and report upol
any subject Of science or art
whenever called upon to d. so b
any department Of - Unite,
States government, the expenses o
suclf investigation to be paid b,
legislative appropriation.
Q. What are the states whic
compose the New England states :?
A. Maine. New Hampshire
, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island an
Connecticut.
Q. Where is Thomas Jeferso
, buried and what kind of ston
, marks the grave?
/ A. The grave is In a thick growt
, OF woods, a few hundred yards t
> the right OF the empowered roa
leading to Monticello from Char
louisville. Virginia. In 1928 the JET
ferson family erected a monumer
of Vermont granite. In 1sS.
through an action and appropria
ton by the United States congress
work was begun on a new mont
ment which was placed In positio
in 1883. The new monument is {
Virginia granite, quarried on tn
James river near Richmond, VII
ginia, composed OF two bloch
reaching a total height of eightee
/ feet, the shaft twelve feet, the d.
three feet two and one half incht
plinth Of four and one half incht
on two base stones measuring mir
inches each. On the east side I
the shaft is carved Here lii
Thomas Jefferson, Author OF Il
Declaration OF Independence,
the Statutes OF Virginia" On IL
die underneath the above is c,
h Born April 2, 1743 o. S. Die
: July 4, 1926"
Q. Should the word school |
capitalized when used in come,
ton with Sunday SCHOOL,"
A. No. 1t is not proper to cap
. talize the word school.
" HOW can grease pc remove
from waxed floors?
A. Cover the spot with turper
tine for an hour or two. Cove
again with tale and press with
warm iron. Brush off the tale:
the spot has disappeared. rub wit
II wax. II not, repeat the process.
Q. Do white leghorn hens evt
lay brown eggs?
A. No. Tho fact that the egg
brown shows that the hen is not
r pure leghorn.
" Q. What is the largest type
domestic dog?
A. The st. Bernard. It is ofte
> nearly three feet high at Il
shoulder and $50 pounds or moi
t, than Col, Mitchell does for the a
Is service"
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