New Britain herald., 1925-09-30

Tn the army were graduates Of West Point?
 A, There are 163 cadets now at West Point who were appointed from the enlisted men Of the rcgu lar army and the National Guard. The total enrolment at the mili- tary academy Is HOO; therefore amounts to 14 per cent Of the total student body. On June 30 1925, there were 11.SS0 officers in the United States army; of this num- h"r S,c62 were West Point gradu- ates.
 c. When were trousers first made common article of clothing for men?
 A Trousers are very ancient garment, not in the least confined 10 male persons. The tronser is q mrtamorphosed brecch- -clout just az th" skirt is an adaptation of the loin cloth. Generally speaking trousers were first adopted by peo- pie living in arctic climates. and were the universal form of dress for males and females just as skirts became he costume of men and women in the tropics. In the middle areas it became an almost universal custom for men to wear tl1e trousers and women the skirts In one of Ciccro's essays he calls the Transalpine people the "pantcd people" because of their garments, which seemed queer to the Romans whose civilians wore togas and whose soldiers wore short skirts.
 Q. Is an author properly re- ferred 10 as an artist? ?'
 A. An author may be properly called an artist. using the word 10 mean one who does work accord ing to the constructive principles of art,
 c. How long has it been since the manufacture of pewter house. hold cooking utensils was discontin- ued? .,
 A. Their manufacture was dis continued about the year lS40. .
 Q. Has the Star Spanglct Ban ner ever heen officially made the national anthem? Is one required to stand while 1t is being played.
 A. The United States has not by law, any official national anthem. According to the war department. the Star Spanglcd Banner has never been officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States. It IS, however, recognized as such. and orders require it to be played when the flag is lowered at Retreat" but there is no act of congress 10 this effect. Official orders prescribe that army and navy units stand at attention, while the anthem Is being played. It ie customary for citizens to stand when if is being played as a whole selection. but not as a part of a medley.
 Q. What kind of coins are used in Cuba tor money?
 A. In Cuba, the monetary unit is the gold peso, equivalent to the American gold dollar. Gold pieces of 20. 10, 5, 4, ? and one peso are coined; silver pieces of peso, 4C contimos (cents), 20 centimos and 1o centimos; and nickel pieces of 5, and 1 centimos.
 Q. How many national flags are there in the world?
 A. Excluding island possessions colonies and ependencies, etc., there are 63 national flags of the various independent countries of the world.
 Q. Is there any scheduled civil service examination for immigra- ton inspector
 A. The last examination for im- migration inspector was held on November 19 1924. About 800 are still on the register eligible for ap. pointment. The register is active, but not exceedingly so. Eligibility is usually for one year. No ex- animation for this position is now pending.
 0. Can you mention some of the achievements Of Luther Bur bank along agricultural and horti- cultural lines?
 A. Improved wheat: reduced the size of the pit of the plum: pro- duced a flaxseed that furnishes a pure white oil, and increased the oil content 20 per cent: increased the size of mulberry leaves three times 10 furnish food for silk worms and brought the trees to de- velopment in two years instead Of seven or eight; made sunfowers grow close to the ground and in- creased their seed content by pro- ducing blossoms nearly two feet in diameter; produced from American peas the small petit pois' that formerly was found only in France; developed a black walnut that ma- lures in ten to twenty years; made chives bear a sweet scented flower: created the blue petunia; produced artichokes 14 inches in diameter: produced an everhlooming sweet pea, & perennial poppy, 8 sweet scented verbena, a primrose five inches in diameter and the Shasta daisy,
 Q. Is the officer personnel of the Veterans Bureau hospital at Tuskegee, Alabama, all negro?
 A. The entire personnel, fnclud- ing physicians, nurses and other attendants are all negroes. Only negroes are treated st the hospital.
 Q, Where is "Tahiti?"
 A. This is one of the Society islands, in what is known as the Windward group, that roughly