New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

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 Q, Are there any women buried In the Arlington National ceme- tery?
 A, There are a number of wives of soldiers buried there. in the same graves with their husbands. There is also special plot set aside for the burial of nurses of the Spanish American, Civil and World wars.
 Q. Is there any way in which a natural born American citizen can lose his American citizenship except by taking out naturalization papers in foreign country?
 A. One may lose American citi- zenship by protracted residence abroad, by joining foreign military or naval services, by homestead en- try in a country where this condi- ton is a presumption of allegiance, investment in commercial enter prises the nature of which neeessi- tates the establishment of a per manent residence abroad, etc.
 Q. How may white felt hats be cleaned?
 A. Use 8 mixture of four parts of cornmeal to one part each of salt and flour by volume. Rub this into the surface of the hat, let it stand overnight, and remove with 8 clean brush.
 O. Can carrots be pickled? A. Tender young carrots can be | pickled in the same way as beets. Wash thoroughly, boil in slightly salted water until tender, place them on a straincr to cool and dry, I Carefully remove the skin either by rubbing off or pairing with a very sharp knife. When cold. pack them, either whole or in halves in suita- ble jars with pure or piclIled cold vinegar and seal so as to exclude the air. Or they can be placed in the jar, and scalding hot vinegar which has been seasoned with spices and 8 little sugar, poured over them and the jars sealed so that they will be perfectly alright,
 Q. What kind of bird is the Canadian warbler?
 A. The Canadian or myrtle warbler is one of the 200 species of warbler to be found in north and central America and in Europe. They are small song birds, all though most of them have weak voices. They vary greatly in color. The Canadian warbler has 8 yellow breast with a black fringe about the throat, black wings and back. In their natural state they are mi gratory. and so per cent of their food is composed of insects and twenty per cent of vegetable mat ter. In captivity they are fed much the same as canaries.
 c. Was the airship Los Angeles purchased by the United States or did we receive 1t from Germany in payment of a war debt?
 A. It was constructed by the Zeppelin company of Germany for the United States government to replace two smaller type airships to which the United States was en- titled at the close of the World war.
 Q. What is the flax fibre pro- duction of the world and in what country is the largest amount pro- duced?
 A. The annual 1ax-fbrc produc- ton of the world is about 1,500,- 00O,000 pounds of which over 1,- 900, 100000 pounds is furnished by Russia alone. In no European country is flax more successfully cultivated than in Belgium, where 1t is employed in the manufacture of Brussels lace and the She Bel gium linens.
 c. An ex-service man has been granted a total permanent disabil- ity rating. Can he draw any of hif , five thousand dollar insurance pol
 icy which he carries with the gov
 ernment?
 1 A. For man who has beer 9 granted total permanent disabiI F ty rating by the Veterans bureau 7 premiums on both war term ant { U. S. government life insurance & will cease and the monthly install
 ments of S5.T5 for each s1,000 O Q insurance carried will be paid fo S so long as the person may live anc
 remain disabled, If the person die
 before the 24O installments hav'
 been paid, the remainder of thes'
 installments will be paid to tn n beneficiary of the policy. In tn
 case of an endowment policy, if { V person becomes totally and per
 manently disabled before the ent
 of the endowment period, he is en
 titled 10 receive monthly install
 ments so long as he may live ant ,. remain so disabled. P Q. What does it mean when VI | speak of man as rational ami = mal?"
 A. Biologically man is chased V as an animal. When we speak O V him as a rational animal" we in # dicate that reason is a quality of th - human being which separates hin n from the rest of the animal world
 The term treason" is often spec f. ialy used In reference to man f ability 10 form general ideas am e to transcend the sense eXperienc Q of the moment, to lift himsel n above the mere instinct of the ami D mai mind.
 [. Q. From what Is the quotation
 What Price Glory?