New Britain herald., 1925-07-28

l D, C, enclosing two cents Tn stampS for reply Medical legal and marta 1 advice cannot be gwen, nor can ex- ! tended research be undertaken. Al, other questions will receive per. sonaI reply Unsigned requests can not he answered, All letters are 1 contilential-Eltor .. Can vou givo nc a good ce- mont for fast ming brass or copper 1 letters to gla&9
 A. Bol one part by weight Of c4ustic soda, three parts common rosin, three parts an-slakcd lime and five parts water. This must be used within 3o minutes after 1t is ! taken from the fire, otherwise 1t must be warmed up in a water bath before usr,
 c, What was the relationship be- tween Mary, Queen of Scots, and ! Queen Elizabeth?
 A. Mary stuart, Queen Of Scots, was a gr1uddauGhtcr of James ", and Margaret, daughter of Henry VII Queen Elizabeth of England was a daughter of Henry VIII by Anne Bolcyn. Henry VIII was q son of Henry VII, The mother of Mary, ! Queen of Scots, and the father of i Queen Elizabeth of England were, | therefore, brother and sister. Mary i Stuart and Queen Elizabeth were i first cousins.
 C. Where should one apply in order to join the Canadian air serv- { ice?
 A. Write 10 the Canadian min- istcr of national defense. Ottawa, ! Carada,
 c. Who arc the two highest paid motion picture stars?
 A, No exact information is avail able, but Gloria Swanson and Tom Mix are rcputed to be the highest paid.
 Q. What has been done about the proposal to shoot rocket to JIG lldlltL 4NtTS.
 A, There has been no proposal 10 shoot a nroiectIe to Mars and the feat would be absolutely impos- sible. There is, however, project to shoot a rocket to the moon. Pro- lessor Robert II. Goddard, head of the department Of physics, Clark university, has been working on eX- perimcnts to shoot q projeCtile into the upper layers of the earths at mOsphcrc. He believes that eventu- ally 1t will be possible to shoot a rocket outside Of the earth's graVi-
 ational area and so into the moon. Q. How much in goods can an American citizen bring back from abroad without paying duty?
 A. Residents of the IT. s. return- ing from abroad may bring in ar ticlos acquired abroad not exceed ing s1o0 in value, free of duty, provided they are intended for souvenirs or Curi0s.
 Q. How many post offices named Mt. Vernon are there in the |. s, and where are they?
 A. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri. New York, Ohio, Oregon South Dakota Tennessee, Texas and Washington each has a Mt Vernon"
 c. How many different species of whales are there? A. Twenty-Five. Q. Under what conditions does the post office deliver mail to the door instead of making the patrons come to the post office?
 A. Village delivery is provided by the postal service where the re- ccipts of the office are S5,000 or over, under certain conditions. The village must have 1,500 population or over. living within the improved section of the village - that Is, in the section having good continuous sidewalks. street lights. house num- bors. etc. Delivery is not provided in villages of less than this num- Der as there should be no conges- ton in the village post office.
 Q. What rivers of North and South America flow into the Pacific ocean?
 A. The principal ones are the Yukon, and Copper in Alaska, the Alsck, Stillinc, Skeena, and Fraser in Canada, the Columbia, Sacra- monto and San Joaquin in the United states, the Lerma, Rio Grande and Balsas in Mexico; in south America there are no i'm portant rivers flowing into the Pa cific. as the mountains are so close 10 the sea. Many torrential streams rush down the mountain sides, how ever.
 o What was the purpose of the Egyptians in building the Sphinx?
 X. According. to the historian Budge, the Great Sphinx at Ghizeh was made 10 protect the neighbor- ing tombs from evil spirits. ., from what Countrles uo we get mahogany?
 A. Mexico grows white mahog- any. The tree attains a height Of from 50 to 75 feet and a diameter Of 4 feet. Dark mahogany, which Is used most generally for fine cabinet work, is grown in Central America, Cuba, Jamaica and other islands of the West Indies.
 Q. What does the word Ono" mean?
 A. Tho word "Omo" comes from the Greek "Omos" meaning "shoul- der"