New Britain herald., 1926-06-05
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Iou can get an answer to any question Of fact or information b, writing to the Question Editor New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical legal and marital advice cannot be gwen, nor can extended research De undertaken. All other question. Will receive a personal reply. Un. signed requests cannot be answered All letters are standardization
 Q. Is there a fowl known as A "Turken' that is q cross between a chicken and a turkey?
 A. There is no cross between a chicken and a turkey. The report that such a fowl known as the Turken' has T developed is a false one.
 Q. I am q Roumanian. My hus- hand has been naturalized in the United States. Does this make me an American citizen also?
 A. If your husband was natural ized in the United States before September 22, 1922 you became an American citizen by reason Of the naturalization of your husband. If he became an American citizen after this date, you are still a citizen of Roumania.
 ., Has the tuft of hair at the end of the lions tail any special name?
 A. No. It is not, however, at the very end. The end of the tail IS called the horn and is very hard.
 Q, How often do locusts come?
 A. IL depends on the kind of To- cust as to how often they appear There is a kind that comes every year. then there is the 13 year species and another species that ap- pears every Y years.
 Q. Where is the Sahara Desert?
 A. In northern and north central Africa.
 2. How does the city of Provi- dence, Rhode Island rank in popu- lation with other cities in the United States?
 A. Providence has population of 267,9tS. IL ranks 27th in size.
 c. Who were he ruling powers of the world before the founding of the Roman Empire?
 4. The Babylonian. Assyrian, Persian. Chaldean and Egyptian Empires, and briefly, the Empire of Alexander the Great.
 c. Is the writer. Rudyard Kip ling, dead?
 A. No. He was reported very i'll q few months ago, but has recov- cred.
 Q. What is the address of the headquarters of the Camp Fire Girls Association?
 A. 31 East 17th Street, New York City.
 Q. What are "synthetic gems?"
 A. Stones identical in chemical composition to the natural stones that are manufactured instead of be- ing produced by natural processes.
 c. Does the expression "the light and dark Of the moon" have any astronon. al significance?
 X. None. The interval of few days near New Moon when the moon is invisible is jailed popularly the dark of the moon;" therefore the remainder Of the lunar month may be regarded as the Tight of the moon."
 Q. Can one insure or register mail to Greece?
 A. The United States Post Office Department does not allow mail other than letter mail going from the United States 10 Greece 10 he registered, nor can parcel post pack ages be insured.
 c. Where and when was Mary Miles Minter born? When did she make her first appearance on tho stage?
 A. She was born at Shreveport Louisiana. April i. 1900. She made her first appearance on the stage as , small child in 1908 in Cameo Kirby" with the late Nat Goodwin.
 Q. How should one keep sala- mandcrs?
 A. Generally they live in water only in their tadpole state and re- turn to if 10 deposit eggs. In the natural state they live under stones, roots Of trees, etc. A box with a lit- lie earth. a few stones and branches CT pieces of wood makes a good home, They feed on slugs, snails in- sects. worms and bits Of fresh meat. c. Is there such thing as the [ Ed d,son Star" I have heard that !, on clear nights Edison sends up light known as the Edison star.
 A. There is no truth in this story. Mant years ago an item to that ef- feet was published, but it was only q hoax. and without the slightest l foundation in fact.
 Q. What are toxins and anti ! oXins? A. Toxin is a chemical term ap- ' piled 10 a group Of poisonous sub . stances of animal. bacterial or origin. Anti-toxins are substances. usually proteids, which offset the effect of toxins.
 .. Where can l purchase a book with full directions for playing base Dallo
 A. How to Play Basebalr' can be purchased at any of Spaldings Sporting Goods stores for 10 cents. Q. What Is the greatest mining