New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 Q, What is a mock turtle that is used in soup?
 4. Mock" is not the name of the turtle but refers to the fact that other meat is substituted for turtle meat in making soup that has the flavor but is only a pre- tence of turtle soup. Mock" means imitation or sham.
 Q. When did Theodore Roosc- welt die?
 A. January 6, 1919.
 e. With what month of the Christian calendar does the He brew month "Tishri" correspond?
 A. September October, Q. What is the origin Of the be- lief that if it rains on St Swithin's day it will rain for 40 days.
 Q. St. Swithin was an English chaplain to King Egbcrt in the ninth century. At the time Of his re-burial 1t rainod for 4o days. From that arose the belief that if it rains on July 15 (St. Swithin's day) it will rain for 40 days The legend is not borne out by recorded weather facts, however. Q. What player on the bis league baseball teams scored the most runs last year and which one batted in the greatest number of runs?
 A. Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals led both major leagues last season ill the number of runs batted in, with mark of 14S. Hazcn Cuylcr Of the Pitts burgh Pirates scored the most runs, IA.
 c. Is there d city or town in the United States called Bicycle" Q"
 <. Yes, in Mckenzie county, North Dakota.
 Q. What metal or alloy, capable of being made into fine wire 1-20oO inch diameter, would have the greatest rigidity and stiffness? i A. The United States bureau of standards says that tungsten has i the greatest rigidity and stiffness of any metal that could be used for the purpose.
 c. What is African golf? A. 4 colloquial name for the i ancient game of dice known as craps" on account of its popu- larity with negroes.
 Q. What does Alta Boy" mean and how did it originate? A. That's the boy" - an eX- pression of approval that seems 10 have originated and become pOpu- . lar Tn the AlltllCdli tNp'ulllOiIdi y . forces during the World war. Q. What is the nature Of tour maline and where is 1t found? ! A. They are stones of transpar- cnt silicate with a vitreons luster of black. brown or bluish-black and . sometimes blue, green, red or color less. Certain varieties are external ly red and internally green and others are red at one extremity and green. blue, or black at the other. They are found in Burma, Ceylon, India and Brazil and in the United States; splendid specimens occur in
 Maine. and others are found in New York. Massachusetts, Connecti-
 cut and California. Tourmaliue is
 the national gem Of the United
 States.
 .. How are pecan parlines made? A. Boil ? cups brown sugar and
 1-4 cup boiling water Add l cur
 pecan nut meats and tablespoons butter Cook five minutes; remove
 from fire and beat one minute Drop from spoon on buttcred pan. Q. What does E. S. V. P. stand