New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-08-28

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Bureau, 1922 New York avenue.
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All letters are NATURALIZATION
Q. How are dill pickles made?
A. The cucumbers LIQUID be
about 4 inches long. Wash and dry
them and pack in layers in a half
gallon fruit jar. Place a small bunch
OF dill and grape leaf between
every alternate layer. When the jar
Is filled, pour over the contents a
brine made by adding one cup of
salt to twelve cups of boiled and
cooled water into which a tablespoon
of alum has been dissolved. Seal the
jar, making sure it is perfectly air
tight, and keep in dark place.
@. Did Alexander Graham Bell
invent the first telephone?
A. The first electrical apparatus
described as a telephone by its in
ventor was devised by Philip Refs
of Germany in 1861, but apparently
no further advance was made in the
application of articulate telephony
until March 10 1876 when Alexander
Graham Bell rugged up line 100
feet long in the attic of his house in
Boston and talked to Thomas A.
Watson in an adjoining room. Forty
years later he talked From New
York to Watson in San Francisco
over a circuit 3,400 miles long.
@. Is the state of Washington the
only one that has the rhododendron
for its state flower?
A. No. 1t is also the state flower
of West Virginia.
@. What is the average number
of eggs that should be placed under
one hen for Matching?
A. In cool weather place from 10
to 10 eggs under the hen; in warm
weather from IS to Is.
@. Who were the Three Graces"
of ancient Mythology?
A. Aglaia-brightness Euphro-
syne-ioy; Thalia-bloom.
O, What is the meaning of the
name Wesley"
A. 1t is from the Anglo Saxon
and means brightly shining"
@. How are Jerusalem artichokes
cooked?
A. Wash and pare one quart of
Jerusalem artichokes and cook in
boiling sailed water until soft. Drain.
add IL cup of butter, tablespoons
Of lemon juice . tablespoons finely
chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon salt and
a few grains Ct cayenne. Cook 3
minutes and serve very hot.
G. How can chewing gum be re?
moved from a dress?
A. Freeze the gum with ice; then
work the material under it and the
gum will chip off. If any particles
remain they may be removed with
chloroform.
@. How wide should the mourn
ing border be on a widows calling
card and should the widower's card
be the same?
A. Mourning cards should never
have a border more han one-tourth
Mich wide. The border of widower's
card is narrower than that OF a
widow. It should be decreased grad
ually until the period of mourning is
over. Mourning cards are used only
by parents, widows or widowers, not
by other relatievs.
O. How can ants be eradicated
from house?
A. The surest way to keep a
house free fror ants is to leave no
food living about on shelves or IN
open places where they can reach 1t
Ants go where they find food, and If
the household supplies are kept IN
containers, CITY covered jars, or
ice boxes, ants cannot reach it and
will not stay. Cakes, bread, sugar,
meat are equally attractive to ants
and should be carefully kept out OF
their reach. Floors should be swept
frequently to collect any stray
crumbs that may have fallen. Tar
tar emetic and powdered sugar IN
equal parts, moistened with bit OF
water and placed near their haunts
will drive ants away Where the
house is badly infested, the legs OF
tables, ice boxes or curboards may
he set in cans of water and the
water in turn treated with few
drops of kerosene or crude OIL 10
nrevent mosquitoes from breeding.
O. Has the President Pro tenn OF
the Senate ever served as President
of the United States?
A. Under the old law of 1871, the
President pro tenn of the senate was
named successor to the President !
and the Vice President. According to |
some authorities there have been
several men who have been president |
of the United States for very short |
intervals in the person Of the pres
ident pro tenn of the senate. For |
example, the term of President Polk !
expired March 4, 1849 Sunday |
while Taylor was not sworn in until |
Monday March 5, leaving David Rice
Atchison, president pro tenn of the
senate, president for a short time.
Also William r. King was president