New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

writing to the Question Editor, New Britain cEIrald, Washington Bureau, 1 1892 New York acme, Washington. | D, (. enclosing two cents in stamps 1 for reply. Mcdica, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can eX- tended rcscarc1 be undertaken. All other questions will receive q per sonal reply, Unsigned requests car not be answered. All letters are HonldcntiaI.--EI Editor. Q, What star is the oarths near est ncighbor?
 4. Science Service reports that 1 tho nearest fixed star is Proxma 1 CcHtauri. Light traveing 1S6,0Q0 miles a second takes four years tq reach Us from this star,
 Q, When did the Little Theatre movement begin in Europe? When were tho first of these little theatres established in America?
 4. The Little Theatre movement 1 began in Europe with tho Theatre ! Lihrc of Andre Antoine at Paris in i 1887. The Moscow Art Theatre of i Constantine Stauislavsky started in 1S9o, The first Little Theatres in America were Maurice Browne's Little Theatre in Chicago and Mrs. Lyman Gales Toy Theatre in Bos- ] ton established 19l1-1919. Both 1 have now ceased 10 function. The Washington Square Players in New York began in 1915; the Arts and Crafts Theatre of Detroit in 1916. ! tho Provincrto"n Players began in l 1915 in q summer colony at Cape 1 Cod. There arc eight or ten such theatres of note in the country now; at Harvard University; Chapel Hill. North Carolina; Carnegie Institute, New York; Berkeley, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Fargo, x. D.
 Q, Why is the name "Wah-hoo' applied to Indian arrow wood?
 \. The name was taken from a word of the Dakota Indians 'Wn)hu," which means arrow wood, The uso made of the wood of this bush gave rise to the name. | Q; What kind of q newspaper is a Tabloid Newspaper" <
 A. One smaller in size and con. tent than the usual daily paper. It i presents, news, and advertisements in brief form, giving essential de- tails without expanding them. They vary trifle in size but usually are about l. by 17 inches.
 q. What is love?
 X. A strong, complex emotion or feeling inspired by something, as a 1 person or a quality causing one to appreciate, delight in, crave the ! presence or possession of the object, i and 10 please or promote the vel 1 fare of that object or person.
 Q. Has woman more ribs than a man?
 A. Men and women have the same number of ribs-twenty-four.
 Q. What was the date and cir l in Chicago?
 \, It occurred in 1886 when the police broke up an anarchist meet ing held during strike of 40,000 workmen, 4 bomb was thrown, fatally injuring policemen and wounding G6 others
 O. When does War Risk Term i insurance expire?
 A. It automatically expires on July 2, 1926.
 Q. What is the salary of the 1 President of the United States a day and per minute?
 A, His salary is $75,000 yearly: | $2o5.47 daily: if cents per minute.
 Q, Do the Chinese really use 1 birds nests as food?
 A, The nests of the bird know as the Swift are considered a great delicacy by the Chinese. These birds are remarkable for the development of the saliyary glands, the secretion of which is used in nest building. The nest is composed of grass, twigs 1 and other vegetable matter glued 1 together by the saliva. Q. Is there any way, other than becoming a citizen of another coun- try, by which an American citizen can lose his citizenship?
 A, It is possible to lose ones citizenship under the following cir cunstances: Protracted residence | abroad, with no apparent intention l of returning to the United States; assertion from the |. & Army or Navy in time of war; In the case of naturalized American citizens, two years residence in the foreign state from which he or she came, or five 1 years in any other foreign state.
 Q. Will trees grafted from a tree that has never borne fruit be pro- ductive?
 A. Crafts can be taken from a tree that has never borne fruit ant the fact will have no effect on the fruit bearing of either the parent tree or the new one. Q. How much tobacco was pro- duced in the United States in 1925?
 A. 1929, 9,00O.o00 pounds. Q' W nat was the uate ana place ! of the death of Samuel Gompers?
 A. December 13, 1924 at San Antonio, Texas.
 Q. When was the capital Of Oklahoma moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City?
 A, 1910.
 Q. Is Mussolini. the Italian Premier. of Jewish extraction?
 X. He is an Italian, born h i Predappio, Italy in 1883.
 Q, What is tho brake test" as applied to automobiles?
 4. The one usually applied is to sec if the car while going 20 miles per hour can stop within so feet. Such q test can easily be made by marking off a fifty foot space or the highway and then approaching it at 2o miles an hour and trying to stop within the marked space.
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