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New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an anSW to any question of fact or information by writing 10 the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. l Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, | legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive personal reply. Cn- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are confldential.-Ed
 Q. What was the fastest time made by the Pony Express?
 A. According 10 computations hasod on historical records the fast est time was 10.7 miles per hour.
 Q. With what countries does the United States not have diplomatic relations?
 4. Russia and Turkey.
 c. Who was Mrs. Grundy?
 A. A character in Norton's con- cry Speed the Plough" the wife of a lucky farmer. who was envied by "Dame Ashfield" a neighbor who continually eXclaims "Wha t will Mrs. Grundy say? She has become q symbol for society in general; a tyrannical censor of morals and a sticklcr for conventional propriety.
 Q. Has Madame Curie ever been awarded the Nobel Prize?
 A.. In 1903 the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to H. A. Bee nucrei and Pierre and Madame Curic. Madame Curie received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1911.
 Q. What duties does the presi- dent perform at a club meeting?
 A. The president takes the chair and calls the meeting to order, re- ccives and submits reports and rropositions, puts motions before inc club. announces the results ol votes. sees that the club observes the rules of order, posts the clup on points of order CT practice. and when so ordered appoints members on committees.
 o. Is there a premium on a dime dated 1S27?
 A. Ii is valued at 10 to 70 cents.
 Q. What do the names "Nenlta and "Fred" mean?
 A. Neneta is an English name and means 'blcssed." Fred is short for Frederick. German name meaning "abunding in peace"
 o. On what days did March 25, 1903. and September 25. 1907 fall?
 A. Both fell on Wednesday.
 O. Did Edward Bruce surrender the Irish crown?
 A. Edward Bruce. King of Ire land. and brother of Robert B.1ce. King of Scotland, did not give up his Irish crown. He died King ot Ireland.
 O. How many life insurance pol icies are in force in the United States?
 X. Figures for 1925, the latest available, give a total Of 90,330,o life insurance policies in force in the United States amounting to $50, 1885, 1G4.14n. This includes both ordinary life policies and industrial insurance policies.
 Q. What is Quicksilver?
 A. A popular name for mercury.
 Q. What is the record drive in golf?
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
ONYX AND FIORIAN, CONGRESSMF.N!
Transcribed for the Congressional
 Record

1EGIlStIlDtu IbI ttlt -OIiS '''lOiAt'i
 Record
 By William C. Hrschland
 Onyx: '1furthahmore, Ah insists iat de gentleman from Alabama bought his seat in Congress an ought to be remOvcd.'
 Florian: Docs de gentleman from Mississippi rcfcr'to yours truly?
 Onyx: "Nothin' else which l claims you had a slush fund consist in ob G0.0OO cigah coupons an a bottle ob hard cider..'
 F'lorian: De liar from Mississlpp hettah take care of what hc says. An can prove ho has been scndin' watcrmellion seeds back home!"
 Onyx: "Mr. Speakah. An protests. Is dcy any harm in sendin' home a few watermellion seeds? ?'
 Florian: Ut is when you oncloscs 'em in watermellion, like you did''
 Onyx: "De crook from Alabam am out oh order."
 Florian: "Dc idiot from Mississipp am mistoollcn. Ah was out ob order but Ans been repaired, All de mem- hers in favor oh removin' da sap head from Mississipp answer Nay"
 Ony2: "All de jackassos in favor ob cttin' de dumbcll from Alabam keep his seat in Congress answer Hay"
 Florian' "Fcllow Congrossionals. We ain't here to talk foolishment. We are here to discussify de tariff.'
 Onyx: "Uh. huh, Tariff am right. And if de mule from Alabam don't fold up his mouf and put it in his pocket Ah'm gwine 10 tariff an arm and slam him over de haid with it , What do you say we all eat?
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
A Difference

A Difference Mrs. Blumquist: My husband en- joys going out to fights" Mrs. Callaghan: Me husband injoys comin' home to thim!'
 E. J. Fitzpatrick
  When the pair are at the sink, the husband usually handles the dish towel, while his wife chews the rag.
 Misunderstood Mrs Newlywed: Before we were married you said you'd always wash the dis lCS for me-" Newlywed: You misunderstood me, my dear. I said I'd watch the dishes
 Norma Talmadge Copyright, 1927. Reproduction
 Forbiddem
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 1e2z

there will be no 100000 ma jority for anybody. It will be close and thrilling race; the lassitude which has kept half the voters away from the polls heretofore will be broken. It will be the hottest campaign since that of Mckinley and Bryan in the sos,
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
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If he is killing time, you cant tell whether he is dishonest workman or the foreman.
 It seems odd to read a divorce scandal and reflect that people once thought tie dime novel degrading. Italy is the only country shaped like q boot, but China is the only country functioning like one.
 China should keep at least one for cigner, just to keep the people mad enough to unitc
 It isn't really q great picture un- less the hero can get by with three sorry ones that follow it.
 Correct this sentence: "I read the divorce testimony on the first page" said she, but didn't turn to the in- side page"
 Copyright 1927. Publishers
 SyD1iratnl
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
T. S. T. VALENTINE PARTY

The T. s. T. club held a Valen- tine party at the home of Natalie Wolski of Rocky Hill avenue last night. The tables and rooms were prettily decorated in rcd. Games were played and refreshments were served.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
 71dH HA dHSA!!ob Z!
 Maxs0N FoxKAlL LDM
, Send all communications 10 Fun Shop EdttOr care Of the New BriIaiD Herald, and your letter will he forwarded 10 New York

The Past Tense Fits, Folks! We krow now why it's called
 bin"
 That place we keep our fuel in, Along about this time of year, It's bocn--at least it isn't here.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

You have heard of the patient ass :? Well, he isn't the one who fidgcts behind you at the ticket window.
 The world has always contained sophisticated people, but they used to be called ornery.
 A true village is a place where there's little on the street except the evidence of eating tobacco.
 Well, a section that is too tender hearted even to arrest gangsters has a right to scold lynchers.
 Americanism: Quickly losing pa tience with a country that couldn't lick anybody.
 If only we could keep up with the neighbors and the grocery bill at the same time.
 Winter teaches us that the way 10 make ice last longer is to place it on the front steps.
 The only phophetS assured of a lifetime job are those who keep pre- dieting the downfall of Great Britain and Henry Ford.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY

Fashion According to leading department stores women are now buying their dresses on the installment plan. We seem to have seen some of them wearing the first installment.
  Almost Out, The baseball boys had best beware Just how their stuff they'll handle, Or else, ere long, the fans will say: "Thc games not worth the sCan- dal," Musical Less than half as many buggies were manufactured in 1925 as in 1923. according to government sta tistics.
 Still further proofs that popular song is not q good advertising mo- alum,
 Military BANG! BANG.. The Caribbean Sea Hears drums sound out an musk
 cts shoot- That old place has not its proper
 name
 old Nick -aragua would suit!
 Sports A man has ben fined in Atlanta for using bad language in the hear ing of members of a golf club. This raises the interesting qucs- ton: How did tho golfer know it was bad language?
 
 Poor Liquor Clarke: "Whats the matter with you latcly?"
 Foster: That girl of mino turned me down. Ny heart is broken.' Clarke: "I see. and you're trying to repair it with that liquid cement you're drinking"
 Alice Etinyre
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. The A. B. c. is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tlsers with a strictly honest analysis Of circulation Our circulation statistics are based upon thi. audit This nsur es protection again-. fraud In newspaper distribution fgu e to both national and local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
MORE SCHOOL WORK

Pierce. "Thc World War was pret- ty tough for the generation that had to fight in it."
 Warner How about the next gen cration? The generation that will have to study about it?"
 --Hortense NJ. Kit.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
FactsondFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

Rcpublicanism: "Pacify him" '" Democracy: Hit him.
 There's this difference: The Eng fish muddle; Americans meddle.
 Blessed are the pure in heart They don't give darn about snoop- CTS.
 The situation it Italy is interesting, but it's such long wait for the in evitable climax
 A good way to catch criminals is to have detectives smarted than the criminals
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

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New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

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New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
DOMESTIC IiBORS

DOMESTIC IiBORS GAS it reached THE FUN SHOP
 Joke Factory Mrs. Fleming: Before we were married you sworc you'd wash the t,ishos every night" Fleming: "Ha. Ia! the jokes on you. That was a campaign promise,"
 I'll. r. D.
  (And as other FUN SHOP Contribu- tors laborcd with it)
 Bclated Work Mrs. Demarcst "Why do you grumblc about your husband when you say he washes the dishes for you?"
 Mrs Perkins: "Wcll. you soc. this is Tues lay and this morning he was Cnly washing last Fridays dishes"
 C, o. Bailey.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
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Copyright 1927. Publishers
 Syndicatc).
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

A true village is a place where there's little on the street except the evidence of eating tobacco.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

You have heard of the patient ass? Well, he isn't the one who fidgcts behind you at the ticket window.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

The world has always contained sophisticated people, but they used to be called ornery.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

Well, a section that is too tender hearted even to arrest gangsters has a right to scold lynchers.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15

Americanism: Quickly losing pa tience with a country that couldn't lick anybody.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
Brlated Work

(And as other FUN SHOP Contribu-
 tors laborcd with it)
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Evening star., 1927-12-05
Mineral Food Requirements.

A normal adult requires daily rather
less than an ounce Of mineral food to
replace the mineral matter daily ex'
creted from the body through the in
testines and kidneys. This includes
an average daily ration or haif an
ounce Of common salt Sodium cnloriol
taken as a natural constituent OF
foods (meats) and as condiment; anu
this salt is not changed in the BODY,
hut is excreted unchanged through the
kjdneys. intestine and skin. Common
salt. as every one knows, Is an Inn.
nortant constituent of the biood
. serum. tears, sweat and other BODY
fluids. Common salt especially serves
to control the absorption. retention
and excretion Of water in the BODY.
In Difference to many queries apout
salt we will digress here to introduce
a few pertinent facts about the roie
of common salt in nutrition, particu'
larly emphasizing points upon wnlcn
| correspondents seem misinformcd OF
confused.
Carniverous animals, eating the
| flesh and bones and sucking the blood
of their prey, get sufi1cient sat IN
their food. Herbivorous animals get
but little salt In their food and often
go far to seek a salt lick. Upon the
amount of salt ingested depends the
amount OF water required by the oody
and retained In the body. in the It's
sues. II much salt Is consumed. more
or the water is retained in the blood
and tissues, and the feces will be dry,
as in the carnivora; il little salt Is
consumed less water is retained In the
body and the water content OF the
| feces is greater. In reasonable de-
gree this applies to mans salt con-
sumption. Certainly persons who
take too much salt tend to retain too
much water in their tissues and more
readily develop edema or dropsical
states. On an ordinary mixed diet
moderate daily continental salt ra-
ton for an adult is perhaps half
teaspoonful, or grams: many per-
sons, by habit take four or five times
more salt than they require, and
this does not always cause any trou-
BILE, but it frequently keeps the body
somewhat waterlogged and flabby.
| A common practice of drinking salt
water, perhaps hot, every morning,
is scarcely commendable. Drinking
plain water Is commendable, and will
usually accomplish all the benefits one
can derive from drinking salted water.
| 1t is still a mystery, awaiting solu-
| ton by some great chemist-perhaps
your boy, who knows?-how the hy-
drochloric acid of the gastric Juice is
| produced or where the stomach gets
the hydrogen and chlorin to manufac-
ture the acid. Some psychologists as
sumo it must be made from common
Evening star., 1927-12-05
A Sermon for Today
BY REV. JOHN n. GUM.
Companionable Husband.


Text: Giving honor unto the wife
as being heirs together OF the
grace of life."--I Peter. iii.7.,~
"A brilliant success as a merchant
and pitiful failure as man." II
was a wife who said that, and the
man she was speaking of was her
husband. !,
said another wife: "When I talked
Of the things loved, my husband just
looked at me--and grunted.'
These statements reveal one of the
prolific causes of divorce--husbands
who fail as companions to their wives.
Here we have one husband who was
so bent on achieving business career
that he neglected the more important
thing of being a man. at least so far
as his home was concerned. In the
case of the second husband, he was
so absorbed i'm mis- own things that he
hati no interest in the things his wife
loved. In the case of both, they
gave their wives everything they
wanted but the one thing they wanted
most of ala husbands companion
ship.
Doubtless these husbands thought
their wives ought to be satisfied with
the abundance Of things they provided
for them. But a woman's heart calls
for something more. Both were sue
cessful in their chosen lines, and per-
maps they thought their wives should
be sufficiently delighted with their
success. But true wife delights
more in her husbands companion
ship than IN any success he may win
My best husband Is the companion.
able husband. who has learned the
secret which the Apostle Peter dis
closes in our text. of giving henor
unto the wife. as being heirs together
of the graces of life." That is the
kind of husband that makes happy
wife and a happy home.
(Copyright 1877
Evening star., 1927-12-05
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY. NJ. d.

salt somehow. which theory seems
far fetched. If so. then this is the
only purpose for which any salt is
actually used up in the body-other-
wise all the salt taken into the body
is excreted unchanged, serving merely
to facilitate the passage of water
through the tissues and cells.
Sulphur is taken up by plants from
sulphates in the soil and manufac-
tured by the plants into protein food
material. If mans diet contains suf-
ficient protein material 1t will neces-
sarily contain enough sulphur. since
sulphur is present in all vegetable and
animal proteids. such as egg. milk
beef, beans, peas. wheat, potatoes. oat-
meal. There is no reason to imagine
that any one ever suffers from a
shortage of sulphur in his diet. On
the other hand, we find no indication
that an excess of sulphur in the diet
can do any harm. Thus there can he
no advantage in selecting foods that
contain much sulphur or in excluding
such foods from ones diet.
fCopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-12-05
DRESS CHARACTER DOLL CORRECTLY ONE MAY HAVE TO
STYLES MANY YEARS AGO.

, tions. for using it in several ways,
write me, inclosing a self-addressed
and stamped envelope and 5 cents In
stamps for the pattern. You must
save this newspaper for the account
of how to make and dress her for
1.-The under the lamp doll" This is the
name that dolls in decoration are call
cd by the French.
There is no pattern for the body of
the doll, but any rag-doll pattern can
be used that is of the right size for
the head. This head is mentioned par
ticularly because it has a quaintness
admirably suited to the purpose. One
of the smart, ultra-new rag-doll heads
would not do quite so well. The head
must not be filled so much that 1t is
actually rounded. Old rag dolls had
ra ther flat heads, and bodies also, but
', arms and legs were stuffed until they
stood out surprisingly straight. The
features can be made in india ink,
that is very black and does not spread
as readily as ordinary ink. Or the
features can be painted in or made
with embroidery stitches. = But what
ever the style of the marking Of the
features. the doll must have rosy
cheeks. painted in, for what rag doll
of old was not. thus made beautiful?
Surely it was only the plebeian ones.
and this doll must shine as an aristo-
crat among rag dolls.
The hair may be yarn, crocheted,
dampened and raveled to give II a
curly appearance, or 1t may be ravel.
ed burlap. Sometimes real hair was
used. Then it was sewed to the hat
or bonnet. so that but little was need
ed and every hair showed. Shoes
were of black or brown kid, with per.
haps some small buttons sewed on
them. Often the snug waists were
scarcely visible under the folds OF a
voluminous shawl. Skirts were long,
very long, down nearly to the soles
of the shoes, and bonnets were often
quaint sunbonnets. In dressing the
new rag dolls, try to get some old.
fashioned figured goods for the dress
and bonnet and have plain material,
for the shawl If such a doll Is perch.
ed on an old-time sofa or q sleigh
bed or four-poster, she will grace heri
position better than one of the mod !
ern dolls.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

The fashion for dolls in decoration
continues to grow in favor, ana as II
wakes stronger, the dolls become more
and more amusing in their strange
anatomical proportions. However. two
types of old dolls are sometimes feat
ured, and, because of the striking con-
trast to the strange, slim ones or To-
day, they are appealing, and imme-
diately attract attention. The doll
may be one of the oldtime rag dolls.
genuine or a copy. or one of the once
fastidious and extremely aristocratic
dolls known as the French doll. which
was nothing if not veritable pattern
of the vogue of fashion of that partic-
ular period If you have either kind,
now is the time to let them make
their bow again to the public, and re-
gain their once lost place in the
Society of Dolls.
Should you choose to copy one of
the French dolls, YOU will have to
hunt for a doll among the present
types that will be similar to the old
kind. She must not be a character
DOLL" according to that term now, but
you may be sure she will not lose in
character by comparison with those
that are so classified. And when once
the doll has been found you will need
to study the styles of 80 or 40 years
ago to dress her right She should
have a great hustle and tight bodice,
and plenty of frills, pleats and
ffounces.
Should you choose the old rag doll
type, you do not need to spend either
time or. money in duplicating her. The
styles have not changed SO much in
the apparel Of rag dolls. They always
have been distinct and different. And
before making one it is well to appre-
ciate that she will not be at home in
exactly the setting of the modern bi-
zarre dolls nor quite that of the
French doll. The rag doll is in her
element in quaint farmhouses and in
rooms done in old-fashioned surround
ings. She nestles down into such sur
roundings with the comfort of appro-
priateness.
To make one of these rag dolls, the
head offered once for doll coat hang
ers can be used admirably, and If you
want one Of these heads, with direc-
Evening star., 1927-12-05
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE AMATEUR PEASANT GIRL.
BY ALEXANDER PUSHKIN.

was not at home, so he asked to see
his daughter. He had no idea of
the surprise that awaited him.
Unaware of who was being usher.
ed into her presence. Liza did not
turn when the young man first enter
ed the room. Alexei stopped short
in amazement. There sat his peasant
girl, In a white morning robe, in front
of the window, reading his last love
letter. Alexei could not restrain an
exclamation Of JOY.
"Sweetheart!'
Liza endeavored to liberate herself
from his embrace. Let me got" she
said. Are you crazy?"
Just then Mouromsky entered the
room. He glanced at them with in.
terest.
"Ah," he said, as last, "it seems
that you have already arranged mat
ters between you
And so they had.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

had had, NO Nancy gave minute di-
rections when she was asked over the
telephone what on earth she had
served. "A mixed grill, my dear. ]
used a large dlnnerf plate for each
guest. At one side put strips Of
toast with grilled bacon on top. Next
to the toast ! had a ring of tomato
jelly on lettuce with mayonnaise.
Next to that were potato chips. Be
side them and joining the toast was a
followed half of hard cooked egg.
India relish was In the center. And
In the middle of the plate had "a
mound of creamy cottage cheese with
three giistening ripe black olives at
the side. The plate was symphony
of color" 4
When guests come In for tea don't you
wish you. had as many ideas as Nancy for
sheet. h YOU write. care OF this paper. in.
closing stamped. self.addressed envelope.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Lessons in English
NJ W. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say
Il wish to speak. to this gentleman"
when merely referring to sex. Say
man"
Often mispronounced: Height. Pro.
nounce hit. as in light" not hith,
Often misspelled: Physiognomy.
Synonyms: Mud. slush, marsh,
slough, bog. quasmire.
Word study: Use a word three
times and it is yours Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day Today's werd
Credible; capable of being believed
His explanation does not seem
:reilble"
Evening star., 1927-12-05
WORD COLF-Everybody's Playing 1t
BY JOHN KNOX.

word
a
found a
of
Golfers assault Old Man
eight shots All the shots will be
ba S
n
coneb o
fromB
vas
49,
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Pecan Cakes.

Use two eggs, one cupful of brown
sugar. one-half cupful of flour. one
fourth teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth
teaspoonful of baking powder and
two cupfuls Of shopped pecans. Make
a dozen and a half cakes in shallow
gem pans. place half pecan on each
cake, and bake them for IL to Is
minutes in a moderate oven.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Scarf Neckline.

No longer the separate scarf which
goes at random with any costume. but
the scarf which is part of the dress
is a detail which marks smartness. II
is more than a scarf, it's neckline
The narrow rectangular scarf. for
example, is attached on one side OF
the neckline and hangs loose at the
other shoulder of lightweight sports
dress. The kerchief scarf, too, tied
on one shoulder, continues it's popu
larity.
tCopyright 1927