New Britain herald., 1927-03-05

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@. When and by whom was
Smith College for Women at North
ampton, Massa Ahusetts, founded?
A. 1t vas chartered in 1871 and
opened in 1875. 1t was founded by
Miss Sophia Smith, an American
philanthropist. She left the bulk OF
her estate to establish the college.
Q. Where did the custom Of US
ing eggs as an emblem Of Easter
originate?
a. Many ancient people regarded
the egg as an emblem of life. Bor-
rowing 1t from the ancients the
Christians made the egg an emblem
of the Resurrection and used it in
Easter festivities. BY them it was
regarded in the light OF a prison or
tomb, from which life escaped. Tho
custom of coloring eggs appears 20
be exceedingly old. The Jews boiled
their eggs hard and decorated the
shells. lie Brun says the Persians
always color their eggs and have
had the custom since ancient times.
Father CARMEL in his History of
Customs states tina; colored Easter
eggs are TO be found in Italy. Spain
and Provence and that public sports
with eggs are held during Easter
period. 1t would seem that the orig
inal purpose in coloring eggs was
10 initiate chromaric dispersion
with which nature adorns the earth
by the rciuvenating breath of spring.
When the original custom was talk
en- over by the Christian Church
the eggs wee decorated principally
in red, 10 denote the blood OF Christ
Q. What is tn salary Of the Vice
President OF the United States and
OF the members Of the United
States Senate and the House OF Rep
rescntativs?
A. The salary OF the Vice Presi-
dent Is $4,000 per year: those Of
Senators and Representatives
$4,000.
Q. What is "OrlhoGenesis' and
low is it related to evolution?
4. Orthogen"sis is evolution in
a definite direction determined by
environment. 1t is opposed to eNolu-
ton through selection or chance
variation.
Q. What is the population OF
Ita!yo
A. The official estimate for Jan
uary /, 1926 is 42,113.60s.
Q. What does MononGahela
mean?
4. II is a corruption Of a Della
ware Indian tribal word ''mcnaunge-
hiila" meaning 'rivsr with the slid
ing banks
Q. Is Pola Neeri an American
citizen" Is that her real name?
A. Her real name is Appollonia
Chalupe2. She is Polish by birth.
but has taken out her first papers
to become an American citizen. Her
mother is Polish and her father 4
gypsy.
g. What does a grand jury do
and how does it differ from q petit
jury?
a. The function Of grand jury
is not to establish guilt or innocence.
but to ascertain from the testimony
given before it whether the suspicion
OF guilt is warranted. and the evil
dence is sufficient 10 bring the &C
cused person to trial: in which case
il hands down an indictment. The
trial is conducted in open court be-
fore a petit jury. which assists the
court by deciding questions Of fact
in civil ard criminal cases.
@. Are tomatoes and cucumbers
fruits or vegetables?
A. They are the fruit of their
vines but they are cultivated as
vegetables,
Q. Can a vinegar cask be clean
ed and used to store other liquids
without tainting them.
A. Vinegar barrels become 80
impregnated with acetous substances
that it is almoat impossible to n
der them fit for the storage OF other
liquids. They can be cleansed to
certain extent by filing the barrels
with milk Of lime and allowing il
to remain several months; then
rinse out we'll with plenty OF warm
water, and steam them inside for
half an hour.
Q. What causes Feather pull
lng" among chickens? How can !,