New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-02-26
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Bureau. 1922 New York avenue,
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All letters are conf1dential.-Editor.
@. Where did George Washing
ton deliver his farewell address?
A. 1t was published, not spoken,
and appeared first in the Philadel-
phia Advertiser" Of September 10,
1895.
Q. During what period Of the
year is the Missouri River navigable?
A. 1t is swift and turbid stream,
navigable only by flat bottomed
steamboats,. In the flood period in
early summer 1t can be assembled
nearly to Great Falls, Montana,
about 1900 miles from the mouth,
but during low water, which occurs
in summer and early autumn, navi-
CATION is suspended above the juno
ton of the Yellowstone. At Great
Falls, Montana the Missouri passes
over series of cataracts, descending
vertically $50 feet in 1s miles.
@. When was Helen Of Troy
born?
A. According to classic myth. the
heroine of Homer's Illiad, was born
in Sparta in the early part OF the
18th century B. c.
Q. When does the new year for
immigrant quotas begin?
A. Midnight Of June Soth each
year.
i @. Where is Nicaragua!
A. In Central America; bounded
/ by Honduras on the north and
Costa Rica on the south, the At
lantic Ocean on the east and the
Pacific Ocean on the west.
@. Is it possible to die Of Joy"
or Idle of sorrow?
A. Any great emotion, causing
sudden excitement to a person with
a weak heart or organic heart trou-
Bile may result in death. Great grief
has sometimes preyed upon the
mind until the afflicted ones physi-
cal condition has become SO weaken
ed that death resulted.
Q. Is the popular song LET Me
, Call You Sweetheart of very recent
composition
A. 1t was composed and publish
cd by Leo Friedman, author Of a
| number Of popular songs which
came out during the years 1904 and
1905. About two years ago the song
was revived, and played as a waltz
by many dance orchestras.
9. Why are young girls called
"flappers"?
A. A flapper is a young bird just
| beginning to try its wings. The ex-
! preston is now used in reference to
! young girls with a superficial veneer
OF sophistication but lacking in ex-
perience.,
Q. Where is the setting of HON.
er D. Martins painting Harp of the
Winds?
A. The Seine Riverdp' France.
" ~ NCiC VIC pbTilllJdl play
ers in the cast of a Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
A. Harry Myers, Rosemary Theby
and Pauline Starke.
@. What is typical American?
A. DR.. Ales Hrdlicka, noted an
thropoogist connected with the Ma
tional Museum at Washington, D. c..
summarizes the typical American as
follows: HE is naturally slender. In
comfortable middle age he may de-
velop an automobile paunch, but
when youth he is 1.-the and sinewy.
His legs are long and they move
gracefully. He weighs on the average
about $50 pounds. Hair-usually
brown and straight. The head of
the typical American is perceptibly
larger than that of other nationali-
! ties. Facial characteristics differ
according to occupation. Some
whose ancestors were farmers have
jaw and cheek bones that are in
! clined to protrude with skin drawn
taut over them. Those with white
collar Jobs have more rounded fea-
| lures with bones less prominent.
The typical American face is frank,
healthy. intelligent with medium
high forehead, rather long nose, ears
| long and broad. and mouth moder-
ate in width. His arms hands and
| feet are relatively shorter than those
OF other nationalities. The chest is
about equal in breadth but not quite
so deep as In European immigrants.
@. Are the Lone Scouts of Amer
lea and the Boy Scouts Of America
the same organization?
A. The Lone Scouts OF America
was merged with the Boy Scouts Of
America on March 1. 1924. without
however, losing Its separate identity
The national officers Of the Boy
Scouts are now the national officers
of the Lone Scouts organization.
Q. How is horsepower deter
mined? 81
A. Horsepower Is a standard
theoretical unit OF the rate of work,
equal to $4,000 pounds lifted one
foot high IN one minute; obtained by
Boulton and Watt from observation
Of the strong dray-horses working
eight hours q day at the London
Breweries, and used by them to inli-
cate the power of their steam en-
gines. They found that the average
horse was able to work continuous
ly on whim-gin at the rate of a.
600 foot-pounds per minute. They
arbitrarily increased this amount by
one-half. and this has been the stand
ard ever since.
Q. Which Presidents of the
United States were inaugurated in
Philadelphia?
A. George Washington was IN
augurated for the second term, in
the old Federal Hall in Philadelphia,
John Adams was inaugurated in
Congress Hall, Philadelphia.