New Britain herald., 1928-01-31

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 Q. Is the auricle a part of the ear or of the heart:
 A. The word has several mean- ings. one of which is the outer ear or pima; another. one of the two chambers of the heart through which the blood passes.
 Q. When coffee is served with | dinner should demi-tasse be served after the meal?
 A. Serve either one or the other. not both.
 Q. What kind of bird sand should be used in an aquarium? A. Silver or white bird sand.
 Q. Who was Blind Tom? A. He was Thomas Green Be- thune; born blind and a slave near Columbus Georgia. May 25, 1s4a. He exhibited unusual talent before he was two years old. and played the piano when he was four. He was able to initiate birds. rain. thunder, etc, and could immediate ly play any selection after hearing l it once. He appeared to his first concert when he was s years old and appeared in many concerts in America and Europe. He died July 3. 1908. - Q. Who is the author of the verse beginning 'The lives of great men all remind us we must make our lives sublime? A. It is from the Psalm of Life by Henry w. LonEfellow.
 Q. Please define communism" ''anarchisn' and socialism" | A. Communism is a social sys- item in which there is q community Of goods. A theory of government and social order, according to which property and the instruments Of production are held as a. common trust and the profits arising from all labor devoted 10 the general good; in rare cases involving the abolition of the family as formerly exemplified in the practice of the Wallingford and Oneida communi- ties in the United States. Anar- chism is the theory that all forms of government are wrong and un- necessary. Socialism is a state or society based on public and collec- tive ownership of the main instru- ments of wealth production; land, means of transportation and com- munication. mines, mills, factories and modern machinery. with demo- cratic management of the industry by the community for the benefit of it's members.
 0, To whom is Renee Adoree married: What is her address?
 A. She is married to William Gill. Her address is Metro-Goldwyn Studios, Culver City, California.
 Q. Has the Army Air Service any airplanes for sale? l 4. No.
 o, Is the gallon measure ir
 Canada equal to that of the United
 States?
 A. The Imperial gallon used IT
 Canada equals 1.2 United state' gallons.
 o. Who Is the author O Chickens Come Home to Roost'?
 A, It is novel by Mrs. Doroth!
 Carman, published in 1927 by liar u per and Brothers. Q. How many silver dollars wer' coined ill 1904?
 A. Silver dollars coined fha '' year numbered S,S12.6so. Q. What is a. gargoyle? A. A projecting stone spou t usually carved with grotesqu
 figure used in medieval architcctur = to throw the roof water clear of tn
 walls.
 . O. Was Aaron Burr married an - divorced?