New Britain herald., 1928-01-11
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 hdential.-Edttor. o. How can wrinkled parchment
 be made smooth?
 A. Place 1t face down upon
 clean plotting paper. Beat up to clear froth with few drops Of
 olive oil, the whites of several fresh eggs, and with the fingers spread
 this over the back of the sheet. and
 rub 1t in until tho parchment be.
 comes smooth and yielding. Spread the parchment out as smooth as
 possible, cover with oil silk. and
 press for g day. Remove the SILK
 and cover with a linen cloth and
 press with q warm iron.
 l Q. Has Mars any Moons3 A. Mars has two satellites. or
 moons discovered by Hall in 1877.
 They are very small and visible only
 through powerful telescopes The inner satellite. Phobos revolves
 around the planet at a distance of
 only 3,76O miles from its surface in z hours 39 minutes. which is less
 than one-third of the Martian day.
 The outer satellite is called Deimos;
 it's period of revolution is 90 hours
 IS minutes and its distance from the surface of Mars Is 1:,60o miles.
 Q. To what country does Persia , belong?
 A. It is m independent sovereign state. The present Shah of Persia is Riga Khhan Pahlevt.
 0. How much wood does It take , to produce heat units equal to one , short ton of coal?
 A. One cord Of oak. hickory or . heavy dry wood. ono and | half : cords of pitchy soft wood such aa yellow pine. or two cords of soft wood have heat units eQualing one short ton of coal.
 Q. How many rounds did 1t take 5 5 for Jack Dempsey to knock out I Georges Carpenter in tho Jersey ! City fight in July. 1891? 5 A. Four rounds.
 Q. When did Professor William :. James die?
 }, A. In 1910.
 Q. Can an alien who has resided i. for many years in the United State' u automatically become an American citizen?
 A. He must obtain citizenship b! naturalization, regardless Of hi length of residence. ' o. Where is Mount Everest ant
 how high is it?
 'eeI A. It is a mountain of theh Him ~ alayas located on the frontier be
 tween Nepal and Tibet. It is thu Y. highest mountain peak on earth u being about 29.O00 feet above SC; level. No one has ever succeeded a in reaching the top.
 0. What Is Yoga philosophy! . A. A secret Hindu cult an' D philosophy. The Yogi go through [
 long and severe training after whicl
 they are believed to possess magica
 and clairvoyant powers. { c. How is plum pudding mol .t made.
 ss A. Soak two tablespoons of gela tin in one cup water and dissolve | two cups of boiling water. Add S- u of a cup of sugar. l-3 cup each ( chopped dates, raisins and flss l. T. of a cup of finely chopped nuts an E. 1-2 cup of lemon juice. Pour Int E. a mold to harden and serve wit <- sweetened whipped cream to whic T. . few chopped cherries have bee V. added.
 ht c. How can white window shade iI be cleaned?
 .; Spread q sheet on the floor. unro es the shade and with soft clot d. scrub 1t with magnesia and wate e. After treating one side turn til D. shade over and clean the other sid k; in the same way This method rt t. moves the dirt satisfactorily and II al news the shade at slight cost. of O.. How many cubic inches { re ice are in 8 pound?
 A. Ice weighs BIB pounds pe
 cubic foot: and therefore there al 30 cubic inches in pound. of c. How should guests procee it to the dining room and how ai ch they seated at an informal dinner? il, A. The hostess always leads il sb way into the dining room. u no guests following in any order: sf d- then directs them to their place ha The woman guest of honor sits C .,a the right of the host, the secor .e lady in rank on his left. The olde S, or most distinguished gentlema pn sits on the right of the hostess ar "o the other guests fill in: care beir s- taken to seat them according IT. their congeniality. When the me 'id is over the hostess makes the sil ne for rising. The correct way to { he this is for her to catch the eye he the lady who is the dinner partn Of of her husband for the evening al
 nod and smile to her. They bo
 rise followed at once by the oth an guests.
 ris Q. How is egg shampoo made by A. Beat egg into a half pint
 water Add a few drops of ros