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You can get an answer 10 any writing to the Question Editor. New | Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonaI reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are dential.-Editor. Q. What causes the peculiar swishing sound when programs are rcbroadcast from London and Hol- ! land?
 A. The National Radio Institute says that the peculiar sound is due , to form of interference caused by rapid fading. This is a form of fad , ing which occurs very rapidly in short wave reception, and up to the present time radio engineers have 1 found no way to overcome it.
 Q. Is Hebrew one Of the lost" l languages?
 A. No. It is in use today in the | Jewish religion, and also is known to many scholars.
 Q. Whose daughter was Queen Elizabeth of England? A. The daughter Of Henry VIII i and Anne Boleyn.
 .. Do,s the steel for making ! permanent magnets contain tungsten ad chromium?
 A. It contains to per cent of | tungsten and sometimes a little 1 chromium. It is called Taylor-White steel; the treatment being the inycn- ton of Taylor and White. Q. Why is the albatross esteemed | by sailors, and why is it sometimes used as a figure of speech for a l heavily burdened mind?
 A. Sailors esteem it because it is the only form of life that can be seen over the great wastes of south ern oceans, and to kill one is said | to be an omen of bad luck of mis- fortune. Some of the species are small, and are known as molly l hawks. The hanging of one about a mans neck is considered synony- nous with the bearing of a great of speech.
 c. Does the Bible say that a per son who marries a divorced person commits adultery?
 A. The King James version of the Bible in Matthew 5:32 says: "Whosoever shall put away (di- vorce) his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to con- init adultery; and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commit eth adultery"
 Q. What is the address of Dr. s. Parkes Cadman?
 A. 429 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
 Q. Who was the first negro reg ularly admitted to the practice of law in the United States?
 A. Allen E. Macon, who was reg ularly admitted to the bar at l Worcester, Mass, May ,. lS45. He had been allowed to practice in l Maine two years before that time.
 Q. Who was the first negro physician in the United States?
 A. James Derham, who was born a slave in Philadelphia in 1767. His master taught him to read and write and employed him in compromising medicines. Derham became so skill cd that when he was sold to q new master he was employed as his as- sistant. Eventually he purchased hi: freedom, and moved to New Or leans where he is said to have built up a lucrative practice.
 Q. Who sad Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrel"?
 A. The phrase is attributed tc Samuel Johnson in 1775. and is re. corded in Doswells Life of John. son."
 Q. At what time does afternoon end and evening begin?
 A. Evening is defined by the ot"iiu"iu u Lfetoiidiy oo tiie ClOSllIs part of the day and the beginning o the night, in strict sense, from sunset till dark; in common speech the latter part of the day and the earlier part of the night till bedtime Afternoon is defined by the same au. thority as that part of the day be. tween noon and sunset.
 c. What is the best way to re. move whitewash from a ceiling?
 A. Soften the whitewash by wet. ting it liberally and repeatedly witt a solution of two pounds potash ir five gallons of water. and when soft. ened. remove with a scraper.
 Q. Is Greta Garbo married? | No