New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-09

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advice cannot be given. nor can ex-
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other questions will receive q per-
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Standardization.
Q. What is the address Of Judge
Ben Lindsey?
A. 1343 Ogden street. Denver
Colorado.
Q. Has anyone ever swallowed
his tongue?
A. 1t is not possible for a per-
son to swallow his tongue. 1t often
happens however. in cases OF
drowning or during administration
OF ether that the loose end Of the
tongue falls back into the throat.
@. What is whiskey Bottled in
Bond?
A. Bottled in bond" refers to
liquors that are drawn from the
original containers into bottles while
the liquor is in q bonded ware
house.
Q. What IL Lactose?
A. It IL sugar OF the milk OF
mammals. 1t is obtained by curdline
the milk with rennet or other agent,
to remove the casein and the fat,
and then drawing off. and evapor-
ating the clear whey to syrup.
When cold and still. the milk sugar
crystallizes and sinks. The deposit Is
then recrystallized after being dis.
solved In hot water. sometimes as
hard cylindrical masses on strings.
Lactose Is used by physicians in
medicine.
Q. Was Martha Curtis wealthy
when she married George Washing
ton?
A. She was one Of the wealthiest
women in the Colonies. She owned
$1,000 acres Of land: a number OF
town lots and houses; $50 negro
slaves. and 100000 in cash and Sc
curities.
Q. Who keeps records of aliens
who enter the United States?
A. They are kept at the port
where the alien entered.
9. Who was the last Queen OF
Hungary
A. The Empress Zita, wife OF the
late Emperor Charles ! OF Austria.
Hungary. She Is a daughter OF Duke
Macmillan of Bavaria, and Is a
Princess Of Bourbon and Parma
Prince Otto, her son. Is the pre-.
tender to the vacant throne of Hun
gary.
Q. Was THE Singing Fool" writ
ten around the life OF Al Jolson?
A. 1t is pure fiction.
Q. What is the meaning of the
phrase "Sic semper tyrannis?"
A. Thus always with tyrants."
Q. Are citizens OF the Irish Free
State British subjects? Cnder what
quota are they admitted to the
United States?
A. All citizens Of the Irish Free
State are British subjects, but they
are chargeable against the quota for
the Irish Free State and not against
the British quota which include.
Northern Ireland.
9. How many Consus and Con-
suls General has the United States
in Italy?
A. There are 16 American Con-
suls and Consuls General in Italy.
Q. What Is Pan-American?
A. The prefix Pan is derived
from the Greek and means "All."
The Pan-American Union is COM
posed Of all the nations on the con-
Of North and South America
except Canada, and also the indie
pendent nations OF the West Indies,
Q. To whom does Greenland be.
long?
A. To Denmark
Q. Describe the flag Q. the king
dom of lraq?
A. Its length is double its
breadth. and 1t 10 divided horizontal
ly into three parallel and equal
stripes; the uppermost Is black. the
stripe white. and the bottom
stripe green. 1t bears a red trunca-
ted cone on the side next the staff,
OF which the greater base Is equal
to the breadth OF the flag, and the
smaller base equal to the breadth
OF the white stripe, and the height
is equal to one-{ourth Of the length,
of the flag. In the middle of the
cone are two white stars OF seven
points. In perpendicular position
parallel to the staff.
q. Where was Antonio Moreno
born?
\. Madrid. Spain.
q. How long does copyright
last?
A. TWentyeight years. after
which time it may be renewed for
another twenty eight years.
=. What is the present form of
government in Turkey?
A. Turkey is a Republic. Musia.
pha Renal Pasha IL the president.
Q. How many dogs are there in
this country?
a. The number is estimated from
100000 to 100000. II has been
estimated that there is one dog TO
every rs inhabitant
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