New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washing ton, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceive personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let. ters are confdential.-Edito
 Q. What is the lightest known chemical?
 A. In a broad sense every con- Celvable substance is a chemical or mixture of chemicals. Everything is composed of one or more clements, either mixed physically or combined chemically. Hence the lightest known chemical is hydrogen. Helium, twice as heavy comes next. Of chemical compounds, boron hydride. if it real ly exists, is the lightost. It is seven times as dense as hydrogen.
 e. From what is the quotation idle as a painted ship upon a paint cd ocean" taken?
 A. From Part of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coler- idgo.
 Q. How is sea level determined? :?
 A T. is line continuous with the surface of the ocean at mean tide, and is recognized as a standard base for measurements Of height or depth,
 e Is there any difference be- tween language and a dialect?
 A A language consists of the words and combinations Of words forming the means of verbal con- munication among members Of a single country. nation or people. A dialect consists of the forms Of speech collectively that are peculiar 10 the people of particular district. or 10 a class of people, as distin- quished collectively from other forms of the same language. Dialects in the same language arc often SO differ ant as 10 be mutually non-under- standable.
 Q, What is Selenium'
 4. 4 chemical element. closely allied in physical and chemical pro- pcrties with sulphur.
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 A. It is from the Greek and means "belonging to the moon"
 .. What is the nationality of a person horn in Nova Scotia?
 A. He would be a French Cana dian if Of French descent, otherwise. he is simply Canadian, Or 10 use a provincial term. q Nova Scotian.
 c. Are the mystery stories Of s. s. Van Dine actual events or merely fiction?
 A. They are pure fiction.
 e, How much money is spent in advertising in the United States an- nually?
 A. The latest estimate available is sI.502.OOQ.O00.
 Q. What is the title Of Ken Maynards next picture?
 A. The Man from Monterey produced by Universal. Q. What is the nationality Of Carmel Myers. the actress?
 4. She IS a Jewess. the daughter Of a Rabbi She was born in San Francisco.
 c Why are there moro thunder ] showers in spring and summer than in fall9 DO they ever occur in win, te~'
 A. The weather bureau says thai occasionally, there are thunder storms in winter. but they are more frequent in the sumner. Thunder storms are caused by rhc rapid as 1 cent Of air carrying q large amour Of yapor. To carry this vapor, tho 1 air must he warm, and. 10 ris' rapidly. the surface temperatur' the air half q mile 10 a mile above These conditions are far more ire Quent in spring and summer thai in fall and winter; hence the thun der storm is correspondinSly nor frequent during those seasons, Q. Who was the smallest dwar ever seen in the United States?
 A. Probably Che Nah, who va brought to America by r. T. Bar nun. from the Island of Choo Sang in 1881. was the smallest. He was onl 2S inches tall and died in 1926 a the age of 8s in Chicago, He mar riod twice and had son Of natura s.ze by his first wife,
 c. Wherc is the National Lepro sarium located?
 A. Al Carrvillc, Louisiana. lt i Q federal government sanitarium fo lepcrs?
 a. What is graham flour?
 A. It is all the grain Of wheat except the husk, finely ground,
 Q. Do widows of presidents hay the franhing privilege?
 A In almost every instance th privilege has been extended to then by special act of congress.
 Q. When were the last Olympi games held? When and where wi the next ones be held?
 A. The last Olympic games i 1928 were held at Amsterdam, Hol land The 1882 games are schedule for Los Angeles. California.
 Q. What is an air-lock?
 A. An alright antechamber of submarine caisson; for graduatln the air pressure.
 Q. Who played the part of LOT NeIsons best girl in The Dlvin Lady?"
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