New Britain herald., 1930-05-30

l3-2 New ork avenue, Washing ! ton, D. C., enclosing two centse 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 a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are confdential-E Editor. Q. What are "snuing jsucdo- lsochromatic charts? A. They provide means of de- tectinS deficiencies in color percep- ton and consist Of 10 groups of charts. From this mocajc an ob- server of normal vision can distin- gulsh figures by virtue Qf a differ enca in color between figure and ground. but an observer Of deficient color vision IS unable 10 read all the figures.
 Q. Who was Pluto?
 A. Pluto is the Roman name for the Greek god Of the lower world.
 Q. Arc Indians citizens of the United States?
 A. All Indians born within inc territorial limits Of the United States were granted full citizenship fly an Act of Congress Of June ?. 1924. c. Why arc the bodies Of per sons who die on ships always buried at sea?
 A. Not all persons who die on shipboaG are buried at sea, If the ship has proper refrigerating faciIi- ties. the body is usually brought 10 port if the relatives so desirr
 Q. on what day did March l3, 1916, fall ?
 A. Monday.
 Q. How many major actors and actresses are there in the movies and how many Of them can be called stars?
 A. There arc about 800 major actors. Of whom probably 7o may he regarded as stars" There are probably 1o00 actors who receive screen credit. and have their names included in the cast Eleven thou sand extras arc registered in the central casting office Of the various moving picture companies
 Q. Who first invented ships?
 A. The oldest existing records of shins were left hy the Egyptians. These indicate that Egyptian vessels. large enough 10 carry 50 or more persons. were in use more than 5000 years ago. The name of the inventor. is Of course. lost. f any one person really invented ships. If is probable however. that vessels &crc q gradual development from the floating log.
 Q. How did inc 'ssaboard Air Line railroad get its namo'
 A On account or its ho'n= q dj- rect line through the South that follows the scaboard. ''Air Line" means the shortest distance between two points,
 Q What was foSa2
 X. A garment worn by the Eo- mans which was an oilptical mantle ldoubled togother). about , yards long and 1 yards wide. gathered on tho left shoulder so as 10 hang in broad folds.
 Q. What is the meaning Of the word Genesis, as applied 10 the first book in the Bible. and who wrote jt?
 \. Genesis. is taken from the opening words Of the book "In tho beginning The traditional aShor is Moses. but modern scholars have shown that il IS compiled from tho works Of several writer's known as tho ElohIst, the Jehoyist the Dcu- tcronomist, ctc.
 c How largo is 2 "haICH
 X The whale has hcau known to reach a longth Of q feet and weight O 10 tons An average whale weighs about f1 tons and IS worth about $5on. The fnbacks reach a length or 55 10 6o feet. and q weight Of 5o tons The h9mpback is much smaller, weighing about - tons.
 c Who are the delegates dosie- mated by President Hoover t0 attend tho international railroad congress which met on May 5, 1n@o. at Ma drid, Spain"
 A Col F. ; simmons chair man; James F. Strong, Waltcf F. schlutor. Charles II. Mecchujc. Bird N Robinson. George F.. Carr, Harold X. Smith. Fred <. Poor. A. E Merz. and Walter J. TIogs.od.
 c. How many stores has the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com pany ir the United States"
 A. Between 15.o0n and tF.na0
 .. CT what are railroad car wheels made
 4 Iron and stccl
 C. D'd the United States gov crnmonr ever offer 10 purchase tho slaves from tho southern slave ounors2
 4. The subject vas alItated at on" time b11 neither congress nor President Lincoln ever took any such acton.
 c. Are there any mo,le thoatcrs in South Africa Whcrc do the films come from
 4, There aro 46o thoatrrs in the JnIon Of South Africa. The films shown are So per ronf imported coming from America, Grca. Britain. Germany and France The produc- r'ion in South Africa ie, confined mostly 10 news items location shots i and propa subjects
 Q. Are there any Chinese citi- zeas Of the United States \. Chinese born in the United States are American citizens.
 Q. Where are the graves Of Aristotle, Socrates and Plato
 A. It IS believed by modem scholars that the grave Of Aristotle Is at Chalcis. The location Of the graves of Socrates and Plato are not ! known