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 QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
 You can get an answer 10 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 a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are nf1dential.-Editor.
 c. How is lead inserted in the head ot wooden golf club
 A. The wood is cut out. either by hand or lathe, and usually two ordinary screws are placed in this hole with the heads not entirely screwed down; then the lead is melted and poured into the hole filling in around the screw heads which serve 10 hold it firmly in the clubhcad, The surface of the lead is then smoothed down with file to conform 10 the surface of the clubhead.
 Q. What kinds Of food contain iodine?
 X. Shclfsh, especially oysters. clans and Holsters.
 .. How many performances of The Monkey Talks" were given in Now York? Was it put on the screen?
 \. The play opened at the Sam II. Harris theater, December 2Sth, 1925 and closed March goth, 1926, after 9S performances. About d year later it was presented on the screen with the same actor, Jacques Lerner, playing the leading role.
 c. Do states elect two United States senators at the same election |?
 A. Under ordinary circumstances the terms of both senators from a state do not expire on the same date. II sometimes happens, how ever. that two senators are elected at the same time. one for the regu- lar expiring term and the other to complete the term Of an incumbent who died or resigned,
 c. What is the Russian immi- grafton qquota to the United States .
 X. The Act Of 1924 allows 2.7S4 Russians to come 10 the United States annually.
 c. How many United States dimes dated 1894 with an "S'' mint mark were minted? Do they sell at q premium?
 A. Dealers offer $5o to s1oo for a United States dime Of that date, with the IS" mint mark. Only fl were coined at the San Francisco mint.
 Q. On what datc did the Jewish passover fall in the year 1911?
 A, Thursday April 18th.
 Q. What is the base pay Of a Lieutenant in the United States Army with less than five years service?
 N sI,i'V 6 car.
 e Who is the consul general of Soviet Russia in Kobe, Japan?
 A. A. B. Askov.
 c. What was the name Of the ship on which Wolf Larson sailed in the motion picture "The Sea Wolff"
 A. The Ghost"
 .. Who was the democratic nominee for vice president in 1924? How did the popular vote cast for Coolidge in that year compare with the popular vote for Smith in 1928?
 4. Charles W. Bryan was the democratic nominee for vice presi- dent in 1924 President Coolidge received a total popular vote in 1924 of 15,725,016. Alfred E. Smith received popular vote Of 15,O16,443 in 1928.
 c. On what frequency does Station NEN, Mexico City, operate
 A. A frequency of $50 kilocycles (315.6 meters).
 C. Of what is "'Ad lib" an ab- breviation?
 A. Of the Latin phrase lad Iibitum." meaning at pleasure.
 2. Is there a law against the de struction or mutilation of United States coins?
 A. They can be destroyed or mu- tilated legally, but it is against the law to attempt to circulate mutilated coins or currency.
 c. What does Mardi Gras mean
 A. Mardi is Tuesday and "gras' literally means fat" Mardi Gra' is Shrove Tuesday-a day Of folly festival and the name is derived from a French practice of paradini fat OK (gras boeuD during th' celebration.
 | c. Is it unhealthful 10 leay' growing plants and flowers in d sicl room during the night? Why arr flowers always removed from hos pital roc ms at night? | A. Growing plants cXhale car bon dioxlde during the night but il such small quantities that it is no l injurious to human beings whel there is plenty of fresh air and ven tlation in the bedroom. Flower with heavy odors should not be fef in the room as there is a tendenc, for the odor to become so oppressiv as to interfere with the free breath ing of the occupant. Plants an' 1 flowers are removed from the sic' rooms because they consume oxygel and moisture from the air tha