New Britain herald., 1930-09-22

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 Q. Is it possible to remove cod liver oil stains from white material A. They may be removed while fresh from practically all materials by freely sponging with carbon tetrachloride followed by washing the garment thoroughly in warm soapsuds, It is important that at | tention be given to such stains aS soon as possible after they arc made, because in a short time they | become extremely difficult to re- move.
 Q. What is beryllium? How is il used in industry? A. It is hard, silvcr-white
  sium, zinc and aluminium. It's appli- 1 cation as an industrial metal i; stil in it's infancy. Alloys with cop per, silver, iron and aluminium have been investigated with interesting results, although much work re' mains to be done before commercia demands will arise for any of thest materials. It's lightness, high melt | ing point hardness, and heat con. ductivty point to DO. .ble applica- ! in motor cars and aeroplane engines where cost is a minor consideration Q. What is a charley horse? ?" A That is a slang expression and is used in reference to seve1t pain. Athletes seem to be especially susceptible to this condition. Grant. land Rice defines it as a 'sudder punching of the muscles into a hart knot"
 Q. Who were the three maidens in Our Modern Maidens?"
 A. Joan Crawford as Billie, Anita Page as Kentucky" and Jo. sephine Dunn as "Blondie." Q. You stated in your column that Chicago has no subways. Is not that an error?
 A. Chicago has no passenger subways; but the city has an elab. crate system of freight subways Our answer referred to passenger subway only.
 Q. What is the 1880 census pop ulation of Dallas and Houston | Texas?
 made by the local supervisors an, subject to revision in the final Of ficial count the population of Dalla. is 26O,397 and Houston has 2S9,. 579.
 Q. Is there any value in Unitet States Continental paper money? A. Numismatic dealers offer to 25 cents for United States Conti mental paper bills of any date ant 1 denomination, "'when in good tt fine condition"
 o. Is there a duty on honey en tering the United States?
 A. The duty on honey is thre, cents a pound.
 Q. What is the meaning of tn name Wynelle?
 A. It is a form of the nam, Wynne meaning white"
 Q. How can suede jackets b. washed?
 A. Wash them in warm pur soap suds to which household am monia has been added-about on tablespoon to gallon of water Rinse lightly and stretch to the de sired size to dry.
 Q. Was Jimmy Foxx of tn Philadelphia Athletics ever catcher?
 A. He was a catcher for tn Athletics in 1925, 1926, 1927 an 1928.
 Q. What is the food of pen guns?
 A. Small creatures of the Sc (fish and crustacea), which the catch by swimming and diving often to great depths.
 Q. Are acorns used for food?
 A. They are not eaten much b human beings in the United State; Indians in the Pacific Coast regio from northern California to Mex co make meal out of dried an pounded acorns which they eat i the form of mush and bread. Tn meal is usually leached to free from tannin and whatever bitte principle is present. In some region in Italy, acorn meal made into sort of bread with the addition ( two-thirds ground grain is a con mon article of diet. The bread black and heavy and not easily | gested.
 Q. What is the color of snak flesh? Can it be eaten?
 A. The flesh is white and wholesome. It is eaten by savag, and occasionally by civilized peep who are free from the tradition; prejudices.
 Q. Who was the smallest dwa in the United States?
 A. Probably Major E. Newe nicknamed Gen. Grant, Jr. by Ger cral Grant himself. Newell W; only twenty-seven inches tall ar weighed twenty-three pounds at u ic , accomplishments was the feat skating and dancing on a marbl topped pedestal sixteen inch square. He appeared with P. , Barnum at one time, and also a, peared at Woods Museum with u Tom Thumb Troupe.