New Britain herald., 1930-11-10

ceiye personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are confdential.-E Editor.
 Q. What IS pslchromctcr;
 A. An instrument 10 measure inc ,>por tension and relative humidity o the air,
 e. From whom arc the pcopi" Of northern Ireland dcaccLdcd?
 A. They arc the Scotch-Irish lcople Of Lowland scottish descent, especially descendants Of tho Scot tsh Prcsbytorians who settled h" Ulster in the 17th century.
 6. What is tho approximate cost O. an advertising brcadcaa. for half al hour over national network oi stations?
 A. The National Broadcastins Company says that it costs the ad- %crtisor $5,768.75 to broadcast d program for half an hour over d network of f. stations, after six r.. m, The daytime rate is one. half that amount. This figure is exclusive Of the cost Of the talent. \ large or chcslra costs from $l,000 10 Se,oO0 tor each broadcast.
 c What is the minimum age for enlistment in the Navy:
 X seventeen years.
 q. Are Amos and "Andy' members of the Mystic Shrine?
 A. Both Gosdcn CAmosD and Ccrrcll (And) arc nobIos Of that order.
 Q. What causes the noise Of al airplane propeller?
 A. It i, caused by the propeller vhiriing through the air at nigh speed.
 e. Is the provorb God tempcrs the wind to the shorn lamb" in the Bible?
 A, It is not in the Bible, In this form the proycrb originated with Slcrnc in Sentimental Jour noy' GIG9. 1t is an old provcrp that had been handel down in many languages.
 .. Is ii true that the Governor O. New YorH, Franklin D. Roosevelt a. ore time was paralyzcd and had lest entirely the use Of his legs?
 \. He suffered a stroke of in- fantiIc paralysis several years ago. and lost the use Of his legs He has so far recovered that he is now able to walk with the help Of cane and leg braces.
 c. Is it correct to spell forty Che tenth power Of four) with I "r' that IS 'fourty?' Is there any rule about what letters 10 leave ou. lH simplificd spelling?
 A. The tenth power Of four used to be spelled "fourty" and that form still has the sanction Of lcXi- cogrGphors. The process cf simplI- fed spelling changed it 10 forty. which is phonetic The only rule about sImplified spelling is to elim- mate ali letters in a word that are not sounded, but even that rule is a.hject 10 many notifications.
 c. Where is President Hooyer's ranch located?
 A, In San Joaquin Valley, Cali .ornia.
 c. Wha: were the names of the five women who were poisoned rhile working in d watch factory painting radium numerals on the faces Of watcncs? Do they receive pensions?
 4. The women are Mrs. Quintl Mcdonald, Mrs. Edna Hussman. Mrs. Albina Larico, Miss Katherine &Chauh and Miss Grace Fryer. Each received S1o,n0n compensation and pension Of $500 annually for life from the company.
 Q. How did Sing Sing prison gel is name"
 X Sing Sing. an Indian name O.: disputed meaning. IS the name of a nearby creek. One authority says. that it means place of a stone"
 C. What was the size ot the lars- cs, whale ever caught?
 X. r. vas killed off Discover% Inlet. near inc Bay Of Whales and vas 125 feet Iong, welding 175 bar rcls Of oil
 e Is Jimmy Phalcn still the football coach at Purdue univer- sjlv"
 A Hc is now coach al the Uni Hcrsity Of Washington
 2. How old is Babe Euh'
 A He vas born February ' 1894.