New Britain herald., 1930-06-26

\ stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given nor | ran extended research be under taken. Al. other questions will re- ceiye a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let !. ters are confdential.-Edi i O Arc letters and packages sent from foreign countries through the mail. opened by the United States aYthorires before they arc de . liyored2
 A Packages are opened but letters are not opened in time Of nqaca unless the authorities nave reason 10 believe an attempt is heinz made 70 smuggle something n them, .,.,.
 e. Who was the "Dark philoso- pher"" ,,,
 4. HcracIitus. Greek philosopher uas horn at Ephesus of distinguish ad parenrage. His lonely life and his contempt Of mankind earned him the uackname "Dark FhLoso- rhor.' ,..,
 G How many persons graduated from high schools in the United States in 1928. and how many r'- raiyad haclalaureate degrees from colleges? <. There were S2.o65 faccaian- raara degrees awarded by unlFerSi- |i.s and colleges and 474,7$6 gradu- ares from public high schools and if.1S4 from private schools
 O Is Cyla all independent coun-
 A Cuha is an independent ro- ngn1,c. hut it's iudopendcnre is limit d hv the controlling provisions of the Plat amendment, which was condition precedent 10 the granting . If Cuban independence, hy the tinted States after the SpanSh- American war.
 O How long does an elephant . rveo What IS their period Of ges- = tatjon? |,
 A. The period Of gestajon i
 about q or - months. and m ., life span ranges from l5o to - L. years ,,.,-a 1 c. How is air liquehed H' ' docs liquid air look like?
 Liquid air is transparent . rmoid and intensely cold. slight .. h,ua in color, and about the sam
 density as water T. is prepared D " sybfccting air 10 great pressure am
 then cooling it by its own eXpanslo ,.. 10 a temperature heio" the pom" Iy noint Of is constituents. Y '9 rIsad chiefly as rcfriceran' '5 O. Why are canar.cs used ]
 m.ncs2 -..,. l,, five 10 carbon monoH'de gas. an whan the bird shows signs 0; a'' co ,rnss ar dies. 1t is a danger slgn'
 10 the miners. Experiments I''
 also been made with Japan'' .v dancing mice. .,....,,.. 'N a What rife is used officially [ '' tho United States Army
 The Springfield rife.
 O What is the strength Of II VI .I-oIred states coast guard ''l There are 1o,S45 enlist 50 men. 3s5 officers and 7&o warra
 officers. ..;
 o. What was the contract nr' .3 of inc T.. s. Navy cruiser Houston we A For the hull and machHe
 it vas s1o,567o0o. mo C. What makes milk white?
 The color is due 10 the pr srca Of albumin which is not mo .irer, dissolved in solution, q 4.- forms d cloudy or telly-lik" co .o position with the other coasfL'''' HS' c. Of what and ho" IS ray fra made? u'd rayon IS made from wood pulp aIl- ,yhat is called the Niscose proct
 nerfected in 1900 by two Brit
 chemists. The raw material 1T cry which the fine silky threads spun is cellulosc. extracted ''' all from the pulp of spruce wood
 from cotton inters-the coarse
 ion fbers formerly discarded
 waste. Ground into crumbs,
 treated first with carbon bisulpt
 and then with causuc soda " ceIlulose is converted into
 rous or sticky solution which, W
 , soIidifed, can be drawn into sler anu filaments by a spinncret. The ments then are spun into thread o',e O Who are the members Of V United States Supreme court ? l pa pa many have been appointed by Pl ~ ona dent Hoover?
 ol'' A. The present membership i'''- sjsfs of Chief Justice Charles r. u no Hughes: Justices Oliver Wer N.S Holmes. Willis Van Devanter, Ja '' ,,,. to Clark McReynolds, Louis D. 5 ',,, deis. George Sutherland, Pi '"e Butler, Edward T. Sanford Ha F. Stone and Owen J. Rob Chief Justice Hughes was appoi -- by MT. Hoover to fill the vac ,,,l made by the resignation and d -',,' of Chief Justice Taft and Owe
 Roberts was appointed to fill u,,u place Of Justice Sanford. ,s tor Q. Should mould" be SD .ri,,od with or without the "u?'
 A. Mould and mold are alt Dit tive spellings, both sanctioned, .ho in the United States the latter ming ing is preferred.
 ,oI, io Q. Did the batteships 1n rn York, Florida, Wyoming, Texas of inc Arkansas engage in any battl
 European waters during the c eel war?
 duauv A. They were in European .! d,r;re the war but were not Il