New Britain herald., 1930-11-12

| sldUlpS lOI ltplS. ThSIlNdit lCSdi q dhu marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceive personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot. be answered. All let ters are confdential.-Edit c. How many silver dollars were minted in 1895?
 A. Only 321 silver dollars bear ing date of 1895 were minted.
 Q. What is the heaviest known liquid
 A. Mercury which also is heavier than ordinary metals, being about one and a half times the weight of copper, volume for volume; one fourth heavier than lead; and nearly twice as heavy as zinc. It is 1S.6 times heavier than pure water, A gallon Of water weighs h pounds and a gallon of mercury weighs 1S6 pounds.
 Q. What is the duty on imported tulip bulbs?
 A. Six dollars per thousand.
 Q. Where arc the Communist headquarters in the United States?
 A. The Workers Party of Amer ica, 35 East 125th street, New York City. is tho Communist headquarters in this country.
 Q: Which has the larger popuIa- ton, Washington, D. C., or New Orleans, La?
 A. The 1880 population Of Wash ington, D. C.. is 4S6.S69; of New Orleans. 455,792.
 Q. What is ballstics?
 A. A branch of applied physics which deals with the motion of projectilcs. The principal problem in internal balistics is 10 determine the motion Of the projcctle in the bore Of the gun.
 2. From what poem are the fol- lowing lines taken;
 Stone walls 10 not 3 prison make,
 Nor iron bars 8 cage.
 Minds innocent and quiet take
 That for a heritage."?
 A. Lovelace's poem, To Althca From Prison
 2. What makes tho stars have different colors?
 A. The variations are due to clements present in their com position in & gaseous state.
 c. What form ol govrnment has Japan?
 A. It is constitutional mon archy.
 Q. Where and when was Earle Sande, the jockey born?
 A. At Salem, Oregon in 1899.
 c. How can chestnuts be pre- served through the winter?
 A. There are two methods: Cold storage with a relatively high hu~ midity and temperature about 32 degrees F.. or by stratifying them in moist, but not wet, sand. Put al ternate layers of chestnuts with layers of moist sand under porch at the bottom of cellar or under a bany Of leaves. Be sure they do not freeze.
 C. What does tho name EIoisc mean?
 A. It is q French Name meaning fair defender"
 Q. What is the estimate annual, per capita fire loss in tho United States and the number Of lives lost from that cause?
 A. The National Board Of Fire ( nderWriters estimates the per ca pita fire loss in tho United States during 1928 at s393. The annual loss of life by fire is approximately 15,000,
 Q. Do the Philippine Islands, Alaska and Hawaii have representa- tives in uhe United States congress Do the citizens Of those territories vote in presidential elections?
 A. The inhabitants of the Philip pines are not American citizens but they are represented in the house Of representatives by two resident com missioners whom they elect. The commissioners may speak on topics affecting their country. but have no vote in that body. The Hawaiian Islands and Alaska each elects one delegate 10 congress, who does not have a vote. Only citizens Of the 48 states in the Union have the right to vote in presidential cleo tions.
 c. How many changes have taken place in the personnel of President Hoover's cabinet? A. The only change was the appointment of Patrick J. Hurley to | succeed James Good, deceased as secretary Of war Q. Are there any universities in { Yusoslavia? A. There are three universities: at Belgrade, Zagreb (Agram) and Ijubljana. There is also d law school at Sobotica, philosophical faculty at Skoplje and an economic commercial academy at Zagreb. 1 Q. Did Lindbergh carry cat on his trip across the Atlantic? A. No.