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question of fact or information by writing 10 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- 1 ters are confldential.-Edit Q. Does water expand when 1 frozen?
 1 A. It expands to an amount of about 1-11 of it's volume; that is, one volume of water forms 1.090S volumes of ice. o. Do submarines carry cooks?
 A. They have galley and carry 1 two cooks.
 o. What is meant by num- cupative will? A. It is an unwritten will, de- clared by testator on the point of death, or under circumstances con- sidered equivalent thereto, before witnesses, and afterwards reduced to writing.
 Q. What Is a ukase?
 A. A Russian edict or decree; hence any official decree.
 Q. When was the first Pullman sleeping car built?
 A. George M. Pullman remodeled two coaches into sleeping cars in 1859, and in 1863, he built the Pioneer. the first new sleeping car.
 O. What is the oldest European colony in China?
 A. Macao is probably the oldest. It was first settled by the Portu- guese in 1877.
 Q. Who were the Rough Riders?"
 A. The name was given to a famous regiment, recruited in Texas by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood at the beginning of the war with Spain.
 Q. What is Squaw winter?
 A. The term is applied to a cool wet period preceding Indian sum- mer.
 | 0. What does uxorious mean?
 A. It means extravagantly de- voted to ones wife.
 Q. Do crocodiles use their tail or their mouth in attacking?
 A. They attack with both their tails and mouths. c. How old was Floyd Bonnet, the aviator, and where did he die?
 A. He died in the Jeffrey Hale hospital Quebec, Canada. April 25, 1928. He was born October 25, 1890.
 o. What were the words written on the blackboard in the scene in "All Quiet on the Western Front when the first class of young men volunteered to enlist?
 "A. Mach Paris" which means "On to Paris"
 c. How is the word Sioux pro- nounced?
 A. Soo to rhyme with zoo. l A. w neTe are LlLdTu I1edu dllu Lands End?
 A. Lizard Head Is a bold head land of England, county of Corn wall, the most southern point of Great Britain, 23 miles east-south- east of Lands End. Lands End is a headland forming the westermost land of England. It projects into the Atlantic ocean at the western extremity of the county of Corn wall. It is formed of granite cliffs GO to 100 feet high.
 c. How high are storm waves in the open sea?
 A. They frequently attain a height of from 20 to 30 feet from trough to crest. In the North At lantic during severe storms waves have been observed as high as A feet. It is probable that on rare occasions they are some fee' higher.
 Q. Is there a duty on everything imported from China in the United States and on all exports from tho United States to China. when sen by mail? Where is the duty col lected?
 A. All exports to China are no dutiable, nor are all imports to thu United States from China dutiable Packages sent through the mail ar turned over to customs officials il the receiving country for inspection and duty is collected by the pos office from the receiver of th package if the goods are dutiable.
 Q. Does the federal governmen distribute ornamental trees to citi zens for planting?
 A. No.
 c. Are there any quotations fror the Bible on the tomb of the Un known Soldier in the nave of West minister Abbey in London?
 A. The texts Greater love hat no man than this" and Tn Chris shall all be made alive" are on tn tomb.
 Q. Is there any federal lay against caging mocking birds? A. No.